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to:What
is The Sideroad?
We are an ever-growing
reference site that offers practical
advice, straight from the
experts,
in a wide variety of areas. You can find this advice through our Expert
Articles or Expert
Interviews sections.
Unlike conventional magazines, newspapers or websites, we bypass the
writer, journalist, or “self-appointed guru” to connect you directly
to a proven subject
expert.
Have you won any awards?
Yes! We collect our award-winning
articles here.
How do you choose the
articles and experts?
The Sideroad staff researches our audience’s interests, then looks for
an expert we feel can speak to that interest.
Our standards are high.
For every article or expert featured here, we’ve
reviewed as many as 20 experts to find the one we feel offers
the most straightforward,
practical advice on that subject.
What can you tell me
about your integrity?
Integrity is a key component of the experts we choose to feature here.
We don’t charge our experts to be featured, nor can they buy their way
into a placement.Editorial integrity is
equally important. Our advertising is handled by an ad network that
works on an auction-basis,
so our editorial control
is not influenced in any
way by our advertisers. If a single advertiser or group of advertisers
did attempt to pressure us editorially, our ad network ensures a steady
stream of replacements.How Popular Is This
Site?
We help an average of 160,000 new people a month find the practical
advice
for which they are searching, and have reached over 10,000,000 people
since
2004. We have also been consistently ranked in the Top 10 Ezines
out of more than 300 Ezine and Magazine sites
listed by Alexa.com, since Spring 2005. We’re also # 3 in the
Top
General/Reference sites at Ranking.com.Why did you choose the
name “Sideroad”?
Chosen in 1997, the name
has its roots in the popular-at-the-time metaphor of the “information
highway”. We’re an alternative to the busy mainstream media “highways”,
a shorter path to the information you need.
What
was the Original Sideroad ?
It was a ground-breaking weekly ezine that ran from
’97 – ’99, “oft-quoted as a trailblazer of in the field of digital
publishing”. The new Sideroad expands and improves upon the original
idea.
Click here for the Archives of the best of the original Sideroad Ezine.
The 10th Anniversary of the founding of The Sideroad was on Nov. 3,
2007.Who publishes The Sideroad?
Blue
Boulder Internet Publishing.
When was the site
redesigned?
We added the weekly Expert Interviews section on July 11, 2007.
FOR
EXPERTS / CONSULTANTS
Is this a free service?
Yes it is. There is no charge
to be featured on The Sideroad. Alternately, you
can not buy your way into a
placement here.Who owns the copyright to these articles?
You do. It’s your work!
We direct additional re-print requests to you.How long will my work be featured here?
Your work will be
featured here indefinitely (our original archives have been up for
more than 10 years); otherwise, you may remove it any time by request.How can I send you my article submission?
We will be taking new submissions in October 2009. More details will
be posted at that time. If you are a current expert, please write me at
the email below to add new material to your section.
Please
note we don’t do affliate
programs, link trades or link exchanges,
and we don’t sell
text links directly on
any of our pages (you can
use our ad network instead).*NOTE: First-time emailers will
need to authenticate themselves to our email system before we can
receive their message. Look in your own spam email box for an authentication
message from SpamArrest if you don’t receive one right away.Phone
Updated September 2009
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