Ryan Govindan
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What will be the word count that should be used while describing my website on DMOZ Directory?
DMOZ: Description Word Count
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As stated on the submission form: no longer than 25-30 words. You should also take into consideration the other information on the submission form, and maybe have a look at http://dmoz.org/guidelines/describing.html#descriptions
Callimachus
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There is no specific word count. Some site descriptions are a dozen words long, others two or three sentences. It depends on the site and the category. Just give a brief but concise descritpion of what the site topic is and what might be found on it. Avoid "hype" and "marketing" style promotion.
Between two equally informative descriptions, shorter is better.
Between two equal-length descriptions, more informative is better.
Hype is right out. (If the other people would all like their website described the same way, it's hype.)
Focus on mentioning all the types of content that you have and another site might not. That will indicate what kind of things the editor should make sure and include in the review; since it's objective information and it's about the website, it's less likely to be trimmed.
And really, don't worry too much about the word count. If you just list what the website has, it probably won't go over thirty words after the editor has done the usual syntax-polishing. If you just boast about yourself or urge people to visit the site, it should get trimmed no matter how few words it is.
Between two equal-length descriptions, more informative is better.
Hype is right out. (If the other people would all like their website described the same way, it's hype.)
Focus on mentioning all the types of content that you have and another site might not. That will indicate what kind of things the editor should make sure and include in the review; since it's objective information and it's about the website, it's less likely to be trimmed.
And really, don't worry too much about the word count. If you just list what the website has, it probably won't go over thirty words after the editor has done the usual syntax-polishing. If you just boast about yourself or urge people to visit the site, it should get trimmed no matter how few words it is.