Terms of Use For CityNext.Content Network
The articles that you submit must be your own work
- You may not submit articles written by other authors and the content must be unique. No rebranded articles allowed, you must be the sole copyright holder for each article you submit. Articles written by a ghost writer are perfectly acceptable as long as they are being used only by yourself. This means NO PLR articles, no articles sold to several sites, no articles that say the same thing as your last article but you paraphrased it, no content that has been "rewritten" from something that you didn't write.
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- By submitting your articles to CityNext.Content Network, you grant us the right to publish your articles
We may publish your article anywhere on our website, blog, or syndicate through RSS. We may also change where it appears, including the category, at any time.
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- By submitting your articles to CityNext.Content Network, you grant others the right to publish your articles
Other CityNext.Content Network users have the right to publish your articles on their websites, in their newsletters or ezines, and more as long as the article is left in the original state. This includes the resource box which provides you credit as the author of the content.
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- Resource Box Requirements
Your article submissions should include a signature box. We allow up to 500 characters including html in the resource box and we allow up to 3 active links in the resource box.
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- Reasonable Number of Links in Articles
We do allow a reasonable number of active hyperlinks in the text of the article body. A reasonable number of links is about 1 link per 100 words of content. Links should be helpful to the reader.
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- No direct affiliate links
The articles that you submit to CityNext.Content Network should not contain raw affiliate links. It is acceptable, however, to mention the URL's of helpful sites or your own website which redirects to the recommended affiliate product. URL shortening services such as TinyURL and Bit.ly are okay.
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- No Explicit Content
Articles can not contain links to explicit content or contain explicit content themselves - authors found violating this policy on a regular basis are subject to having their accounts closed at any time and their articles removed from this site. This includes linking to things that are illegal in the United States of America. This includes but it is not limited to sales of trademark infringing items, knock offs, boot legs, internet gambling, wagering, online pharmacies, drugs, adult services, material that you should be 18 to see, etc. If you have a question, email us first.
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- Submitting your articles to CityNext.Content Network does not entitle you to financial compensation of any kind
We currently do not pay any compensation for articles you submit. In the future we might work out a revenue sharing plan, but the details and logistics of such plan have not yet been worked out.
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- Articles must be spellchecked and proof read for grammatical errors prior to submitting
Do not submit articles filled with spelling errors and bad grammar. We do monitor article submissions and we will reject content that doesn't meet this requirement.
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- No Abuse of this Network
Anyone found abusing this directory, stuffing articles with links, and repeatedly violating our policies - may find their accounts closed and articles deleted.
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- Article Length
It should go without saying that articles should be of decent size, otherwise they are merely sales pitches and not very useful for the reader. Think of the reader first and foremost. Articles less than about 200 words may be deleted.
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- Include an image with your article
The image uploader will automatically place a perfectly resized image inside your article. Include a relevant image for your content. If you don't have an image handy, use http://search.creativecommons.org/, click on the IMAGE tab, then search and download an image to insert into your content(link opens new window).