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1. 1 to 101 is a community project that rewards the people who contribute to it.
2. We operate a special shareholder scheme; the first website to do so.
3. Contribute a page to 1 to 101 and we'll give you a share of this website.
4. We're always looking for people to join us.
5. We insist on you working with us, not for us.
6. You can work from home.
7. You can work on yourself or with other people.
8. You can take as long as you like to write a 1 to 101.
9. People of all nationalities are welcome to join.
10. 1 to 101 writers / shareholders are based all over the world.
11. The only requirement is that you must have a good standard of written English.
12. You receive one share for each 1 to 101 page that you contribute.
13. For each share, you’ll be given a unique share certificate and reference number.
14. One share is equal to the total selling price of the website divided by the total number of shares (minus 20% management costs).
15. As an example, if 1 to 101 has 1000 pages and is sold for $250'000, you receive $200 for each page that you contributed.
16. The value of shares will vary depending on the highest offer received for 1 to 101 and the number of 1 to 101 pages contributed.
17. The current value of a share is stated in the green boxes at the top right corner of every page of this website; this is calculated by dividing the highest bid for 1 to 101 to date by the current number of pages on the website.
18. The amount you receive for your share(s) is the share value at the time of the sale of 1 to 101; not the share value when you submitted your 1 to 101 page.
19. There's no limit on the amount of money that you can earn.
20. There's no limit on the number of 1 to 101s shares that you can own.
21. You receive payment for your share when 1 to 101 is sold.
22. There’s no definite time scale on the sale of 1 to 101; however, it will be sold within a ‘reasonable’ time.
23. Shareholders vote whether to accept or reject each bid made for 1 to 101.
24. When a bid is made each shareholder is notified of the bid amount by email and must reply with their decision within 5 business days.
25. Shareholders are told the results of the voting process after votes have been processed and counted.
26. If 75% or more of shareholders vote to accept a bid then 1 to 101 will be sold.
27. On the acceptance of a bid for 1 to 101, financial details of it will be made available to all shareholders.
28. On the sale of 1 to 101, payment for your share(s) will be made via PayPal.
29. You can't redeem the value of your share(s) at any time before the sale of 1 to 101.
30. Shares can't be sold or transferred to other people.
31. Managements costs are limited to a maximum of 20% of the final 1 to 101 sale price and will be solely distributed to the original founders of 1 to 101.
32. Management costs include, but are not limited to: administration; editing; legal; promotion; set-up; web-hosting.
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33. A 1 to 101 should provide information and advice that helps someone learn about a topic.
34. You can suggest any topic to write a 1 to 101 about.
35. You don't have to be an expert on a topic to write a 1 to 101 on it; you just have to know more about it than the average person.
36. The more people a topic is of interest to, the better it is as a 1 to 101.
37. Commonly searched for words on the internet make good topics for a 1 to 101.
38. 1 to 101 topics can be universal or country specific.
39. If someone has written a country specific 1 to 101, you could write one on the same topic for another country.
40. Use existing 1 to 101 pages as a guide for choosing a new topic.
41. Topics must be approved by one of our editorial team.
42. If you want ideas, we can provide you with a list of topics to choose from.
43. Please contact us before starting to write a 1 to 101.
44. Each 1 to 101 you write needs to be thoroughly researched.
45. Sources of research: books; journals; magazines; newspapers; personal experience; websites.
46. You can choose whatever types of sources you prefer to research a 1 to 101.
47. You should use a range of sources; not just one or two.
48. Write down as many questions as you can think of that you want your 1 to 101 to answer.
49. Think about the keywords that are relevant to the topic you’re researching; make a list of them.
50. Use a thesaurus to expand your keyword list.
51. Search ‘Google’ using the topic title plus: advice; faq; guide; how to; information; tips; what is.
52. Search ‘Google’ using the sub-topic headings plus: advice; faq; guide; how to; information; tips; what is.
53. When using ‘Google’, look through the first few pages (at least) of search results; not just the first one.
54. Avoid using ‘Wikipedia’ as a source.
55. Reject information and advice that’s too detailed for a 1 to 101.
56. Write down / highlight sentences from sources; not entire blocks of text.
57. Keep a record of what sources you use; we may sometimes ask you about them.
58. A 1 to 101 should cover all of the key aspects of a topic.
59. Write mainly practical information and advice; not technical, theoretical, historical etc.
60. You should provide neutral, unbiased information and advice.
61. A 1 to 101 should be written on to the ‘Microsoft Word’ template that we provide you with.
62. Each topic must contain exactly 101 pieces of information and advice.
63. Information and advice needs to be listed from 1 to 101.
64. A 1 to 101 is not listed in order of importance i.e. point 1 is not more important than point 2, point 83 is not less important than point 57.
65. You should write the 101 pieces of information and advice in a logical order; sub-topics / sentences that are relevant to each other following on from each other.
66. Each 1 to 101 should be organised into approximately 6 sub-topics.
67. Each sub-topic should contain between 10 and 20 pieces of information and advice.
68. Writing a whole sub-topic in one sitting will likely make it flow / read better.
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69. Use the same style of writing as is used for existing 1 to 101s.
70. A 1 to 101 should be approximately 2000 words in length.
71. The vast majority of sentences should be under 2 lines long.
72. A 1 to 101 can be written in American English or British English.
73. Keep the use of jargon to a minimum; explaining it if used.
74. You don't have to format (i.e. bold, colouring etc.) your work; we will do this for you.
75. We will insert all links into a 1 to 101; you don't need to concern yourself with this.
76. It’s recommended that you allow us to review your 1 to 101 at the 33% and 66% completion stage.
77. We like to review 1 to 101s before their completion to ensure that you’re staying on topic and writing in a style consistent with existing 1 to 101s.
78. All completed 1 to 101s are subject to review by our editorial team before being accepted.
79. It's your responsibility to provide us with a 1 to 101 that is 99% ready to be published.
80. We reserve the right to reject any 1 to 101s that we feel are unsuitable or of an unacceptable quality.
81. Any 1 to 101s you submit must be 100% your own (or those you worked with) work.
82. We check all 1 to 101s for plagiarism before accepting them; we have various tools / systems to do this.
83. Any plagiarised 1 to 101s (small sections of it or in its entirety) will be returned to you for re-writing.
84. We have had plagiarised 1 to 101s submitted to us; they’re a waste of yours, ours and other shareholders time.
85. Always proofread a 1 to 101 before submitting it to us.
86. A significant part of the editorial review is to ensure that your 1 to 101 conforms with the writing style and layout of existing 1 to 101s.
87. Any changes that our editorial team feel need to be made will be highlighted on the submitted document and returned to you.
88. Don't take suggestions / recommendations / decisions personally; they're meant to be constructive, not outright criticisms.
89. The editing / review process is a two way dialogue; please tell us if you don't agree with our suggestions / recommendations / decisions.
90. Our editorial team will dedicate as much time to you as is necessary to get your 1 to 101 to a publishable level.
91. When your 1 to 101 is at a publishable level, we will sign it off and issue you with a share certificate and reference number.
92. After you've been issued with a share certificate and reference number you can't later ask for your 1 to 101 to be withdrawn from the website.
93. We reserve the right to remove 1 to 101s from the website at anytime and without disclosing our reasons.
94. Your share certificate and reference number are still valid if we remove your 1 to 101 from the website.
95. The only way an issued share certificate and reference number can become invalid is if your 1 to 101 is found to have infringed copyright law.
96. We operate transparently throughout and will always answer your questions.
97. Our company headquarters are in the UK.
98. We can be contacted by post at: 1 to 101, Links Drive, Birmingham, B91 2DL, UK
99. We can be contacted by phone on +441212882892
100. We can be contacted by email at enquiries@1to101.com
101. Our office opening times are 10:00 - 20:00 (GMT) Monday to Friday.
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