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eHow Literally “Sells Out” To Its Writers

by Julie McElroy on May 5, 2011

I received an email today from eHow explaining that they will be removing my articles, but want to “compensate me” for the articles in order to obtain “full rights.”  In other words, the residual income is completely going away.  If I refuse this “offer”, my articles will be removed and I will no longer earn [...]

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Should Tighter Writing Guidelines Demand More Money?

by Julie McElroy on March 29, 2011

With all the recent crackdown on “content farms” and junk floating around the Internet from search engine giant Google, many content sites are becoming more strict on their submission guidelines.
Sites like eHow and Suite 101 are revising their guidelines to align with the quality Google is expecting and looking for. Consequently, this affects writers for [...]

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Demand Studios Assignments Make No Sense for eHow Articles

by Julie McElroy on June 3, 2010

Is it just me? Or does this switch from eHow to Demand Studios confusing? Okay, maybe I just do not know all the ins and outs yet.  But, when I went to assignments and looked at the choices for articles I could “claim” to write about, most of the titles did not even make sense [...]

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Oh the Joy of Passive Income

by Julie McElroy on August 25, 2009

So, this summer, life happened. And then it happened again, and in August, life happened one more time. In other words, I have had some big things happen in my life this summer that have been distracting me from writing.
Since about the middle of May, I have not written a single article on any [...]

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Online Writing Resources for Freelance Writers

by Julie McElroy on June 25, 2009

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Jodi Jill. She is the founder of the Ehow Writers Group and has a free ebook on How to Write for the Examiner.com.
As writers we want our creative energy to have some results. As a published author with books at the bookstore, I know how difficult it [...]

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My 100th article on eHow

by Julie McElroy on March 4, 2009

I started the freelance writing journey over four months ago and have not stopped. It has been challenging at times, even overwhelming, but mostly enjoyable! I have “met” some great writers along the way on eHow Forums, other writing blogs, and even Twitter. The support network in the freelance writing world is [...]

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