No More Ehow WCP (Workers Compensation Program) and What to Do Now?!

If you are reading this post you are well aware that there is no longer an ehow writers compensation program for legacy ehow writers through demand studios media. So what are you going to do? I suggest you don't sell your hard work over to Demand Studios. They are not properly paying you for what you could have earned on your well written articles. Well if you are currently undecided, I will tell you what I have begun to do. I have started to port my top earning articles over to www.squidoo.com. Artciles like these:

http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-swim-freestyle-for-distance-like-michael-phelps

http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-swim-backstroke

http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-lower-your-blood-sugar-in-3-steps

I have only been with squidoo for about about 4 weeks, and I have not yet been paid. Squidoo tends to pay their writers in arears (they pay with a two month lag, i.e. my April sales will be paid in early June). I do not claim to be an expert at squidoo but I have found the ease of use and speed of publishing to be the best I have encountered at th moment. The one thing I would like to change is their filters on certain topics, like gambling. I am a poker player and would sincerely enjoy writing poker articles on squidoo. If the squidoo does not seem to be for you, feel free to check these sites out (I have heard good things). There are more options then what are listed below, so if you still find yourself dissatisfied with your options, keep looking! Best of Luck as you find a new website to post your articles!

http://www.infobarrel.com/

http://www.bukisa.com/

Ehow and Demand Studios Cancel Their WCP (Writers Compensation Program)

Let me start by saying I no longer think well of Ehow, or Demand Studios. I was sent the following email about the fact that as of right NOW they will be ending the writers compensation program for legacy Ehow writers. According to the email I have two options. I can either sell my articles to them for a TREMENDOUS DISCOUNT, or I can take my articles elsewhere. I will be taking my articles elsewhere. 

As far as I am concerned, the buyout option for me was a very low-ball offer. The offer was less than HALF of what the annual compensation of the articles were for me last year. These were articles I wanted to collect passive income from for YEARS TO COME and they want me to take less than half of 1 years compensation? I trust you can tell I feel insulted, as much time and effort were put into these articles. As of today, I will start porting my ehow articles to squidoo.com, and I sincerely hope that Demand Media Studios goes bankrupt! You can find my 2 most profitable articles already ported here:

http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-swim-butterfly-like-michael-phelps

http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-find-your-septic-tank-cover

EMAIL SENT FROM DEMAND STUDIOS BELOW:

"We want to personally thank you for the time spent writing articles for eHow.com and helping contribute to the growth of our site. As a valued writer who's written articles for eHow, you know we're a site that is focused on excellence and delivering the best possible experience to our readers.
 
As you might remember, we stopped accepting user-generated articles under eHow's Writer Compensation Program (WCP) in April of 2010. However, we kept articles published by members like you so all contributors could continue earning money for their work.

As eHow.com continues to evolve and become a leading destination for trusted information, we are working hard to ensure all content is professionally created and editorially vetted. After much consideration, eHow has decided to close the WCP and remove a number of user-generated articles from the site beginning May 5, 2011.

Now, what's exciting for YOU is that we are extending attractive offers to a select group of great writers to purchase the articles they've written for eHow so that those articles can be vetted through our current editorial process, which includes professional fact checking and copy editing. Needless to say, your great work has put you in this special category!

Beginning today, your WCP console will have the details of your offer. The offer includes the purchase price of your articles, which is based on historical earnings. You will have until May 31, 2011 to accept our offer.

By accepting our offer you are agreeing to sell all the rights of your articles to us.  We would own the articles from that point on, and will have the ability to review and revise them to ensure they meet our editorial standards. Following the acceptance of the offer, you will receive three payments: one for regular earnings paid in June for money earned from May 1-5, and two equal installments for your buyout offer, which will be paid by June 15 and July 15, 2011 via PayPal. However, if you choose to decline the offer you will receive your last WCP payment for money earned from May 1-5 by June 15, 2011.

If you agree to sell your articles, we ask that you immediately remove the articles from any other sites that have published them. If you decline the offer, articles will begin to be removed from eHow.com. However, you will retain complete control of all the content you have written and will continue to have rights to publish them anywhere. Additionally, if you choose not to accept our offer, you'll have an opportunity to retrieve your articles from us between May 17th and May 31st, if you wish to retain them for your records. Further details for article retrieval will be shared through your WCP console.

We truly value your contributions to eHow and know that the site would not be what it is today without people like you. Thank you again and please feel free to contact_________ with any questions you may have."

My Ehow Experiment...

I don't think I have fully explained how I plan on making extra money during my personal time. I plan to try different methods as I write for this blog, but currently I am doing two simple things. I play poker online once a night (I will explain this in another post) and I try to write an e-how entry once every night.

Why ehow??? well, this web-page inspired me to start writing what I know about and get paid for it. It drilled down a point that hit home for me...