SEO DMOZ listing

Submit a link to the DMOZ Open Directory. How to add a site to the DMOZ Open Directory? Submitting a site is easy, but before you fill out the form read the Rules for DMOZ site proposal.

• Determine if a site can be a proposal to the ODP
• Best category
• Site Description
• Describe the site
• Sentence structure
• Spelling
• Constraints specific to a browser
• Objectivity
• Accuracy
• Inappropriate symbols
• Redundancy
• Keywords
• Short Form
• Acronyms
• Third person
• Excluded
• Examples of descriptions website

Answer forum DMOZ

• How to add a site to the DMOZ Open Directory in English?
• What DMOZ rules regarding proposed sites?

DMOZ Open Directory Project

TheOpen Directory Project is a web directory of Internet resources and not a highly selective search engine as Google. The DMOZ directory is ordered by subjects arranged in a hierarchical order, from largest to specific. The ODP is maintained by community editors who evaluate expert internet sites for inclusion in the DMOZ directory.

TheOpen Directorit does not accept all websites, its aim is to make the directory as useful as possible for users, not to ensure it contains everything and anything, it is not a promotional tool for agencies listed.

DMOZ rules for proposing sites

Determine if a site can be a proposal to the ODP

• Do not submit websites mirrors. These are websites that have identical content but different URLs.
• Do not submit URLs that have little or even content from other websites you may have listed in the DMOZ directory.
• Do not disguise your submission and submit the same URL more than once. Example: http://www.jeuxenor.com and http://www.jeuxenor.com/index.html.
• Do not submit a website whose URL redirects to another.
• The Open Directory has a policy of not admitting the websites whose content is illegal under U.S. law, for example child pornography, defamation, materials that infringe intellectual property rights, and any material encourage, solicit or condone any illegal activity (such as fraud or violence).
• Do not submit web sites "under construction". Wait until a site is complete before proposing it. Sites that are incomplete, containing advice "Under Construction" or graphics or broken links are not good candidates for the directory.
• Submit pornographic sites to the appropriate category of the "Adult".
• Submit sites Francophones in the appropriate category from the homepage (dmoz.org / World /) And those in other languages than English in the appropriate category World.
• Do not submit sites consisting largely of affiliate links.
• Do a quick search in World / English, English-speaking part of the DMOZ directory, to make sure that your website is not already listed.

Best category

Find what is the best category for your website. The Open Directory has a huge amount of topics. You should propose a site in the category most relevant. The proposed sites in inappropriate or unrelated categories may be rejected or removed. Some categories do not link "Submit Site" or "update URL". These categories do not accept proposals, which means you need to find a more specific category for your site.

Description

All sites listed must have a Description. These descriptions should describe the Site Content with objectivity and brevity. They should include elements that differentiate the site from others in its class.

How to describe the site?

All descriptions should mention the Site Content. For example: Forum, company profile and sound clips. Depending on the extent of the class, you can also describe the organization with the site, while remaining objective. For example, in a category of gadgets for the production of red and white, it is not necessary to describe the company - the field of intervention of the company being contained in the full name of the class and completed by the description of category. However, in a category like Paris / Business_and_Economy, a brief description of the company is appropriate.

The description of organisms may include information such as type of market for which they work, what they do (if not induced by the name of the category in which they are) and what differentiates if this is indeed the case.

Sentence structure

A description must begin with a word whose first letter is capitalized and end with a point. The sentence must meet a logical structureBut fragments are quite acceptable. For example, a complete sentence could be:

This site contains: tourist information, photos and a series of videos.

However, "This site" is redundant because it is induced by the context because of its presence in theDMOZ. Therefore a more appropriate description would be:

Contains: tourist information, photos and a series of videos.

Spelling

There is no excuse for spelling and / or typographical errors in the descriptions, a verification tool is available for the categories of Best of English directory. The descriptions in the categories of World / are written in those languages.

