Hi everyone,
Thanks for the feedback, and I'm sorry to hear some aspects aren't working for you 
. I want to clarify a few things about the network, so you've got a better sense of our aims, which might cheer you up a bit.
As you suggest, we ask our bloggers to share their work in our forum so we don't overload the rest of Talk. That said, we regularly share your posts across Mumsnet, in a slot on the homepage, the newsletter and through a Featured Bloggers box on lots of pages. We want to spread the word about you to the whole of MN, plus the blogosphere, so we also get you out and about on Facebook and Twitter.
We feature every single post on our network homepage, and a wide variety of bloggers on our homepage carousel, including new voices. lowimpactmama's right that we ask members to wear the badge to become a featured blogger - which seems a fair exchange for the eyeballs.
Ultimately, though, we want to build a network of supportive and entrepreneurial bloggers, so our main aim is to give you the friends and tools to do that, rather than acting as a one-way traffic funnel. We want to build a community and a conversation that nurtures new voices and respects individual bloggers' autonomy. So I think it's great if you can work with us and for yourself to build your audience.
I hope that makes sense.
Elinor