subject: Dmoz Directory Submission Guide [print this page] The Open Directory Project is one of the most respected directories on the Internet. Due diligence of the editor, only high-quality websites that provide useful information are listed. The Open Directory is run by a team of volunteer editors. The presentation of the site is evaluated by the editors.
Since the submission Dmoz accept shipments every day, it is very difficult for them to write all the websites of the publishers limited. The editors are not paid and keep their jobs. The only editor to write the site in their spare time. Therefore, it can be submitted for approval at the time. Sometimes the error enters into the database. Consequently, all details of the template are deleted from the database. Then the user will need to submit your site again and the tail of the portfolio.
To the DMOZ directory publishers have created a form of submission. When users do not meet these requirements, your page will be removed from the database. Before submitting DMOZ directory, you should take the time to read the submission guidelines.
Determine whether a site is suitable for the presentation
The list Dmoz has stricter requirements on Web sites to accept the. Mirror sites are not allowed. Mirror websites Links to websites that have the same content, but with a different URL. Websites with similar content sites that are already on the list included, will also be rejected. For example, an affiliate site is not recommended for the presentation of the official site already in DMOZ directory. The URL will not be presented several times. In general, you should re-present after 3 months, if not yet approved in the directory. The website, submit that you do not have to redirect to a different address. In addition, the website with illegal content such as pornography or material, protection of intellectual property is infringed, is not to be considered for presentation.
Then write to the directory to ensure that your site does not appear on the list. Then you must determine the correct category for your site. The Open Directory has a large number of categories to choose from, so there is a category which is for the website should be. If you submit a separate category, the page may be rejected. You must submit the site to the lowest level of the category. Some categories do not imply on the URL. If the categories do not suggest a URL, which means that the site can be presented in class. Pornographic sites are to be rejected by publishers.
The introduction of side on Dmoz, make sure that there is over. It should be a single page that is under construction. If any part of the site is not yet complete, you must first stop before going to Dmoz directory. The pages are under the sign of the construction are less likely to be on this list.
Presentation of the site
After selecting the best category, you can suggest click on a URL. The home page contains a form for shipping. Descriptions should be short and to describe the content on the site. The description should describe the site and can no words of support. If the image is more advertising purposes, will be delayed after the approval of the site, because the publisher is the time to will be to correct the description. The use of automated submission software to submit the DMOZ directory is a violation of the rules of Dmoz. The website is registered via automated software on the blacklists. Blacklists Web site may not be included in the directory. Dmoz directory please send an e-mail notification to you that your site will be removed. When to send the continued use of their IP address will be automatically banned. Once banned your IP address, access is no longer the site.
After the presentation of the site
After submitting the page, the editor will review your application to see if they meet the requirements to be registered in the directory. If approved it so far behind in this particular category, a longer time for the site. Sometimes, when the editor is online, you can immediately approve the site within minutes. Presentation of the different URL in the same place is not encouraged.
Once the site listed in DMOZ, you have to explore two weeks for the search engine on the site. Dmoz are used by many search engines such as Yahoo, Google, Bing, Ask.com and other supports. While the site appears in the search for two weeks, please contact the publisher.
If you accelerate the time of approval, ensure that the site has no broken links. You can add a link checker, broken link to the review on the website. In addition, the navigation to be easy to use. Normally, the user two additional links to the target page click. The content of the website must be unique. Established professional website usually gets approval more quickly. The most important thing is that the site should be useful information to the public. The information must not already be provided in the DMOZ directory listings available through the pages. For example, you can send on a site, the embroidery patterns that create learning developed by you.
Update your website title and description
sometimes the editor will change the title and the description of the display. If not satisfied, you can create a registration form with the Web update. You must always be deleted politely and with respect to the editorial, and ad. The updating of the web form, the reason why you want to change and how they want to be corrected. to respond usually no more than three days for the editor.
