Niche site rejection

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   Timothy Andersonposted 7 years ago

   I was rejected for a niche site for my article "The 5 Secrets That Can Make You a Billionaire.."
   
   https://hubpages.com/money/The-Five-Sec … illionaire
   
   No specific reason was given, just the vague form letter with a variety of "maybe this, maybe that."
   
   I would gladly work to improve or correct it, but don't want to spend hours rewriting and not knowing what needs fixing.
   
   I'm not personally offering financial advice, only sharing the suggestions of famous billionaires as to what a person needs to do to become wealthy.
   
   Can anyone help pinpoint where I went wrong?
   
   Mucho, mucho thanks!!!

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      chasmacposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      The niche sites require that you provide the source of the included images to confirm that you have the legal right to use them.

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         Timothy Andersonposted 7 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you chasmac.  These are all public domain photos, mostly from Wiki-Media.  I was under the assumption that we had the option of choosing not to include the source if the photo was in the public domain.  Am I wrong, or have the rules changed?  Thank you so much for your response!

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            chasmacposted 7 years agoin reply to this

            When you write a new Hub, the image source fields still say "(optional)" so that hasn't changed. But, as you know, when you submit an existing Hub to a niche site, there's that 11-point check list to complete first. The one about images is more strict. I can't remember the exact wording, but the impression given is that HP definitely wants to see a source. I may have missed an exception regarding public domain images, but even so, I would include the source as just "Public Domain". I do it as I think it looks more professional.
            There's no need to include Wiki-Media in the source field as genuine PD pics are free to use regardless of where you found them. But if you don't include "Public Domain" in the source field, HP gets nervous. If you leave it blank, HP has no way of knowing if the image is legally used. They even mentioned recently in a forum reply that if they  come across unsourced pics that look like they're professional and copyrighted stock photos, the Hub might be unfeatured.

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   gerimcclymposted 7 years ago

   I think this is a very well-written article. Some suggestions: the Oprah photo looks rather grainy, so perhaps try to find a clearer one. Also, your quiz should possibly contain info from your article. In other words, your readers would find the answers within your article. Last, I wonder if HP is frowning upon using bold print to highlight the names of the famous people you mention in your article?

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   Timothy Andersonposted 7 years ago

   Thank you again chasmac and gerimcclym -- I appreciate your taking the time to help.  I will continue to research and consider making changes, but might just leave well enough alone and let this one stay as-is.  So many new projects in my sights..... thank you both again!

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