Comments on: The Unofficial Official eHow Dictionary

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:50:23 +0000

Thanks for stopping by, Rachel. I read on your blog that Writer Gig will give her updated eHow ebook to anyone who previously purchased it. That’s impressive. I don’t think eHow is a good bet for any writer these days, but anyone still considering it might want to stop by Rachel’s blog at Pen Meets Wallet and read more about her take on the issues and Writer Gig’s updated eHow ebook.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:03:07 +0000

I started writing for eHow in May, and just when my earnings were really taking off, this fiasco butts in. I am also going to give eHow the benefit of the doubt, but I’m not expecting them to truly fess up.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:14:19 +0000

Thanks, Jade. If we don’t laugh, we’ll cry. Can you even believe this mess? Articles back up on the UK site that isn’t even a UK site and…it never ends with eHow. And when it finally does, it won’t end well.

By: eHow UK Update

eHow UK Update — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:25:19 +0000

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By: JadeDragon

JadeDragon — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:22:17 +0000

This cracks me up. Thanks Kim. I’ll give it a link in my ehow update post.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:23:29 +0000

Yes, I have seen at least one writer’s article that is now on eHow “UK.” This is total BS. Thank you for the update that ALL new articles are not being redirected. I was not aware that this was affecting more than one person.

There’s more VERY shady stuff going on again, too, that no one seems to be aware of yet. Looking into that now and will update here as soon as I can.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:14:16 +0000

In case you haven’t kept up, new articles are now NOT being redirected from the UK site. Several writers have verified the problem. I quit writing for them in 2009 as soon as the problem was discovered and although I’m leaving my articles up, it’s unlikely I will ever write for them again. I prefer Infobarrel and Hubpages, because those sites at least are clear about their TOs, and it’s my goal to have 100 articles on each of those sites by June (so far 60 on IB and 7 on HP). I may not have the highest-paying keywords, but at least I’m becoming recognized as an authority on a number of subjects, and this will help when I’m promoting my book and forthcoming blogs (my current blog carries no advertising but is marketed by Amazon for the Kindle).

By: jenicoe2001

jenicoe2001 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:15:27 +0000

OMG!! LMAO!! I laughed so hard I spit on my keyboard!! OK, that was kinda gross, but I had a great laugh!! Thanks!! And you are right!! : )

By: Former eHow Writer

Former eHow Writer — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:24:43 +0000

LOL…nice

“UK A country located in the state of Washington.
US UK (remember, this is an eHow dictionary, peeps.)”

By: Former eHow Writer

Former eHow Writer — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:23:12 +0000

How can people still write for that website, in good conscience?

Right now, there are over 14 thread pages of users ‘attempting’ to get ‘answers’, but to no avail.

Some say, perhaps you should “reword” the question so “Rich” can understand it better….or, others also suggest aggregating all questions in a central location, because eHow tends to “miss” them if not posted in the “appropriate” forum….

If I were still and eHow writer, I would be pulling out my hair right now.

Not only is this site so painstakingly difficult to use, but, the umbrella company is as dirty as they come.

To your readers Crunchy:

There are other BETTER (seriously…better…) websites out there to write for. In fact, there are 20+ that I can name off the top of my head. Save yourself the agony and stay clear of eHow.