Constraints specific to a browser

Some sites require specific technology to be viewed. For example, a site designed only for Flash is only visible to those with the plugin Flash. It is common to include this information at the end of description, surrounded by square brackets. For example:
[Requires Flash]
[Requires Java]
[Requires Internet Explorer]
Note the use of the verb "require" a notation of this type should be used if the site is not visible without this technology. Labels like [Optimized for Internet Explorer] are not necessary.

Objectivity

A description should be factual (who sticks to the facts, presenting the facts without interpreting them) and do not contain your opinion on this website. For example:

Luke Stamp Collection - An amazing variety of timbres with great color, texture and shape. The best value for money in the market.

Adjectives such as "superb" and "amazing" are subjectiveAnd they should not be included in a description. "The best value for money on the market" is a promotional phrase and adds nothing to the description. It should therefore be deleted.

Similarly the superlatives such as: "Best", "greatest" and "faster" are subjective and should not be used.

It is inadvisable to make assumptions about the organization with the site, even if you think it is correct. For example, "The best of its class" should not appear in a description.

Accuracy

Try to be specific in your descriptions. For example, instead of writing "Information about a city, you could write" Photos, history and details of a city. "

In the same vein, terms such as "and more", "etc". or "..." must not be used in a description. Assume that you have not described all elements of the site and therefore such details are not necessary.

However you should always use your common sense to decide what level of precision. Remember that sites change. Add a site contains "87 color photos" increases the risk that the description becomes incorrect later. But if you mention "more than 80 color photos," she said while still being more durable.

Inappropriate symbols

There is a very small number of cases where it is justified to include in the descriptions of symbols such as exclamation points, ampersands ("&"), quotation marks or asterisks ("*"). Not only do these symbols are considered theemphasis (Exaggeration in the expression, tone of voice, gesture) and as an attempt to promote discrimination against other sites, but they give an impression of non-professionalism of the directory.

With the exception of acronyms (Acronym we n'épelle but not that pronounced as a word) recognized, words in all caps are prohibited. The same applies to cap "creative", eg "HomePage".

Redundancy

When you describe a websiteTake into account its position in the ontology (study of being). For example, if a site is contained in a class devoted to fan pages of Futurama, writing that the site is a "page a fan of Futurama" is redundant as you repeat the name of the category.

The descriptions are read by taking into account the Title. Thus, it is inappropriate to repeat it, in whole or in part in the description. For example,

Workers' Union gadget: Section of Paris - Union of Workers of the gadget covering Paris.

List of keywords

Descriptions such as:

"Paris hilton, paris tour, paris photos, paris monuments, tour eiffel, paris movie Paris 1, Paris 8."

are not allowed. TheDMOZ is not a search engine and therefore does not "descriptions" of this type.

Short Form

Using the abbreviated form of words is recommended. Instead of writing 'img', for example, write 'images'. Instead of writing 'bio' write 'biography', etc..

Acronyms

The acronyms may be used in the descriptions. If you use an acronym to a specific area, it is advisable consilter the FAQ category.

When using acronyms make sure they use proper capitalization. Generally acronyms should be written in all caps, eg CD-ROM. In English, acronyms are invariable, we write for example "PC" and not "PCs" as in English.

Third person

Descriptions should be written in third person, and "Photographs of my city and I wrote the story" should be amended to "Photographs of a city and its history."

Excluded

• Address or email
• Release nearest highway
• Phone or Fax
• Instructions on the use of an answering
• Hours
• Price
• Old URL

Examples of descriptions website

Although there are descriptions of "incorrect", there is no single model description "correct" regardless of the website. Once a description follows the guidelines is correct.

Listed below are examples of descriptions "correct".

Pattaya Thailand - Portal Francophone Pattaya before leaving, leave, live, hotels, general information photos videos.

Bodybuilding Fitness - Buy bodybuilding and fitness information board. Training programs, exercises, venues and clubs, equipment for particular business needs.

Flash Games silver - English games: casino tables, poker tournaments, paris sports and the opportunity to get free bonuses.

Belgium Picks - Paris English sports: online betting bonus on gratuituitement with the Jupiler league live horse racing in Fance and Belgium.

Live Soccer TV - Forecasts Free Live: Belgian Jupiler League Soccer, France football streaming live video