This covers a large variety of Newgrounds.

About half of the people here on Newgrounds are an artist of something. This could be drawings, audio and flash. The two main at this time are Flash & Audio. And if your willing to put the hard yards into your work, Then you deserve to be recognized and feel proud of your outcomes. This guide will help you with just minor things that will add up. And believe me when I say it, They do.

Now individually these things don't seem like much. But together they can be the difference between a green aura, and a blue aura. With the amount of good animations being entered to the portal each and every day, Even adding .01 of a point can be the difference between a daily award, and not. Putting all these tiny features into your work will take no more than half an hour. If your slow. In a sense, this entire Guide will be similar to my 'Portal' guide, But on the other side.

Title: Having a title with correct capitals and lack of internet slang can add up. Some people will jump the the conclusion that an entirely lower case name including the word 'lol' will be nothing but spam. And yes, Some users vote without viewing. The easiest way to adapt is with this.

Icon: Having a good quality icon of your movie or game (Or alternatively an album cover in audio) will add a lot to your movie. Some people will once again assume things without seeing an icon. And also may not add your piece to their profile, Because it will look bad. Check out the top 50 list in the portal, Try to find me one without an icon. Hard, right?

Your Details: This is one of the most important things. Once again, In your uploads details section, Use proper grammar and punctuation. Also try to write more than 1 line of absolute crap. It is also necessary to avoid saying things like 'My first submission'. Because when people say that, Normally they are asking for sympathy. And people will Blam without watching. If its your first submission, Tell them the effort you put into it, Nothing else.

Preloader: When a viewer goes to open your flash submission, if all they see is a black screen as your movie loads, They're automatically going to be angry. Putting a Preloader in flash is simple, free, and fast. It will help greatly with your animation as a whole. There are tonnes of free preloaders on the internet, Just use Google. As for the Newgrounds ones: Click Here.

Now its one thing to give you guys all these hints and tips. But its another thing to actually give you tips on how to achieve this if you don't believe you have it in you. I mean most of these should be extremely straight forward. But if you need assistance on a few, I've provided some links.

Submit Content: If you can't actually find the button to submit to Newgrounds, Its simple. Click this link and decide which style your uploading to, And then follow the prompts. Shouldn't be much trouble at all.

Spam The Web: Posting your movie, game or audio on this website and then providing a link to the flash forum would be a good first step. rather than trying tests, and bugs out through Newgrounds, Go to an unrelated website. Therefore keep your reputation. By posting a link to the flash forum, You can request ideas, and fixes to issues. Without spamming Newgrounds.

Icon Help: This club is not dedicated to icons. Although almost every contributor would be happy to help you make an icon for your submission. Go there and ask politely, And you'll be pleased with the outcome. There is also an Icon club, But it is far more inactive.

Tutorials: This is simply tutorials to do with flash games, and flash movies. If your having trouble with something already made, Or simply wish to start flash animating, This is the place to go before anything else. I recommend the Flash Collab submissions.

This should be able to help you achieve a slightly higher score on your submissions to the whole of Newgrounds. Although you have to be aware, This isn't going to be the key to getting you awards and high scores. It is basically 99% based on your animation itself. But as I stated earlier, These minor points add up. So make sure you put effort into the work itself too.

Any comments and suggestions should be left on the 'Contents' News post. Not here. Thankyou.

- Jack.