eHow Do You Do It?

So, I've been trying to figure out little ways I can supplement my teacher's salary.

Recently I came upon a site known as eHow. It's free to everyone and has the potential to be a real money maker if you are persistent, have a knack for writing, and know how to do a few things.

Basically you create an account and start writing step by step "How to" articles. Some people, like this guy, are earning over $1000/month! It's great because once you write a bunch of articles, you'll keep earning passive income as long as people are reading them.

Although I really love eHow so far, I do have a few reservations. For example, eHow has a "word quota" as I like to call it. You have to have at least 150 words in an article, which can be annoying if you are explaining something fairly simple. When needed, I just expound on my subjects, give examples, or use corny phrases like, "So what are you waiting for, let's get started!"

They also won't pay you until you reach $10 in earnings. But overall, I really like eHow. So far I've only written 15 articles. I've spent an average of 5 minutes on each article and I'm just a hair shy of $5 in earnings (and most of it comes from this one article).

So, I'm not to minimum wage yet... But, like I said before, it's passive income and I'll be happy when that $10 check rolls in. My goal is to reach $500/month by 2010. Do you think I can do it? Voice your opinion on my radical poll widget on the bottom of the page... I'm out - YCC

UPDATE: The final results of the poll revealed that most of you don't think I'll be making 5 benjamins per month on eHow. We shall see...