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Receive a second email notice on the day that editing will begin.

Have their articles locked while they are being edited. Editors will be very careful if/when editing titles.

How does locking work?

Editing for spelling and grammar.

How does HubPro work?

How long will my article(s) be locked?

Who is doing the editing?

In HubPro Premium, editors will make every attempt to collaborate with you before adding significant information to your articles. When the editor is finished with an article, it will be unlocked and considered “done.” Some articles may be edited over a longer period of time, and editors will ensure that articles are left in a presentable state each time they save changes to a capsule.

I am concerned that the editors will add inaccurate information to my pages.

Will the edits be applied in real-time or do I get www.woodenunited.com to approve them first?

How will I know what changes have been made to my article(s)?

No. Hubbers selected to participate in either tier will receive an email notification before editing will begin and a second notice on the day that editing begins. Editing is done on a piece-by-piece basis. You still retain the rights to your articles after they are edited and editors will not make significant changes to your content without emailing you first.

In HubPro Basic, editors will not be adding any information to articles.

Editing is done on a piece-by-piece basis. Only articles that are actively being edited will be locked; all of your other articles will be open for you to edit.

Can I revert changes that were made by the editor?

Editors will focus their fact-checking efforts on things like: numbers and math, names, titles, locations, and definitions. Visit our About Us page to read a little more about each editor’s background.

We do not recommend reverting edits done by your editor, as we have put extensive thought and research into our edits. Our editors do extensive research on the article topic to help build out the content. However, articles that are changed extensively after edits are completed, and that live on Network Sites, could be moved back to HubPages.

Can I opt out of HubPro?

Yes. Additionally, editors may email you with clarification questions about the information in your articles. Locking does not interfere with traffic or user experience; anyone visiting the page will see the current version, including any edits up to that moment. However, they will identify the important keywords in your articles and will make an effort to preserve them so that you do not lose traffic. The program includes two tiers of editing: Basic and Premium. This allows only one person to edit at a time and ensures that the changes that we make can be recorded.

Editing for formatting that reflects the HubPages Style Guide, e.g., providing a consistent style free of broken videos, low-quality photos, and elements that take away from the authority of the article. Fact checking is only offered through HubPro Premium.

HubPro Editing is a mandatory service, and Hubbers do not have the option to opt out of the service should their article(s) be selected. More obscure topics, such as paranormal activity, will likely not be fact checked. The number of pieces edited will vary by account.

If I am selected to participate in HubPro, will all of my articles be edited?

HubPro Basic includes the following services:

You will be provided access to a diff for each edited article that will show the changes that were made.

Will the editors provide SEO services?

Will editors really have the time to fact check everything in my article?

HubPro Basic articles will normally be locked for 1-2 days.

Will I be notified when an article has been edited?

Your article will be locked while it is being edited. This is because HubPro Premium entails more in-depth editing such as commissioning images and adding content.

HubPages hired a team of experienced and talented editors to work with Hubbers on improving their content. Not all of the articles in your account will be edited at the same time, but you may have more than one article selected over time.

Assuring that all links and products are relevant and beneficial to the reader.

Adding of creative commons images or videos to enhance the reader experience.

Updates to titles and subtitles to make them more reader and search engine friendly.

Receive an email notice before editing will begin. If you are selected to participate in HubPro, you will be notified twice before editing will begin. Your article will be locked while it is actively being worked on by an editor to prevent two people from editing at the same time. This notice will also be displayed in My Account > Hubs > Statistics. HubPro Basic articles may be locked for a couple of days, while HubPro Premium articles may be locked for up to a couple of weeks.

Receive a final notice when the editor is finished working.

Have the option to revert any changes they are not satisfied with after their article is unlocked. HubPro Premium articles could be locked for a couple of weeks. Editors will also research topics related to your main keywords where content can be added and may add content that drives readership. Despite these general guidelines, editors will use their discretion when determining whether or not to fact check a piece of information. They may add supplementary enhancement capsules (e.g., polls, videos, tables) and photos or illustrations, and put a lot of thought and research into adding written content.

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Hubbers that are selected to participate in HubPro can expect to:

What is HubPro?

We believe that editing is an integral element of success in the online writing world and an important part of the overall success of the HubPages Network Sites. However, if we made a mistake please feel free to update and improve your article once it is unlocked.

HubPro is a free professional editing service provided by HubPages. You will also be notified after the editor is done editing the eligible articles in your account. Editors will not be providing you with suggestions on search engine optimization, keywords, etc. Plagiarism and duplicate content are handled through moderation, not editing.

The addition of media–commissioned or creative commons

Topic research to build out content with additional information that should drive readership

Reorganization of the article’s layout

Fact checking and research to add content

Extensive Hubber and Editor collaboration

Do I still own the rights to my article after it is edited?

HubPro Premium is a much more extensive editing service designed to help create magazine-like articles that are the best on the web for their topic. Please read more about how HubPro works in the entries above. It is currently available only to a small percentage of Hubbers.

Will the editors check for plagiarism?

Edits will be made live each time a capsule is saved–the same way other edits are applied when using the HubTool. Therefore we do not permit writers to opt out of our editing services.

No. In addition to all of the points in HubPro Basic, Premium offers:. Hubbers may be selected to participate multiple times.

Yes, absolutely. We are trying to make the largest positive impact for readers, so we are starting with the highest-traffic articles

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