Howtoee.com is a database of “how-to” type articles for pretty much everything under the sun. The Howtoee.com goal is to have a how-to article for a large variety of topics so that when someone does a search for how to do something, the howtoee.com article pops up.
How Can I Make Money Writing for Howtoee.com?
Revenue can be generated in a few different ways. The most significant way is through Google AdSense (What is Google Adsense?). When you sign up for your Howtoee.com account you give them your AdSense ID, and then you get 50% of the revenue generated by the ads on your article. However, you also get link backs to your other websites such as Facebook, Google+, or a blog at the bottom of each article published. Any advertising you earn money from on those sites could see an increase in clicks from increased traffic. These links also appear on your author page, and all of these links stay put. You can get traffic off of them for as long as Howtoee is in existence.
You can also write “pillar articles” which are much longer (around 6,000 words)and more in depth articles. The ones that make the cut will be linked from all other articles on the topic- getting them much more traffic and thus potentially earning you more money.
What Can I Write About?
While you are not limited to how-to articles, they are what is suggested, what the site is designed for and therefore what will likely get the most traffic. The site suggests writing how-to articles around computer and internet topics, but really you can write about anything. “How-to Brush Your Teeth” is even one example given.
How Do I Get Paid?
The site says they do pay upfront for some exceptionally great articles, but they state they will contact each author as they see fit. In general, you are paid through Google AdSense.
Pros and Cons
The pros are that the income is residual, meaning any articles published here can make money well into the future, and the articles can be as difficult or easy as you make them. The link backs are also a big plus. The biggest con is that is it not upfront pay, meaning that in a worst case scenario you may not make anything. In the end, it is a good egg to have if you enjoy writing this type of article, and you can promote your article even a little bit. I suggest looking at it as a way to build a portfolio, write on topics you enjoy, and make some money at the same time. I do not recommend counting on howtoee.com to pay the bills in the beginning, but there is definitely income building potential here it seems.
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Hi Faith,
First of all, thank you for having such a detailed and informative review about HowToee. We are honored by you.
Second, we made a big change today. Now, we have no share from the ads displayed on the writers articles pages and 100% of the adsense revenue goes to the writers accounts from now on. Our ads will be published only on our own articles, not the articles written by our members. More information can be found here: http://www.howtoee.com/write-make-money/
Thank you again.
Best regards,
Peter
What a beautiful practical review, thanks for sharing with us all of this great ideas… So true that back link has a huge factors for fast advertising…
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I have actually written about 7 articles for Howtoee. I am just waiting for my Paypal account to be verified so that I can receive the payment. I will tell you when I get my payment. The best thing right now about Howtoee is the competition. You almost do not have any competition for the articles so you get the most attention. The biggest competitor you have is the owner of the site.