eHow Earnings Update, May 2009
A few weeks ago, I told you about an experiment I was trying out in order to make some extra cash: writing for eHow. eHow is a website that allows users to write how-to articles on any topic. The articles are published on eHow’s website with some ads alongside, and eHow shares any generated advertising revenue with its writers.
There are a few issues that I have with eHow. First and foremost is that Demand Media, which owns eHow, does not reveal how it calculates payouts to writers, so you’re completely at their mercy. The second is that eHow is pretty strict about the formatting of its articles. All articles need to have a step-by-step format, which restricts the author whose how-tos are more free-formed. But other than those complaints, eHow has presented a simple and solid way to make some extra money online. In fact, it’s probably the quickest and easiest way to do so if you have next to no technical knowledge. Read More…
