Step1
go to http://www.ehow.com
Step2
login to your ehow account, if you don't have one account register one
Step3
before starting to write an article, search for similar articles , sometimes you many find the article you wish to write or the article with the title which you planed to write
Step4
if you find article similar to want you wish to write, please read it fully and check weather the content is as the same as you planned to write (if it is not content you planed to write plan some other unique title for your article
Step5
after planing a unique title start writing
Step6
click write button and then start writing button
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give a brief introduction
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list the things you need ands also give the necessary links in the resources
Step9
for example if your writing an article about how to write an article in ehow.com or How to get more article views in ehow.com in thing you need text box you type ehow account or ehow username or similar and type (link given below) in bracket or may be you writing an article about Photoshop, write Photoshop in things you need text box and give the link to trial of Photoshop and also give the sample file ( the Photoshop file in which you did the artwork ) if possible
Step10
add required images , adding video will increase your article views
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you can also give the download link for the video they see online so they can download and add it to their offline video collection ( CD ROM ,USB drive, etc ) see this article for example http://www.ehow.com/how_2177987_search-rapidshare-links-using-google.html
Step12
write in simple steps. for example, go to http://www.youtube.com and search for a video you want to watch and click the link you want to watch from the search results, cab be written as go to http://www.youtube.com in step 1 ,search for a video you want to watch in step 2 and click the link you want to watch from the search result in step 3 ( writing in this way will make to users feel that the article is simple and they can do it [ in my experience])
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adding relevant tips to articles can increase the article views
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add cautions only if necessary
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add maximum number of categories your article suits, so many users can find your article
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add many but targeted keywords to describe your article. if your serious in promoting your article , you can use keyword generators ( good keyword generator links below)
Step17
write inter related articles so you can add your own articles in add related articles section. see this for example http://www.ehow.com/how_2177987_search-rapidshare-links-using-google.html
Step18
if you want to go 1 step further in promoting your articles and increase your article views add it to your yahoo profile , orkut profile etc ( orkut is a community website for creating your profile and sharing your knowledge in various topic and join in various communities in there )
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you can also add your ehow article links to your own website. to see how to get a free full featured domain see this
http://www.ehow.com/how_2184463_free-full-featured-domain.html
Step20
update related articles often. if you want to add more than 5 articles add them in resources
Step21
in the last step of the article type "Please add me as a friend if you like this article". (without quotes)This is help you to get more friends so you can send them messages to them when you update articles.
Step22
add your article links to your website, blog and where ever you can ( even your email signature)
Step23
please add me as a friend if this article is useful to you
Comments
2besure said
on 5/7/2008 Great stuff Bryan! If anyone is willing to take a little time, things can really begin to happen. I will immediately put these ideas to use!
honestbizman said
on 5/7/2008 You mentioned spell-checking, etc. Just some friendly advice - your information is good but there's a number of spelling errors. For example, your use of the word "weather" should be "whether."
Just some constructive criticism as a fellow writer.
imaqueen1975 said
on 3/15/2008 Best how to make money on ehow article i've read good job.
writesource said
on 2/10/2008 Thanks for the great advice!
SurveillanceGuy said
on 2/5/2008 Excellent advice. Thanks for the tips.