Web content writing tips and advice for writing online to build residual income
Maybe you’ve heard.
eHow announced today via a casually indifferent video blog post that it had heard the “chatter” and the “buzz,” and although they were “unable” to pay writers for the profits garnered from the “UK” site, they had decided to pony up “generously” via early-February payments to writers. Continue reading →
Okay, now that we all know where NOT to write to make money, now what? Disillusioned writers ask me that every day, at least those who just realized that earning passive income can be a sneaky little oxymoron.
I’ve seen comments suggesting that writers who don’t like some of the more unsavory content sites go find “real jobs.” Well, many of us live in states where it’s tough—impossible even—to find jobs, and still others must work from home. Continue reading →
One reader, Carson Brackney, asked a question in the comments here this morning, that I decided to respond to in a post to answer it more completely. According to Carson’s website, he is a, “Consultant, Copywriter,
Content Provider, Factotum,” who has not written for eHow, but who seems to understand how the game is played. Continue reading →
As Ian Lurie noted in his eHow expose today, eHow is deleting forum posts “in attempt at spin control.”
And it’s escalating. Continue reading →
Ian Lurie of Conversation Marketing just called eHow out. Big time.
Notable blogger and Internet marketing and content whiz, Ian Lurie, has called eHow on the carpet for their less-than-savory business practices during the past several months.
Ian called eHow’s terms of service, “bullshit,” their actions, “evil,” and summarily denounced them as bullies.
And all I can add is, “I CONCUR.”
Go read Ian’s blog.
It’s always a good idea to diversify when you invest your time in writing online for residual income, and write for more than one or two sites–just in case. Since several readers have recently inquired about the potential value of writing for HubPages, I asked a friend, Carla Chadwick, who has extensive experience with writing HubPages to share her own tips with you. Continue reading →
Chezfat posted an informative article yesterday about his own recent earnings on eHow, and the difference he now sees in the earnings per-page-view rate. He has been carefully tracking and analyzing his earnings on several platforms over the past several months, and I consider him an authority in the area of optimizing articles and blog posts. Continue reading →
Need some great tips for localizing your Examiner column?
If you’re a local Examiner, no doubt you have gotten THOSE emails by now.
You know.
The first one that made you think you were going to get a spiffy bonus. And the second one that made you realize you could only make up to five dollars a week extra, as an incentive for localizing Continue reading →
Anyone reading this is probably aware by now that eHow recently publicly confirmed it will not pay US writers for the ad revenue their cloned articles on the eHow UK site generate. And eHow said it will delete those article clones.
Fantastic. Now what?
Well, “now what” will probably not be determined in the forums. Member concerns have been brought to light, and eHow’s hand has been forced to some degree. EHow has been called out, and they have finally begun responding. That’s a start. Continue reading →
Ya’ll may remember that I offered to post your opinions about the eHow problem here if stated reasonably, even they differed from my own. I don’t need your name or email address, just a belief that your statement is sincere.
And while I may choose to turn my head from that train wreck as much as I am able, and to focus on what we can all do to improve the industry and our individual opportunities, I am honored that someone has entrusted me to carry their message to the public. Continue reading →
