Okay, let me start with saying I know nothing about content mills. Zero. Zilch. Nada. But the "rules" you outlined seemed so one-sided that they were almost comical. How could that work for anyone? Write about random topics, compete with other writers that you know nothing about and who may have beaten you to the punch after all the work you did, get ambushed by the news you've been beaten to the punch only after you've put in the work . . .