First, thanks to all of you who were in the old queue and are still gluttons for punishment requesting a 10 things review. Here is the start of the new queue. The date indicates the target date your review will be published. By giving myself a deadline I hope to stay ahead of the reviews. I hate missing deadlines!

  1. http://tibetanplateau.blogspot.com/ (9/5)
  2. http://zenbananas.com/ (9/9)
  3. http://kome-rocks.santacruzdreamz.com/ (9/13)
  4. http://www.writersroundabout.com/ (9/18)
  5. http://www.rarst.net/ (9/24)


For the sake of sanity, I’m going to do things a little differently this time around. First, I’m limiting the number of reviews I do monthly. This will vary depending on my schedule but I will be doing at least 5. Maybe more, maybe not. Once I have the monthly queue, I will not take additional requests until the next month (monthly sign-up will be approximately two weeks prior to the start of the next month).

Second, I’m going to reserve the right to deny a review request. I didn’t do this in the past, and I don’t know that I will do it often, but I will determine on a case-by-case basis whether or not a site/blog will be added to the queue. If I do deny a review request, I will let you know personally, and provide an explanation.

Third, starting with this post, I will only accept review requests that are submitted via the contact form. It’s too difficult to try and keep up with requests in comments. I’ve had some issues with the contact form I’m currently using. If anyone out there has a good resource for me, please comment and let me know!

Fourth, while I’ve never required it and I don’t plan on starting now, I wouldn’t mind a little quid pro quo. If you get a review, please let people know. A mention in a post/on the website, some link love, etc. That’s only fair, right? ;)

I’d love to hear your ideas for a better 10 things review process. Please comment below with your thoughts, suggestions, and ideas.

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