Do you find eHow useful at all?

[Doppel]

It often comes up on google but I find really with 100% consistency that the articles are useless. Lacking in pictures, and very high level. For example an article on how to change a transmission would be useless like:

1) Turn off car
2) Jack up car
3) Remove bolts
4) Replace tranny
5) Done!

 

[dawp]

sounds like if they had a sex guide it would be:
1. in
2. out
3. repeat as necessary

 

[Jeff7]

My Google searches sometimes include the text: -site:ehow.com


Not terribly useful.

 

[PottedMeat]

ehow is worthless

expertvillage / ehow videos on youtube are terrible - they're like a minute long and don't tell you anything.

are people actually paid for those solutions and videos?

yahoo answers are a tiny step above since people can sometimes put up complete answers

???.about.com can be pretty bad

 

[edro]

They are an advertiser, not a How To site.
They are just like most "How To" sites; they only care about ad revenue.

If you want tranny help, check out Autozone.com. They have step by step walk-throughs for most parts they sell.

 

[sjwaste]

They are an advertiser, not a How To site.
They are just like most "How To" sites; they only care about ad revenue.

If you want tranny help, check out Autozone.com. They have step by step walk-throughs for most parts they sell.

<--- L&R

 

[Doppel]

<--- L&R

heh

OK, perfect example. How to fly a helicopter in 7 easy steps. Who the hell bothers to write this?

http://www.ehow.com/how_2251997_fly-helicopters.html

It's like an ehow article on open heart surgery.

 

[edro]

heh
OK, perfect example. How to fly a helicopter in 7 easy steps. Who the hell bothers to write this?
http://www.ehow.com/how_2251997_fly-helicopters.html
It's like an ehow article on open heart surgery.

That's the article Trinity downloaded in The Matrix.

 

[edro]

BTW, there IS an article on changing transmissions.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2089101_replace-cars-transmission.html

 

[Wyndru]

ehow is worthless

???.about.com can be pretty bad

Yup, ehow and about.com are usually not even worth the clicks.

 

[Rifter]

100&#37; useless and it pisses me off its even there to slow down my search's

 

[amdhunter]

BTW, there IS an article on changing transmissions.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2089101_replace-cars-transmission.html

Damn. I had no idea it was that simple.

 

[TecHNooB]

ehow is a click farming site

 

[Fritzo]

They showed me how to change the brakes on my car once.

 

[clamum]

I'm sure there's some good articles there, but I agree with the OP for the remaining 99&#37; of the site: it's trash.

 

[yhelothar]

 

[yhelothar]

Its elpful for simple stuff... suc as ow to remove a blood stain.
yes my key is broken

 

[vshah]

instructables is way better

 

[Miramonti]

Sometimes ehow can be a starting place for hard to find information, but is useless for an ultimate solution due to the lack of details and outdated articles.

 

[ViviTheMage]

ehow is a click farming site

this

they have relative text, but not REAL content that is super useful, like pictures, or details.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

it's for boosting your serp

 

[DesiPower]

ehow is a click farming site

This, Google is desperately trying to fight these... its really bad for their business..

 

[Tim M]

They remind me of Monty Python's sketch "How to Do It."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNfGyIW7aHM


The flute explanation, is typical eHow.

 

[Muse]

I have a time or two. It can get kind of redundant, was my experience.

 

[lothar]

YouTube videos > eHow.