HubPages vs. Vocal
Finding a home for my creative writing.
Gaining Context
I opened my account at Vocal around two years ago when I published my first article. It was a syndicated article from my golf blog, which surprisingly has done better than all other articles since.
Around three months ago, I decided to give Vocal a real chance with a renewed effort and by becoming a Vocal Plus member. They enticed me with half off a year’s membership ($50 for a year, usually it is $99 annually or $10/month).
Since this renewed effort, I have published nine articles; six were written originally at Vocal (four were for Vocal Challenges), and the other 3 were syndicated from elsewhere.
The plan for Vocal was to publish my creative writing there originally, which meant I had to switch from HubPages where these were published originally before. The distracting ads and lackluster RPM helped make this decision, although I’ve been writing on HP for over a decade.
After three months of “working” Vocal, I’ve realized it isn’t worth paying the $10/month. I’ll explain the details.
Where are the Views/Reads?
Essentially, it’s very difficult to get reads at Vocal. I even have one article with four likes and only one read…
