HubPages is an American user-generated online publishing platform developed by Paul Edmondson that was launched in 2006.

Though the content is user-generated and owned, the editorial staff and engineers are responsible for managing, editing, moderating, and publishing articles across the two dozen network sites.

[2][non-primary source needed] The network sites focus on niche content that ranges from topics like automobiles and travel to beauty and pets.

[6] Over the ensuing years, HubPages made strenuous efforts to recover from the setback, while most of its competitors gave up and closed their doors.

[5] Unlike its competitor Medium, HubPages is not a subscription-based platform and creating a user account can be done for free.