ehow just really bites!

I had 146 articles on the site and then all of a sudden last year they said I could not write anymore but I could keep earning. I was making about 150 dollars per month in residual earnings. Then last month they said they were eliminating the articles from those that were not allowed to write anymore so they said I could move my articles to another site or I could sell them to them. They made me an offer of $998 and I said yes. They will pay me in June. I like the money but I would rather keep earning the residuals since that would pay indefinitely. Now I am looking for other writing sites to join. I think you can go to ehow and apply to be a writer. I am not sure where the link is though. Good luck to you!

I had 100 articles on eHow before they closed their Writers Compensation Program. So far I have left my articles up there, but in the meantime I lost three articles to their "sweeps" and so I have rewritten those articles and used them elsewhere. Those 97 articles that are left on eHow pay me a little less than a dollar a day so for the time being they will stay. Demand Studios sent me an invitation to write for them which I declined. I am a senior editor on another site, and I don't need some person getting paid $2 to edit an article trying to "correct" my impeccable grammar when the editor himself or herself writes in comma splices and textspeak. I have seen examples of this posted elsewhere on the internet and unless I were starving would not consider them. I prefer to write for residuals as I know that over five years my articles will make far more than $15 each on average.

I know nothing about them, not sure why they would do such a thing. I am so sorry.

Yeah same thing happened to me. I never kept up with them anyway. I moved all my articles to squidoo so its probably for the best. I dont even remember getting any notice from them. Maybe it went to my spam folder?

You know what, I felt the same, but somehow, they are still active and people might want to share their knowledge and what they know from others. Maybe there are some computer tricks that we ought to learn from others. Anyway, if it continue to pay, I won't mind to work there occasionally.

was eying the site a few years back, but because they do not accept members outside of the U.S. it was a real turn off for me , sorry but I was just thinking I had so much to contribute (modesty aside), so I really don't know what's going on in there really hope they did not limit it to U.S. users to get paid or join, otherwise I would have contributed my opinion to your wonderful post, good luck friend

It's been a year or so ago, that they started going through Demand Studios for all content. You have to apply and write through Demand to get articles on eHow. I had written a few for ehow - don't remember how many - and they invited me to write for Demand Studios, but I turned them down. "Demand" is a very appropriate name, so I hear. The system looked difficult to me, but they do pay fair for the type of articles they want. I don't think anyone can contribute directly to ehow any more.

Personally maybe this is why I have stopped utilizing and Writing for sites that pay like this due to so many changes happening all of the time, and harder to earn any $$ from them. I have been trying to actually find magazines, etc. that pays where I could try submitting some of my work too, and hope for the Best from there. Because when you submit something online taking that chance it could be a hard one for sure.

I myself am a member of eHow and after the big change, even though I had written and published over 20 articles, they wouldn't let me write more articles unless I submitted a resume, added references and a lot more stuff like that. If only I joined eHow from the beginning and made money while I could. Though I did notice that if you have any articles in the draft stage from before the change you can still publish those.

What do you mean booted? Sorry for that.

I am not a member or have heard of this site but I am very glad you have warned me away. I am looking for some money making sites but do not want to waste my time on bogus crap.