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How To Easily Write Headlines That Increase Search Engine Traffic

VewdoRick — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:48:03 -0500

How To Avoid a Nigerian Scam Ploy

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How To Use PHP htaccess for 301 Redirects and Domain Name Forwarding

VewdoRick — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:09:52 -0500

How To Use the New Article Toolbar

Brian263 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:28:43 -0500

Those of you who have contributed HowToDoThings articles in the past will recognize the buttons you see above the Introductions, Steps and Closing text boxes. For those of you who are new to the site, click this link to learn how to use the toolbar buttons that appear, from left to right, in the toolbars.

Bold:
The Bold button allows you to bold text. Simply highlight text you have entered, and click the Bold button to make it bold. Alternately, you can click the Bold button and then add text; it will be entered in Bold until you click the button again.
Italics:
The Italics button italicizes text. Use it the same way that you would use the Bold button above.
Underline:
The Underline button allows you to underline text. Use it the same way that you would use the Bold or Italics buttons above.

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How To Use the New HowToDoThings Article Wizard

Brian263 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:53:58 -0500

We at HowToDoThings would like to introduce to you a new article-writing interface! We believe that it will simplify the process of formatting and submitting your articles. Whether you’re a brand new writer who has just submitted your application, or have contributed to HowToDoThings in the past, here are the basic steps to use this new writing interface.

To start writing an article, click “Write an Article” on your Dashboard as usual.

NOTE: You can choose the old article wizard if you would rather use it. Just click "Write an Article" and then, at the beginning of the next page, click the link that says, "Click here to use original text editor."

How To Add The HTDT Widget

lashawn — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:35:02 -0600

The new HowToDoThings widget is here! Now you can have the "How To” of the Day delivered to you every day without even coming to HowToDoThings.com. You can add the widget to Windows Live, your customized Google page or to Netvibes (among others). Better yet, add it to your own web page or blog. The widget will automatically update every day with a new, fresh “How To”. Here is what the widget looks like:

Two options for adding the widget are listed below.

How To Link to HowToDoThings.com

lashawn — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:07:06 -0600

Want more exposure and the ability to earn more? Link to us. Add HowToDoThings.com links to your website, blog, emails, instant messenger profiles, and social networking profile (myspace, facebook, friendster, etc).

Three options are listed below.

Link directly to a category, article, or member profile. See examples of each below. Note that the text following the first ">" is what will appear on your website or blog, so make it descriptive.
Example of a link to a category
To link to articles about Business (in the HowToDoThings.com Business category) use the following HTML:

<a href="http://www.HowToDoThings.com/business">articles about Business</a>

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How To Upload a Photo to Your HowToDoThings Public Profile

erinkriessmann — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:08:44 -0600

Our members and contributors are what makes HowToDoThings unique. Our visitors come to the site to learn how to do something from someone who has experience, and they are interested in learning about our writers. Contributors who have photos in their profile tend to have more visits to their profile pages. We also highlight our best and most active contributors on the homepage of the site and in our newsletter, and in order to be considered as the featured contributor, you must have a photo in your profile. (Note: to be selected, you must also have a minimum of 30 points, which would make you a ‘Passionate' contributor - visit the Points Explanation page to learn more about how to earn points on HowToDoThings.)

Adding a photo to your profile is easy - here's how to do it:

How To Use the Article Toolbar

The2 — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:26:06 -0600

The HowToDoThings article toolbar can be a little confusing at times, so here's an explanation of how to use it!

This is the toolbar that appears above the article field when you click on "Write an Article" from your HowToDoThings contributor dashboard:

Bold, Italic and Underline. Just like the tools in a Word document or most other content management systems, you can bold, italicize or underline anything in your article. Simply highlight the word, phrase or sentence that you intend to change and then click the appropriate icon:

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How To Set Up a Google AdSense Account

The2 — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:15:12 -0600

Our payment system is based on the idea that we’re in this together. All you have to do is sign up for a Google AdSense Account, input your AdSense ID into the HowToDoThings system and, from that point on, we’ll begin splitting the revenue of each article right down the middle, 50/50.

Starting from Scratch: