resubmitted article rejected

[Cheryl]

I made minor changes to an article to go after a different market and it was rejected because it used web resources listing them as www. The previous article did as well. Does this means we cannot listed any web resources without a live link? Thanks.

[Ed]

Please read:

Why You Shouldn't Include Web Addresses in Your Articles:
http://constant-content.com/blog/?p=35

For example, sending readers off the page to look at reviews would probably not be in a customer's best interest, unless the customer specifically asked for that.

We require that any web addresses do not contain the prefix http://www. Please also consider using company names rather than web addresses.

Thanks,
Ed

[Cheryl]

Thanks for your reply, but I still need clarification. In my case they do not contain the http:// but only the www. They were accepted like this before. Is this unacceptable now? Thanks. I have them this way in the belief they will be easier for the reader to find, but still not too easy and drive them away from the website.

Cheryl

[Celeste Stewart]

I usually write Web sites like this:

Constant-Content.com

According to Constant-Content.com, writers should avoid using hyperlinks.

[Ed]

It is generally bad practice to encourage readers to go elsewhere for their information when the customer has purchased content in order to attract readers to his or her website, as stated in the blog entry in my initial response. Please avoid including these as a general rule.