There is no denying my disappointment of the recent eHow article sweep. I had 7 of my articles deleted from the site for a variety of reasons. My frustration with the whole ordeal is not that I lost some of my hard work. Instead it is around the lack of communication provided by eHow to its writers about reasons why an article was removed.
I strongly believe that if they don’t work to address this issue, then some of their most valued writers may start walking away from the site. I believe the intentions of these sweeps are valid and are for the good of the entire eHow community. However, the manner in which it is done is not ideal.
Taking the article sweeps aside, I still believe eHow is a perfect place to start building passive income. As hard as it may seem to believe, losing those 7 articles has actually helped the overall eHow community as well as myself. Check out my reasoning behind this below.
Why the eHow Sweep is Important
Losing your hard work and a published article is never a fun thing to go through. I have been fortunate to have only lost about 12 articles in the past year as an eHow writer. Is losing an article frustrating? Yes, but it is actually a very good thing.
Each and every time eHow has run a sweep of their system and removed poorly written articles, my daily earning and page views have jumped. Just this past round, my daily earnings increases have actually doubled compared to the days leading up to the sweep. Coincidence? I don’t think so.
It is actually interesting to watch how my earnings will start to level off and then they take off again after a sweep occurs. I am no SEO expert, but it seems like anytime eHow empties their trash, the site becomes a much healthier environment. It is almost like it has gotten rid of any waste and has become much stronger.
I don’t know about you, but I will take losing a few of my poorly written articles for continued earnings improvement. Provided eHow can fix their communication issue, I will welcome periodic sweeps of their site to improve the overall community and my bottom line!
Are you looking for a free way to start increasing your income? If so, eHow is one option that allows you to accomplish this goal. There are people just like you earning over a $1,000 each month on a recurring basis just by writing “How To” articles. If you are new to eHow, one place to start is by checking out a great resource called – How to Earn Passive Income on eHow.com: Maximize Your Online Earnings. I purchased this resource several months ago and have made my money back within the first month using the guidelines laid out.
Create Your Own Content
I will continue to support and recommend using eHow to anyone looking to start building passive income. I would also like to point out that while writing for eHow is a wonderful opportunity, you should still be working to create your own content. I am referring to sites that you own and control. These sites take a lot more effort and time to start but are worth it in the long run.
Have you noticed your earnings or page views jump after an article sweep?
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Can’t you just republish the articles you lost on infobarrel?
@Mike – I am sure there are plenty of places to post the article again – InfoBarrel, HubPages, Squidoo, etc!
I haven’t seen a jump yet, but maybe after today’s earnings post… I’m taking it as “notice” to go through my articles and make sure they all are up to code. I don’t want to lose anything!
@Cat – I have had four days in a row (since the sweep) of doubled earnings now so it is turning out to be a positive thing!
I have a few articles on eHow that I only wish they’= would get rid of. I’m talking real dogs… No views, no money, no hope.
But I digress… I am more than ok with a continual vetting process and I have been lucky enough not to lose any articles yet (see, there is a benefit to having very few articles published on eHow). The only way eHow is going to regain its market share from sites like infobarrel is to do things like that. Afterall, I have simultaneously published similar articles on eHow and inforbarrel where, two hours later, my infobarrel article is on page one for the keyword and the eHow struggles to get to page five after several days. eHow must know that is a problem and, accordingly, working to improve it.
However, I have, as a result of your post, decided to back up all of my eHow articles “just in case”.
@Mace – Any chance to rework those dog articles? I think backing up your articles is the one preventative measure that writers can take.