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Be a part of shaping concepts, defining new trends and post an article dedicated to online marketing today.

As a general rule of thumb an "article" is more than 200 words with a maximum of 2000 words. We do know from experience anything less than 200 words doesn’t have as high a readership with members or via search engines and so has less votes.

The guidelines for all articles are based on4 simple guidelines…

1. Meet the Gooruze definition of online marketing
2. Copyright rules - Be true no plagiarism allowed. Gooruze rewards creativity. See copyright rules
3. Fairness and respect – some behavior like “flaming a member” is unacceptable at Gooruze. You are likely to be reported and could be removed from the community
4. Your content should not breach Gooruze terms of service.

Let us explore those guidelines further...

1. Definition of “online marketing article” for Gooruze?

Online marketing was chosen because it is generally accepted as the descriptor of all things e and some argue includes digital communication. (Ok well there is some debate within the Gooruze ranks - digital versus online) but lets draw the line in the sand for now.

The scope of topics is broad – what we recommend to keep Gooruze inspiring and interesting that your articles appeal to the mainstream to advanced readership rather than for beginners. There is plenty of information for beginners in the marketplace. At the same time avoid extremely technical posts these are probably best left for the forums that can provide a very technical support group.

2. Copyright rules

You must not copy someone else’s work whole or in part thereof (offline or online) unless you have permission or the content is in the Public Domain (check at the end of the content you are sourcing for copyright conditions), but you can reference or get your ideas from other content, but you must cite your sources properly, giving authors credit where due.

Your article must be “in your own words” - only quote 10% of the article (usually a paragraph or an important sentence) and you must link to the source after the exact wording.

You must also provide a link to the original source even if the article just gave you the idea. (Linking the source is fine in the “external links” area, it doesn’t have to be in the main body of your article),

How to obtain permission from an original author in less than 48 hours.

1. Send an email saying what site you are a member of, the benefits of having permission to reproduce their content.

2. Ask if you can site the source and will place a link back to their site directly to the reproduced content from your article in the "bookmarks" section.

3. Add the email proof into a blog post in the public Gooruze group called "Copyright Permission Proof Area"

Copyright is a global rule affecting every website and everyone in a commercial arena so we must treat this as an important consideration when writing (publishing) an article accessible from all over the web..

3. Fairness and Respect

You are not allowed to "flame a member" for their opinions and comments. Take the argument offline or into a group area. Flaming a member will result in your account being reported and you may get terminated. Of course that's not to say we don't welcome debate and controversy - it wouldn't be a marketing community without it. Let's focus on the issue not the person.