One of the neat things about writing articles on eHow is the low payout threshold. Provided you have accrued at least $10 in earnings, you will be paid the following month. To most established writers with a decent number of published content, this is not usually an issue. On the other hand, for the new eHow writer it may take a few months to work up to that earnings threshold, which can be a bit frustrating.
There are some things you can do if you are new to eHow, or are still trying to work up to that first monthly payment. While earning $10 in passive income isn’t going to allow you to retire, it can definitely help keep you motivated. Let’s take a look at some tips that I have used in the past.
Tips for Earning $10 on eHow
There are several things you can do to help jump start a passive income stream like eHow. Here are a few tips that I can share that have been successful for me in the past.
- Keywords – Use the FREE Google AdWords Keyword Tool to find profitable topics for eHow. Don’t worry so much about choosing low competing long-tail keywords if you want to earn income from the site. Instead, leverage the power of eHow and what it can offer in the search engines. As a rule of thumb, I try and select keywords that average at least $5 in CPC and really don’t focus on the estimated traffic too much.
- Search Google – Once you have your keywords in mind, enter them into the Google Search engine page. If you find an existing eHow article on the first page of results, then move on to the next keyword. If there are no existing results that appear on the first page of Google, then add it to your list of potential articles to write. It can be difficult competing with another eHow article with the same keywords.
- Quantity – Try to write between 25 – 30 articles using your narrowed down list of keywords. If you can write at least 25 in your first month, then you will only need to average $0.40 per article which is very doable. There will be times when some articles earn a couple dollars during the first month while others won’t earn a cent. This is why publishing a diversified set of articles is important when building a solid income stream on eHow.
- Interesting Content – Be sure to pick interesting topics to write on, or you probably won’t finish writing 25 your first month. While you may think it is easy to write on topics with a high earnings potential, it will do you no good if you are not interested in the topic. While you may be able to write a few articles here and there, it is hard to keep the momentum from your writing.
- Never Give Up – Don’t fret if you have written a batch of articles early in the month and are not seeing any earnings showing up. It can take a few days to weeks to start seeing the earnings and views trickle in but it does eventually happen. Just stay focused and attempt to write your 25 – 30 articles in the first month before throwing in the towel.
- Batch Your Work – Batching your work writing these eHow articles can put time back in your day, which is very crucial. The more tasks that you can consolidate, the more time savings you will find and the more articles you can write.
- Social Media (OPTIONAL) – I tend to Tweet my articles when I get the chance which may help bring in some additional earnings. I don’t believe that this is necessary step, but one that could help you hit the $10 threshold.
Final Thoughts
Hitting the $10 threshold in earnings can be a really big motivator for new writers. If it takes you several months to reach that threshold, you may have already decided to give up as a writer. Sometimes the little things (like getting that first $10 payment) are the biggest motivators. It is possible to generate decent monthly income from sites like eHow if you are willing to give them a chance!
How did you earn your first $10 on eHow? What is the most that you have earned just from new articles in their first month?
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Very good points, it all boils down to a couple of things, writing on topics that have the potential to earn and being persistant enough to write enough articles. I wrote 37 articles in my first two weeks and made payout my first full month. It works every time if you put in the work.
@Brian – Thanks. I think writers have a lot more flexibility publishing content on eHow compared to writing for a niche website. I don’t worry about the competition as much on eHow because of it’s strong rank in search engines.
John,
Everything you mentioned, combined together, is what makes a good, paying article on eHow. Keyword research is absolutely necessary and is high CPC.
I might take on another set of 20 for April with the help of my writer. Choosing keywords and topics can take up a lot of time as the goal is to earn money.
I’m lucky to have broken $10 in my first month, but after that, I made that amount in two months
If I hadn’t earned that $10, I probably would have given up and not believed in making money online. It is absolutely crucial to earn the first $10 the first month as motivation. Well put, John.
@Moon – How is your experiment going with your ghost writer for these articles? I have written all of my eHow content and not outsourced any of it, so I am curious how it is working out for you?
Thanks for the great info & some motivation. I’ve been on the site since 3/1 & have 18 articles written so far. I doubt I’ll make the payout this month, but hopefully I’ll be on track to make it next time around.
@Clark – Keep at it. I normally see my earnings on new articles start to tick up about two weeks after they have gone live for some reason.
Excellent, well-written post. I especially love your points one and two. There is a difference between performing SEO for eHow and performing it for other sites and I think you explained it perfectly.
I don’t know what my record is for an article’s first month but I have one article that has earned me more than $200 at eHow and several more in the $100+ category. And they’re still climbing. Don’t you love residual income?
@Julie – Thanks, I appreciate your comments! I also have one article that just passed $200 and another that is ready to push through $150.
Yes, residual income is awesome. I just need more of it!!!
For me, the key to eHow is to write about products and to think like a shopper. Ask yourself, “What questions would I want answered if I were shopping for a certain product.” People who are researching products are more likely to click on ads. This makes everybody happy. You and eHow make money. The reader gets useful info, and the advertiser gets a potential customer. My articles that make the most are always about a product or related to a product. You can’t make money with eHow unless someone else (an advertiser) is making money.
@Russell – I like your approach. This is actually a new concept for me but one I am interested in exploring in more detail. I typically don’t write on a particular product and focus more on financial type content. Thanks for the tip!