This sounds good, but it won't mean a thing without consistent updating! The product we writers are selling here has lost its value lately, because updates are so long in coming.

I haven't been contributing lately, because every time I submit, I wait and wait for posting, then end up emailing you, asking you to post my submissions. Then, I wait some more. Eventually, some of them get posted. I am still waiting for one article to get posted, even though in my request I gave you the specific URL to the article. Since it was an Easter article, its "window of timeliness" has disappeared. I've missed out on potential hits on articles that have been mentioned in the media, because the weren't posted until long after the media attention moved elsewhere.

I tend to focus on articles rather than blogging, but since blogs are primarily daily, the bloggers here must be completely fed up. How can they keep their blogs fresh if it takes so long to get each post on line?

I and some other writers on the site have noticed that page hits have dropped off sharply. Is it any wonder? Look at the splash page:

* "Recent News" has just been updated, but for months it was stagnant. The Linkbee article included links for weeks that either led to a "not found" or an "under construction" notice.

* "Featured Articles" was the same for several months before the last update. As I type, the first article is "Surprise Romantic Gifts for Valentine's Day," which tells you about when the most "recent" update was made. I envy those who got featured, as their articles have been in a prime spot since February. That would be great, IF the rest of the site were changing daily!

* Check the submission dates on any blog piece or article. They are at best 2-3 days old, often more than 7.

In short, PrintNPost.com is a stagnant publication in an extremely dynamic medium. In such a fast-paced, up-to-the-minute arena, why would anyone bother to visit this site every day? How can we recruit other writers to the site when we can't get our own stuff posted in a timely fashion?

The site rules tell us we should submit a minimum of 3 times a week. What's the point of doing that when it takes more than a week to get our submissions published?

These are basic issues that, if addressed, would make the site more valuable to both readers and writers. It's a very basic business principle: take care of the basics, then expand to new ways of attracting customers. If the product you're attracting them to isn't good, they won't stay around. It's a simple as that.

Once the basics are covered, then yes, go for the upfront payment. Maybe more of us will get on Twitter to increase hits, too. But hit increases will not last long without fresh material. We do our best to provide that fresh material, but we depend on you to get that material on line quickly and consistently.

I'd like the option for affiliate links of my own in the body of the article.

Hi David,

I told you a few months ago that your site is a diamond in the rough. In order for this website to shine, you're going to have to let it go. You're going to have to let your faithful bloggers; those you've come to learn their style and temperature of writing that you can trust; write without administrative editing. It's impossible to edit every person's writings. Most writings are non-controversial; and, primarily just easy reading on the run. Writers would be better served if you would bypass the adsense thing and require readers to pay a dollar, if they're interested in reading past the tease line (5 lines at the beginning). Each author should be allowed to put a "Pay Now" button on their writings. Serious readers will be willing to pay the $1. a day to have access to reading works of their favorite blogger. At the end of the month a check should be issued to authors based on the number of transactions received for their writings. For example: Jane Doe publishes an article on PNP. A reader sees her article's title and reads the intro (first paragraph). If interested, past the introduction, he'll see a button that says "Pay Now to read the entire article." The reader agrees to pay and is allowed to read the post. Let's say the reader sees 6 articles by six different authors, and decides to read each in full. Or maybe Jane Doe has published six articles in one day and he wants to read each of those. He's spent six bucks. I'm not sure; but that's about the cup most people pay for a cup of coffee at Starbucks. At the end of the day, some people will do what they can to get around paying; but, people with integrity will pay and help "struggling writers" get their gigs off the ground. I write because I love writing. Getting $1. per hit would be like a tip in a basket you might find at the feet of a musician on the street. Good Luck, David. I know your heart is in the right place; but, you may have to lose the middle man in the long run. We're writers primarily and quite honestly the Adsense thing doesn't add up for the hours most people spend writing. Your cut would be 20% of every $1. This means each writer would make $0.80 per payout. Pay Pal would be the only acceptable means of transferring money and the donate button would originate from them. Please see mytusense.blogspot.com to see the donate button on my page. And again, Good Luck and Godspeed!