Change Catagory or resubmit?

Help

I have sent a few emails over the past 6 months to get our category changed to a more appropriate one. We are currently in a category, which only represents a small portion of our business.

http://doz.org/Business/ConsumerGoodsandServices/SportingGoods/Cycling/Accessories/BagsCasesandCovers

This represents less then 15% of what we do and clients who are not familiar with the bike line will never find us. We also make Backpacking, Climbing, Travel, Police, Firefighter, Dog Packs, and School Packs etc etc.

I was told by a SEO that we need to apply to more than one dmoz category, while another told me we should just be listed in General Sporting Goods or Outdoor Gear Manufacturers. We have had no editor in our listing. What should we do?

Any Help you can give is greatly appreciated.

Dave

www.jandd.com

Want to give us your URL? I'm guessing it's http://jandd.com/ .

BTW, that category should be http://dmoz.org/Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Sporting_Goods/Cycling/Accessories/Bags,_Cases,_and_Covers/ <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />

<img src="/images/icons/blush.gif" alt="" /> Sorry, I keep forgetting that on Dmoz it's:

http://jandd.com

Does it make any difference that it is not:

http://www.jandd.com

<img src="/images/icons/confused.gif" alt="" /> Sorry again on the URL

And many many many thanks for helping me with this..

Dave

&gt;&gt; I was told by a SEO that we need to apply to more than one dmoz category &lt;&lt;

Then you've found yourself an SEO that doesn't know his business very well.

Re: Change Category or resubmit?

While I am not familiar with the specifics of your business or category, a general answer to your question is that you can:

1. Try to find a better category for your site.
2. Go to the category in which your site is currently listed.
3. Use the "update URL" link at the top of the page. In the "nature of your changes" box, list the new category which you think is better, and why. It would also probably help to rewrite your description (in accordance with the guidelines -- keyword stuffing and promotional language are likely to be ignored) to fit with the requested category.

An editor will review the request and will decide whether to move your site. Of course, there's no guarantee that you will get the desired outcome. In any event, a duplicate submission in a Topical category would not be appropriate. However, you are also eligible for a Regional listing in your home town (in your case http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/California/Localities/V/Vista/Business_and_Economy/ seems to be an appropriate category).

Re: Change Category or resubmit?

lachenm

Thank you for your prompt reply. I think I tried updating awhile back. Is there some way to check to see if it is in some kind of Queue? If not I will try again.

Again Thanks for the help.
Dave

Re: Change Category or resubmit?

Yes, there is, but I don't have the necessary permissions to help you. You'll have to wait for an editall+ or an editor in that area of the directory to check the queue. In any event, there is no need to resubmit if you have already submitted an update.

What I can tell you is that there are only a few sites in the queue in your category, and that your site doesn't appear to have had an update request denied. If you did submit, the request is probably still waiting in a relatively short line for review. Hopefully, someone else will be along soon to give you a more specific answer. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />

Re: Change Category or resubmit?

Hello

Can anyone tell me if I am in a Queue? <img src="/images/icons/confused.gif" alt="" />

Thanks For Your Help.......

Re: Change Category or resubmit?

http://www.jandd.com/ is still listed in http://dmoz.org/Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Sporting_Goods/Cycling/Accessories/Bags,_Cases,_and_Covers/
It looks like it's been there since 2/24/2002. I don't see it in the Vista California queue and you are entitled to a regional listing as suggested above.
I don't have access to Business queues.

Re: Change Category or resubmit?

Hello Again,


Can anyone tell me if I am in a Queue? I think you need to be an editall+ to answer this.

Thanks For Your Help.......

Re: Change Category or resubmit?

We cant check if you are in any queue. In fact a listing of all sites in all queses qould be a bit to large to look at it

We can check single queues so please remember where you submitted, if you want to ask later on.

Re: Change Category or resubmit?

You are waiting in http://dmoz.org/Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Sporting_Goods . There are over 300 other sites waiting in that category.