Many of you probably already know about the site ehow.com The more I do research about passive income streams this repeatedly surfaces as one of the easiest and potentially, most rewarding residual income streams for writers. While I do not fancy myself a writer of novels or prose, I sure do like the idea of writing short (200-600 word) “how to” pieces.
Perfect For Scatterbrains!
I think my brain works extremely well with this style of writing. I have never been diagnosed with ADD, but I have serious trouble staying focused on a single topic for an extended period of time. Especially the time it would take to write say, a novel, or a feature-length article. With eHow, I can get an idea in my head and within 15 minutes, I have pounded out a quick 4-6 step How-To article about the burning topic of the day and submitted it to be published. If you are anything like me and have trouble staying focused on long writing assignments (or anything else in life for that matter) this may be for you!
Residual Income Potential
I want to be up front about my earnings through eHow so you can make an informed decision about whether this could be a quality source of residual income. As of today, my account reads $0. My first articles were just published yesterday, so I know they need to have time to gain momentum.
You earn income on your articles through Adsense revenue sharing basically. eHow has a complicated algorithm that they use to determine the share of the profits, but I do know that their calculations depend heavily on the Adsense earnings your article brings in. If you run a blog, you are probably very familiar with how Adsense works and can easily apply that knowledge to publishing articles on eHow.
SEO also plays a large role in getting your articles found. Basic knowledge of keyword searches will aid you tremendously in crafting titles for your articles and formatting your text.
As I move forward with this project, I will keep you updated with monthly earning reports. Hopefully each month they will continue to grow and grow and I will get a great jumpstart on the path to Life On My Own Terms!
Check out my eHow profile here!!!
What do you think?
Are you already on eHow???
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Hi DJ,
I’m not familiar with eHow, I’m going to check this out. Can you recyle your old blog posts for it?
Good luck with your passive income streams!
@ Matthew You certainly could recycle old blog posts into eHow. They only accept a step by step format though, so not all blog posts would apply. But I imagine you could turn the majority of them into a simple step by step how to article. I’ve actually made $0.40 already after one day…woo hoo. Nothing to jump up and down about, but I’m hoping it picks up!
What is nice about Ehow is you can use it to get traffic to your blog and you can get a lot of traffic to your articles with little promotion. If you just want to write and make a little money it is the best site.
@Daddy Paul You are definitely right. I have written 15 articles for eHow, and the earnings are relatively small, but if they continue to earn the same every day, over the course of the month it will add up to substantial earnings. And yes, definitely a great vehicle for driving traffic to your site. Good word!
Just started with ehow 2 weeks ago. So far only $1.59 in earnings.
You look like you are way ahead of me in posting your articles, but I’m working on it. I look forward to reading about your progress.
@clarkkent I’m only up to 35 articles and I have been putting in alot of time. I am trying to put in as much time as I can up front and then back off and see how passive the income can be. Best of luck and let me know how you do!