Frugal….not cheap!

I have been writing for eHow for a while now and one of the biggest questions on the forums is, “Can I make money?”  It remains one of the biggest questions because everyone is hesitant to answer that questions.  Why?  Because there is no definite answer.  There are so many variables.  How much you write in a month, if your article is on a popular subject, if you are writing quality articles, if your keywords are good, if you are found on the search engine, etc.  Like I said, too many variables. 

I got an email today from an online friend of mine and they told me they were making $15.00 a day on eHow and wondered if it was on target.    I have this formula that I came up with that seems to be running true for me, but since I really didn’t know how everyone else was doing, I had no one to compare it to.  The formula is:  You earn a $1.00 a day for every 50 articles you write.  For example:  I have written 50 articles, they should be earning a $1.00 a day, resulting in $50.00 in earnings that month.  I seemed to be a little ahead of that curve and my friend also was ahead of that curve.  We both do a lot of social marketing and that may have something to do with it or my formula may need a little tweaking.

If any of you are writing on eHow, can you let me know how this formula works for you?  Is it spot on? Also, let me know how long you’ve been on eHow, as anything less than 3 months seems to make a difference.  I think with a little help from my friends we may be able to figure out the norm for eHow earnings.