Another day and another few new 9rules members to welcome!
Writing a lot in October to get ready for Round 5 Submission, and then not writing again afterwards.
Long gaps in posting. Some sites will write 3x a week for a month and then take a full month off before writing again. We don't ask members to have a set schedule, but we do like to see consistency because it sets readers' expectations.
Blog posts that are dominated by YouTube videos that weren't produced by the blog owner. Scattering videos throughout a longer article to break up the monotony or have some fun is a great idea, but when you have 3x as many videos in your post as sentences then things get a little fishy.
Long quotes, little interpretation. Some blogs that we've gone over have 3-4 paragraphs of quoting in an entry and only a few sentences of original thought or interpretation. Quoting someone else and then voicing your opinion is great if you're actually responding, but using the quote as your entry isn't really the way to go and could get you into some copyright troubles.
Splogs or "cash blogs" don't make it into 9rules because it's not what we're really about. Some people submit their blog and you can tell the goal is just to make a cheap buck. I'm not talking about generating some revenue on a subject you're passionate about, but more like blogs on mesothelioma or bankruptcy that have a gajillion AdSense blocks splattered about. We don't let sites like these in no matter what.
As of last Wednesday, the 9rules network announced the new members as of round 5!
Congratulations folks and welcome to the club!
Here is the list of our newest members. Again, Congrats!