becoming Inactive at examiner

I would suggesting going there to get the exact facts. Among other things it means they stop paying you

You'll probably still get e-mails after the 30 days. I have an examiner that I haven't done anything with in quite some time but I still get e-mails from them on the regular about posting content and system features/updates.

Your previous article might have errors or was not found to be newsworthy. Go to edit your article (s) and scroll down. There are comments by a proofreader. I had trouble with my first article—but after it magically erased itself three times when trying to publish, sheesh!—I had the same message.

Or, maybe you just need to write another article. My status was recovered after I wrote two newsworthy pieces this week.

I don't think it relates to article quality. They just mothball inactive users (defined as those not logging into the site), leave the pages up, but stop paying them for any traffic.

No, I'm not very impressed--bit it is in their terms of service.

I write one article a month just to keep getting paid. Of course, what used to be a decent check has dwindled almost 10% of what it once was, but still enough to write quick article.

Sad thing on Examiner is the guys running really have no clue how to run that type of website. Never have and probably never will. Case in point, their reaction to Google Panda was to start emailing their writers begging them to write more content. And that's the reason they've sunk so fast while other sites are recovering.

I've been writing for Examiner for almost two years now. Back in July, I stopped writing because I was putting more effort into it than I was getting out. I thought it would be permanent and ignored all of their "you haven't published in x amount of weeks, you're not active anymore." I probably went about 3 months without writing anything, then I randomly started up again. Once I started publishing again, it was like I never left. So they won't delete your pages or anything, and I even got paid for the pageviews I got when I was considered inactive. I still don't get much out of it, but I don't put much effort into it either. It's just a fun way to write about stuff I love and get a little bit of extra pocket change.

I've been at Examiner three years now. I've never been very prolific, but I've stayed active for all but one month.

I've also made the (old) $25 payout every month, even when I only publish one article a month.

Your topic really makes a difference. I write about firearms and that topic has more potential than many of the more specialized or niche topics. I also write for a national audience, even though it's a "local" title. I learned early on that you can't "write local" and get the same kind of hits you can if you aim for a broader geographic audience. (They've eased up on the requirement to "write local" since then as well)

Most of my articles make $15 to $25. Some do vanish after only bringing in a couple bucks, but every now and then I hit something good that really earns. My article on the Guns of James Bond brought in about $125 by itself.

In 2013 I plan to try to publish a minimum of 3x a week to see if the more frequent publishing increases my readership to the point where I bring in more per article. (Obviously, I should make more if I write more, but I want to see if there's any critical mass I can reach to get more hits per article, not just more hits because I'm publishing more).