Three people who write for eHow have contacted me in the last week, declaring eHow is a scam.  I asked for their reasoning behind their opinions, and without exception, they all cited the Read the rest of this entry »

As recent press brings more and more new writers flocking to eHow, there is a lot of misinformation floating around in the groups and private messages.   Some of it is newbies innocently trying to help one another out, while some of this information is being passed on by Read the rest of this entry »

eHow has always required that each step of a writer’s article be “actionable.”  This means that every step that you write should contain “action” verbs, which a reader could act on (or act out).   But what qualifies as an actionable step?   There’s been Read the rest of this entry »

Judy (aka eHow’s budgetmom) wrote to me yesterday to ask for clarification on my “Objectionable Content” post.    Specifically, she wanted to know why Read the rest of this entry »

eHow.com does not allow any kind of spam or plagiarism on their site.  Following are explanations and examples of Read the rest of this entry »

In part one of this three-part series, I discussed how to properly format your articles for eHow.   Today, I’ll discuss what kind of content is not allowed on eHow.  eHow.com does not allow how-to articles that Read the rest of this entry »

I got a question from a woman named Veronica asking what eHow allows and does not allow on their site. She wants to know how articles should be written, and what topics are okay.

eHow.com is fairly permissive in what kinds of articles they accept.  Basically, you can write “how to” do just about anything, as long as 1) it follows the correct format, 2) it is not objectionable, and 3) is not spam, plagiarized, or in violation of any trademarks.

What exactly does that all mean?  Well, I ‘ve decided Read the rest of this entry »

Recently, eHow has been dedicating a lot of energy to reviewing articles on the site, and getting rid of articles and writers that don’t meet the standards of eHow.    Read the rest of this entry »

My kids are chomping at the bit, waiting for the day when they’re old enough to write for eHow and earn easy money like Mom’s doing.      eHow doesn’t allow people under the age Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve written a ocmparison of Associated Content and eHow before, comparing the earnings and terms of the two sites.    I decided to write a short addendum sort of post.

I just found out that Associated Content will not allow writers to Read the rest of this entry »