Could you help me get this article onto PetHelpful?

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   poppyrposted 7 years ago

   Hi, everyone. I was hoping this article would be moved to PetHelpful (another hamster-related article got moved straight away). I got an email a few days after it was published saying that it was being moved to an edting queue, but it's been a few weeks and I haven't heard anything. If you have any advice on how I can get this article moved to PetHelpful, I'd appreciate it!
   (If it's relevant, I've only just added the Amazon link. I got the email before the link was added).
   Thank you in advance for your time
   
   Article: https://hubpages.com/animals/How-to-Get … -Trust-You

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      Natalie Frankposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      The most noticeable thing is that the article is in need of careful proofreading for missing words, typos etc.  Try reading it aloud to see where there are places that don't read smoothly or when you've repeated a word too many times.  For example, the word even is used 3 times in the two sentences of the second paragraph.  Regardless of when you added the link, you don't have any unique content that describes it other than your hamster was friendlier after you bought it, so remove the link or add additional material related to your personal impressions of the item.  Good luck.

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         poppyrposted 7 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you! ☺️

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      Mike Hardyposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Hi Poppy!
      
      Others have posted good editing and proofreading. Heed it, I always tweak my stuff. Even the ones with 1000's of reads.
      
      Don't wait around for HP to wake up and post this in on one of their "niche"  sites. Self promote! It's a great post. As a former Gerbil owner you are spot on. Go to FB and look up all the hamster and pet groups you can find and join them. Then make a spreadsheet and track all the groups you joined and slowly post and record your activity. Be smart. Don't spam. Have fun.
      Good Luck..

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   Shesabutterflyposted 7 years ago

   I agree with what Natalie said. It needs some proofreading. I would also combine the first two paragraphs. Your article comes across keyword heavy to me as well. I saw the word hamster at least 30 times with 14 of those occuring in point number 7 alone.
   
   In regards to the editing queue, I just found out that articles can be in there for up to a year before being moved. I would work on proofreading and adding some additional information for the hamster cage or remove the link and try resubmitting the article. As it stands now the link will likely be removed.

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      poppyrposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks

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