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7/5/08

I've been writing for eHow since the end of March. When you write for eHow, you retain ownership of your article. eHow uses a formula to pay writers a percentage of profits from advertisements. I've tried many other paid writing websites including: Triond, Helium, Hubpages, Associated Content, Constant Content, myLot, textbroker and freelance sites. For me, eHow and Constant Content yield the highest earnings.

A few of the articles I've published with eHow have gotten #1 google rankings! I was rather shocked, but google seems to love eHow articles.

I don't like hype so, I'll tell you exactly what to expect. I have one article that made over $20 in 3 months and it is still earning. I have a few more articles that have earned almost $10 in 2 months and they are still earning. On average, I earn $1 per month per article. I currently have 44 articles and I expect to earn approximately $40 this month. Last month I had 30 articles and earned $30. The same for the month prior, 20 articles ad earned $20. So, earnings have been very consistent.

The best thing about eHow is the passive income. If I stopped writing today, I would continue to bring in money from my existing articles.

If you are interested in writing for eHow, I have a referral link: eHow Link
I get a buck if you use this link to sign up.

How to Earn Money on eHow 

This is how I earn money on eHow. It seems to work well for me.

First, sit down and write a few articles. The eHow form makes it quite easy. It doesn't take a lot of effort. Just make sure you write about something you know well. Also, make sure you spell check your articles. Try to get at least 5 written initially.

If you have a Digg account, you can submit them to Digg, but don't go to a lot of trouble promoting your articles initially.

After your articles have been out there at least a month, calculate the earnings per view. To do this, take the total earnings for the article and divide it by the number of page views. Figure out which articles are earning the most per view.

Use what you've learned to your advantage. Write more articles in the categories that are earning well for you. Also, I take my top earning articles each month and promote them to forums and answer websites.

Keep writing! Keep calculating the pay per view on your articles each month and see what is working for you!

eHow Update! 

Ok, here's the update. It's mid-January 2009 and I have been with eHow 10 months. I have over 140 articles now and have earned over $600 from eHow. My earnings have slowed down on some articles. I am no longer at $1 per article each month. It is closer to 50 cents per article each month. I continue to bring in $70 each month writing 10 - 15 articles each month. Not bad money for a hobby! I have several articles that have earned over $50 each. I have some articles that have earned only pennies. I guess that is how it goes with revenue sharing, sometimes it pays off, sometimes it doesn't.

The period for earning from eHow referrals is over, but you can still click the link above if you want to sign up for eHow. Happy writing!

More Ways to Earn Money at Home 

In addition to earning money writing for eHow. I have had good experiences working from home for a few other companies. Here are other ways to earn a good income at home writing or doing phone work along with some other helpful writing advice.

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Writing for eHow FAQ's 

Is ehow a scam? Nope

How much does ehow pay per article? They all pay differently. My best article earned me close to $100 it's first year. I have a few articles that have earned only pennies.

ehow or Hubpages? Absolutely eHow

How much does ehow pay per article view? eHow doesn't pay per view. It pays a percentage of ad clicks. I currently average .0026 cents per view.

Can you earn money from the resource links on ehow? Yes.

How often do you get paid writing for ehow? Monthly

What are the best topics for ehow? Whatever you are an expert in, or enjoy researching well.

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Comments 

Lensmaster

Pam D wrote

Just the information I needed. You've answered my two main questions: 1) Is eHow a scam? and 2) How much can I expect to make? Thanks.

Reply Posted June 13, 2009

wahmonline wrote...

Thank you for sharing your eHow experience. I have been writing for eHow since Feb and love it!

ReplyPosted May 28, 2009

Lensmaster

sparky wrote

I wonder if it works for people from India. Ive become convinced to write after reading your article. Lets c how it goes :)

Reply Posted April 30, 2009

Lensmaster

krishnan wrote

great article. keep up the good work. Lots of good info.

Reply Posted April 17, 2009

Lensmaster

eHow Experience wrote

Great advice about how almost anyone can really start making money from home (with no up front cost) at eHow.

Reply Posted April 13, 2009

SPhilbrick wrote...

I appreciate your noting that ehow is NOT a scam. It is legitimate. I love the idea that I earned passive income on eHow after taking nearly the entire month of February off from writing !

ReplyPosted March 28, 2009

TheFamilyCEO wrote...

Great info. I have found eHow to be a good source of residual income. I haven't been able to write much at all in the last two months and still my income from eHow last month was $140 .

ReplyPosted February 18, 2009

HSSchulte wrote...

in reply to Webcodes When you write an eHow article, you can place links to your website in the resource section at the bottom of the article (similar to ezine.com) or you can place a link to your website in your profile.

ReplyPosted January 22, 2009

Gretchen_Lee_Bourquin wrote...

I've been on eHow about 6 weeks. I'm still trying to earn my first $10, so it's not too passive for me yet. Someday. There's lots of other stuff I write too. I also made a eHow Squidoo page, I hope to tweak it more as I learn

ReplyPosted December 07, 2008

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