You may actually get more advice on sites dedicated to writers helping each other. For instance, Booksie. There are a few others too. I posted the first draft of my novel there and got lots of feedback -- much of it comprised well-intentioned compliments, which were useless, but quite a few good suggestions came out of it.
No, that would fine if you ask it just like you did here. As long as it isn't selling anything for you, it's fine. It's the sales links that are spam but to just read an article you wrote is not. Go ahead, be my guest.