Round 5 of submissions for 9rules.com is now open and will stay open for exactly 24 hours. After that they won’t accept any more submissions until Round 6, whenever that is. 9rules is a community of the best weblogs in the world on a variety of topics. 9rules was started to give passionate writers more exposure and to help readers find great blogs on their favorite subjects. It’s difficult to find sites worth returning to, so 9rules brings together the very best of the independent web all under one roof.
Anyone can join 9rules — you don’t have to be well-known, networked, rich, successful, or beautiful — but you do have to have a fiery passion for the medium. To have your blog considered for inclusion, go to the submission page and enter your blog information. Then sit back and see if they accept you. Submission will close at midnight EST.
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