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My eHow Experiment

October 21st, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

• eHow - The Gift That Keeps Giving (4)
• Increase Your eHow Residual Earnings (4)
• EHow, Demand Studios - Can I write for both? (7)
• A Demand Studios - Oops? (34)
• Demand Studios is a Keeper (16)

Filed Under: Affiliates • Blog • Earning Money • Freelance • Self Employed • Working from Home • Writing

Tags: eHow • Freelance Writing • residual income

I’ve been away from blogging regularly here because I was attempting to reach my first milestone at eHow. I wanted to write 100 eHow How to’s within 30 days. I managed to get it done with 5 days to spare.

Here’s my eHow experiment.

I’m going to track how money grows and how long it takes to make eHow earnings worthwhile. I’m going to use Demand Studios as my comparison yardstick. If I had written 100 articles through Demand Studios, I would have earned $15 per article, which would mean I would have earned $1,500.

Well, maybe not. Demand Studios recently instituted a change. They no longer pay $15 for writer-generated titles. They pay based on a sliding scale. From what I understand the price can range as low as $5 to as high as $15. Although I completed the 100 articles prior to the title rate change, going forward, that is another moving factor to consider.

So far, writing 100 articles earned me a total of $14.46. That means each article is worth a little over 14 cents. I’m averaging out the income across all 100 articles. Actually only 25 articles have earned anything so far.

Using SEO Tactics

I’ve got to say that approximately 25 to 35% of the articles are written using the tips outlined in the book How to Earn Passive Income at eHow.com. Those are probably the 25 to 35 articles that have made money so far. The rest were written on topics that floated into my head on any particular day.

Going Forward

I’m going to continue to place content on eHow, but at a much slower rate. I’d like to see what happens to the first 100 after they season a little.

Check back monthly as I report my eHow earnings. As a matter of fact, why watch what I do, why not join me and try it too?

Month	Amount Earned
September, 2008*	$.10
October, 2008	$37.73
November, 2008	$83.18
December, 2008	$158.44
Total Earned	$279.45
*9/25/08 - First article placed on eHow
Last Updated: 1/1/09 (Click here for screen clip of earnings)

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There Are 12 Responses So Far. »

1. 

   Comment by Jen Brister (19 comments.) on 21 October 2008:

   Looking good so far! I think I have around 54. I’m not going as fast as you, but I’d like to reach the 100 point by the end of the year.

   Jen Bristers last blog post..Are We Having Fun Yet?
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   Comment by Felicia on 21 October 2008:

   Believe me, I’m not going to continue at such a break neck pace. I’ve slowed thins way, way down.

   100 by the end of the year is a much more reasonable pace.
3. 

   Comment by Alina Bradford (6 comments.) on 22 October 2008:

   Hi,
   I have almost 200 articles on eHow and so far they have been netting me about $10 more each month. For example, in July I made $55, in August I made $65, and in September I made $75. So, I make $10 more each month than I did before.

   Alina Bradfords last blog post..The Secret to Getting Work as a Freelance Writer
4. 

   Comment by Felicia on 22 October 2008:

   Hi Alina,

   That’s good to know. At least the numbers continually grow. I’ve got a way to go before I get to $55 a month, but I’ll keep writing until I do.

   Thanks for the info!
5. 

   Comment by Alina Bradford (6 comments.) on 22 October 2008:

   Oops, I need to correct myself. I’ve been making $5 more every month. I put all the correct numbers here on my blog: http://writetoearn.today.com/2008/10/22/what-can-you-make-on-ehow
6. 

   Comment by Alex Sysoef (1 comments.) on 23 October 2008:

   Felicia,

   Perhaps a small suggestion based on what I have seen - many bloggers, including myself sometimes in need of articles but looking for a more packaged deals.

   I have seen Tiffany Dow do this - she offers blog posts packages: 1 week, 1 month, 6 month, etc. Obviously topic by the person who orders. Might be something to earn from?

   Alex Sysoefs last blog post..Shoot The Guru Game - Competition
7. 

   Comment by Jessie (1 comments.) on 26 October 2008:

   This is intriguing. I am aiming for a 60 article minimum (but trying for more) in November, but I work only on week days and have divided those days further. I use my business colors and have orange and purple days. On orange days I work on eHow and passive income generators such as eHow. Purple days are my education days. I hope to increase my speed in December but get started in real productivity. I bought the ebook (writergig’s) and have used the tips most always and made almost four dollars over about 14 days. I am exciting about your challenge, and am going to be blogging about my progress. Best of luck.

   Jessies last blog post..Writing Support & Articles Worth Paying For: WritingSpirit.Com
8. 

   Comment by Maria (6 comments.) on 28 October 2008:

   Awesome experiment, Felicia, and I’ll be checking back to see how it goes.

   I have also written eHow articles for DS, and at this point my average earned per article in the eHow WCP, outpaces the DS $15 flat rate by a nice margin.

   Best of luck!

   Marias last blog post..eHow User Forum 2008
9. 

   Comment by Felicia on 28 October 2008:

   Hi Maria,

   That’s good to know that the eHow articles exceed the per article earning from Demand Studios. As of this writing, my 14 cents per article on eHow has now increased to a little over 24 cents with 116 articles written.

   At least the income is trending in the right direction.

   Thanks for the well wishes.

10. Comment by Aaron on 17 November 2008:

    The trend looks good for you.. my stats have been similar.. I’m now at about 150 articles on ehow and am making about $3 or $4 a day on average, I have been a member since July. Give it some time! It is a nice way to earn some extra cash!
11. 

    Comment by Kcjo (1 comments.) on 26 November 2008:

    Hey, congrats on your earnings. I keep my earnings updated in my blog as well if you would like to check it out. If you would like to share tips with one another then please send me a message on ehow. Happy thanksgiving. Kcjo
12. 

    Comment by Kristi (6 comments.) on 2 January 2009:

    Congrats Felicia on your eHow earnings. I think eHow is paying off quite well for both of us. : ) I also highly recommend WriterGig’s book. Kristi

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