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When you first load up the page for your Task, you will see a box filled with instructions and advice for completing the page. You can work directly on that page, filling in the appropriate boxes and including all the sources you used to find the information. This is a clear and concise paragraph or two (200-300 words) introducing your how-to topic.

What is useful about the process? Who would benefit most from learning how to do it? How complicated is the process, and will someone need special tools and/or training to carry it out successfully?

What other essential info should we know before beginning this How To? These are brief, bite-sized pieces of helpful information or advice that readers quickly can scan before they begin the how-to process. The tips should also be mentioned within the steps of the guide, but pick out a few of the most important pieces to be highlighted in this section.

Put in at least 3 tips for your article. Each step must be titled, such as "Step 1: Join the How To Team," "Step 2: Select a Task," etc. The content for each step should be 200-300 words, and written in clear, easy to follow, complete sentences. (A good page with well-constructed steps is here: How to Throw an Office Holiday Party).

If you need to add more than just the basic 3 steps, just click the "Add Another Step" button at the bottom of the Task page, and it will add another box for you. This section is where you highlight pages already existing on Mahalo, that relate to the "How To" you are creating. Take a look at How to Become a Professional Skateboarder for an example of a good list of related pages, featured on the task.

Add the titles of at least 5 related Mahalo pages that exist. Put double brackets around the title of the page (like these: ), and separate the titles with pipes (like this: | ). You can find related pages either by searching around inside Mahalo or by doing a Google site search.

To do this, just type in a word or two from your subject into Google followed by the term site:mahalo.com. Once you have your related pages picked out, just list them in the Related section with double brackets around them. Find an applicable, instructional video from YouTube or Hulu, and put the link here.

Then, write a 50—100 word synopsis of the video's content. Also, include a title for your featured video. When citing facts put forth in your article, always use references (more on this below).

By clicking "Submit," your work will automatically be saved and sent to Mahalo's Quality Control (QC) team. They will then evaluate your work for accuracy, originality, grammar/spelling, citation of sources and general adherence to Mahalo's high standards for content. They will either approve the task or send it back and allow you to try again.

Either way, you may receive feedback and advice for future Tasks. For Mahalo formatting and citation requirements, please read the Mahalo page How To Write a Mahalo Page.