HubPages vs My Own Site

I've been thinking about leaving HubPages and have been giving this whole thing a lot of thought. Should I continue on HubPages or create my own site and post articles there? Here are some pros and cons of creating my own blog, to kind of help flesh things out a bit: Blog Pros I get 100% of the earnings I have complete control of the site from the design to the SEO Sharpen my web dev skills. Chances are I would use Drupal (I don't care for WordPress.) I would want a lot of customization in the way of plug-ins. It could be a lot of fun managing...

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Watermelon Slushie

I made this watermelon slushie the other day (it was that super hot day we just had) and it was amazing! I made it from a half of one of those smaller sized seedless watermelons, a syrup I made, and ice. It was fab! I'll publish the full recipe in the next few days for those of you who are dying to try this....

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Embarrassing Technology Story?

What's your most embarrassing technology story? What's something you did with your computer that was super dumb? When I first started using the Internet (this was 1997), I went to the library in town and their homepage was the State of Michigan website. I couldn't figure out how to get off that site. I kept searching in the site's search box for "Hotmail", but it kept taking me to State of Michigan search results. I knew nothing of the address bar. I told you my story, now tell me yours....

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Funny Dinosaur Pictures

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Christian Words for Vagina

My sister and I were bored so we came up with some Christian words that mean "vagina." This list is the result of snarky moods and being up at 2AM. What do you think? Anything funny that we missed? Let me know! :P Enjoy and share! (Note: She's a Christian, I'm atheist) Cave of Commitment The Holy Hole Mop of Matrimony The Promised Land Covenant Cavity Pledge Pocket Passage of Promise Sacred Split Obligation Station Marriage Land (Copyright 2012, Melanie Shebe...

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Let's Install Ruby & Learn to Program!

If you've never programmed, you should really give it a shot! It's a lot of fun and even if you don't really know what programming is useful for... even if you know you'll never want to become a developer, just try out Ruby. I don't write software professionally, but I still have fun programming. I've also noticed throughout my school career that...

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Stepping Into Some New Shoes

I've really been missing niche blogging. I really loved managing multiple blogs on different themes. I know that sometimes it can get a little hectic, but I think it's time I stepped back into it -- I loved it too much! I just started two niche blog. One will have a ton of content I've recycled from some of my now defunct niche blogs. I put a fresh perspective on the content and found a really nice way to tie it all together. I'm really excited about it. I don't have the domain on this one yet. I'll have to shop around for something nice for...

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