2009 eHow Earnings Poll Numbers are In

Janet Ford, a contributing writer at eHow, posted a poll in the forums for writers to anonymously post their total 2009 income for eHow.  The results are in!

What was your 2009 ehow income?

eHow News: Contributors will be Compensated for eHow UK site earnings!

Yes you read the headline correctly, eHow contributors will be receiving compensation for their cloned UK articles.  eHow just released a video blog explaining the details. I actually had to replay it a couple times to make sure I had heard it correctly.  Contributors that were affected by the cloned UK site will receive compensation for the issue with their January earnings.  This payment will be received in early February. 

This is great news for contributors and especially good news for those with large article libraries and those who have been contributors for a long period of time.  I expect some of these "bonuses" will be quite significant since the creation of the UK site dates back to April 2009.  This will be an interesting development to say the least - stay tuned!

Ehow Points - Tip 20

Currently there are three levels in the eHow point system, Novice (0-299 points), Enthusiast (300-2,000 points), Authority (2,000+ points).  These points are based on the number of articles and photos you have published as a contributor.

Having Trouble Reaching Article Length? - Tip 17

Have you ever gone to publish your eHow articles and been told it was too short?  There is a simple solution to this problem.  Instead of racking your brain for an additional sentence or step, just move a tip or warning to the sections above.

Change, Edit, Append to eHow articles without Resubmitting - Tip 16

As of today, it is taking up to 36 hours for new eHow articles to be approved and go live.  Starting the process again will take existing articles off line and cause readers to be re-directed, causing you to loose traffic.  If you edit and resubmit an article it will go through the same process.  There is a way to edit, change, and append existing eHow articles without resubmitting them.

Finding Earnings when eHow Earnings Tool has a Glitch - Tip 15

Happy New Year everyone!

Seems like this morning there is yet another glitch on the eHow site getting everyone in an up roar.  Apparently the earnings tool has not updated for the year end and has a glitch.  All earnings have disappeared and previous months can not be accessed via the "My Earnings" button on the left of the profile page.

How come my articles aren't earning yet? Have Patience - Tip 13

Have patience with your articles, don't delete a low (or no) earner. Give them a chance to mature before deleting or tweaking any article.

It is not likely you will see hundred dollar payouts your first month. It is more likely you will see pennies (or nothing if your article isn’t keyword rich) the first month. Research consistently shows it takes time, 4 to 6 months – sometimes longer, for your article to reach peak monthly earnings.

Deleting an eHow Article or Draft - Tip 10

You decided that your article will have better results at a different site or after reading it you really don't like it that much and want to delete it.

To Delete an eHow Article or Draft
Go into Edit as if you're going to change your article. At the top of the edit screen, click ‘expanded view’. At the bottom of the page, next to publish article in small type print (no box) click on ‘delete article’.

Notepad and Sending a Note to eHow Writers - Tip 9

Sending a Note

I know when I first began contributing articles receiving encouraging words and comments on my articles really inspired me to keep writing. I try to pay it forward whenever I can.

Sending a note to another eHow member is much easier than sending a message, but only friends can send notes. Click on the members’ profile. On the far right hand side of the screen a little ways down you will see "Notes", in the upper right hand corner of that box click on "More Notes". Then scroll down to the bottom and there will be a box where you can type the note to your friend.

Friends, Friends and More Friends - Tip 7

The eHow community is very friendly and helpful for a beginner freelance writer. I have found everyone there absolutely wonderful.

With the exception of a few people, most recommend supporting the community by Reading other members work, Rating the articles, leaving Comments and Recommending authors you enjoy or have been helpful - RRCR. Although I have read this is not necessary, it is fun, a great way to meet like minded people and learn new things!

Using HTML to Create Addional Links on Your eHow Profile - Tip 6

How many profiles have you seen with links to their website or other articles and wonder "How do they do that?"  Well,  they use HTML to add additional links to the "about me" section of their profile.

Adding profile links in HTML is not all that hard.  Just follow the steps below:

RRCR - Read, Rate, Comment and Recommend - Tip 5

Are you still overwhelmed? Your profile is looking awesome, you have few articles w/ photos under your belt, your featured articles are turned on, you have your social networking sites set up and articles submitted – what about these friend requests? And what the heck is RRCR?

Turn on Featured Articles Option - Tip 3

This tip is strictly for eHow writers, be sure to turn on the featured articles links.  When people visit eHow profiles and do not see any featured articles, sometimes it is assumed the contributor has not written or published any articles; others may not want to be bothered trying to find them and leave without reading, rating or commenting.

Writing Online for Profit is Born

I am giving birth to this blog in response to eHow's infamous article sweep.  Apparently publishing articles on eHow about writing articles on eHow is frowned upon.  Guilty articles are put to death in a swift, quick sweep.

Posts will be written from a beginners point of view and will build as we go along.  When I began my journey, information that was easily understandable has been hard to come by.  Articles that I was able to find were either so simple a monkey could understand it, therefor not very helpful or so techy it gave me a headache.  I have given myself a six month challenge and as a result put the learning portion in overdrive.  I will share my tips and tricks, as well as others articles I have found helpful and informative, not only for eHow but other online publications and for promoting your website, articles and blogs.




Sharing your Tips
Anyone who would like to share a tip (or correct/add to one of mine) is welcome share.  If I post your tip on this blog full credit will be given as well as a link to your site and article of your choice. 

Expect Regular Posts and Updates
As several articles with numerous tips were swept away by eHow, I will be posting these tips several times per week.  After they have been posted, new posts and old entries will be updated from time to time depending on new information or procedures discovered.  So check back often or better yet subscribe!

eHow Deleted Articles: Answers Received

Well yesterday afternoon I received a revised email with a corrected link from eHow. The link took me to a list of my deleted articles along with reasons for their demise. The tally is as follows:

eHow Sweeps and deleted articles

The last two days on eHow there have been no earnings, which has been very strange. On the community pages, those in the same boat were piping up one by one about their articles getting deleted in the sweep. All day yesterday I could not get into my articles, so I suppose when I woke up this morning to 8 less articles it was not much of a surprise.

Writing Online for Profit - The Experiment

During the last week of August 2009 I decided to explore writing online.  That month, I applied and was accepted to Examiner.com, eHow.com and Suite101.com.  My first articles went live the 2nd half of September 2009.  As I write this my goal is to earn a passive income of $500-900/per month by March 2010.  This blog will tell the tail of my journey and what level I have attained at the end of my goal period.