HubPages Linking: Earn More by Using Tracking Tokens

Link to others' HubPages, making sure that your link includes your tracking token and you stand to earn (9-12% total impressions) more from HubPages.

Once you've joined HubPages, you should take advantage of all the different methods to earn the most for your efforts at HubPages.

In a recent Hub, I discussed how to refer others to HubPages so that you earn more when others sign up for HubPages.

Another way to boost your earnings is to link to others' HubPages. When you link to other HubPages you spread the Hub love but, more importantly, you receive a share of the impressions those pages generate.

How Do you Link to Others' HubPages With a Link That Includes Your Tracking Token?

When you link to other HubPages you MUST include your tracking token. How to do this?

1. First of all, sign in to HubPages
2. Type in a search query into the search box at the top and to the right of the page. In this example, lets go with "parrots." A page opens showing parrot-related articles. Now, the first article is: Parrots and Metal Poisoning. Lets say you want to link to this article. Click on its blue title, so that the page opens that contains the article.
3. Scroll to the bottom right of the page and click on: link to this page. When you click on it, a box will pop up that provides Link Text, A URL with you tracking token included, and HTML code.Make sure your tracker is showing before linking. Now you can choose either the URL or the HTML. Click on this. It will "bold," right-click your mouse and hit copy, then paste it into wherever you want to link to it.

• If you are linking from a HubPage, you will probably want the URL. How to hyperlink it? It's not hard. Grab the anchor or link text and paste it where you want it to appear. Now run your mouse over the link text; go to the top of your text box and click on the horizontal chain icon that's right next to the upside down U. A small box will open that's entitled: Insert/edit link. Where is says: Link Url, insert your cursor into the box. Right-click and viola! your previously copied link should appear.

• Underneath, where it says 'target,' click on the downward pointing arrow. A drop down menu will give you two options: 'open link in same window,' 'open link in new window.' Choose the last one by clicking on it with your mouse, then on the lower left click on 'insert.' If all things are working as they should your link text should now turn blue.

• If you are linking from a blog page, you simply copy/paste the HTML into your blog post and once you hit publish, the link shows up with the phrase "parrots and metal poisoning," already hyperlinked, with your tracker embedded.

Note: make sure your tracker isn't actually showing because someone else could grab it.

How do you Benefit from Linking to Other HubPages?

When you send traffic to others' Hubs, via links that include your tracking token, you’re entitled to either 9% or 12% of total impressions.