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January 2009

Different Styles of Writing: Finding Your Voice

by Julie McElroy on January 30, 2009

Do other writer’s find it challenging to change their writing voice based on the forum they are writing for? For example, I am actively writing articles for two sites, viewpoints on two blogs, and research/papers for my Master’s degree. It can get overwhelming to say the least and I feel the keyboard is [...]

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Earnings at eHow Still Good

by Julie McElroy on January 29, 2009

While the views have not been updating, my earnings are still averaging the same as when I was more “active”. So, even when I am not active as a writer, I am still earning. This, my friends, defines passive income. Sweet!Having the break is giving me some time to refocus and reprioritize [...]

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Taking A Week Off From eHow Experiment

by Julie McElroy on January 26, 2009

There is a little bit of a mystery as to how you earn money on eHow. Yes, it is ad clicks. However, what factors into that? Well, there are a lot of things that people have suggested, recommended, or encouraged eHow writers (or freelance writers in general) to do. The biggest [...]

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Contractual Obligation with Suite 101

by Julie McElroy on January 23, 2009

It has been a busy few weeks and my deadline with Suite 101 came sneaking up before I realized it. I have been focusing most of my freelance writing on eHow and have neglected my Suite 101 articles. However, with Suite 101, you have a contract that says you will complete 10 articles [...]

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Is the Economy Hurting Your Writing Income?

by Julie McElroy on January 19, 2009

I have noticed that many writers are complaining about earnings being down in the last few weeks and are wondering if it is a glitch in the host site. While eHow had had some problems with updates lately, I think people are forgetting about the state of the economy at the present time. Some [...]

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Back in the Groove of Writing

by Julie McElroy on January 17, 2009

After the holidays and other things occupying my mind and time, I am happy to announce I am back in the swing of things. Even though I am even more busy now working full-time, I can feel my writer’s block starting to crumble down. I wrote an eHow article yesterday about saving money. [...]

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