Multiple Submissions

Hi,

I am currently working for a client Bemrosebooth making submissions to all main directories and search engines. Though I am still a bit green in the SEO stakes, one thing I have learnt is that you DO NOT make multiple submissions to Dmoz. One of my colleagues say's that this is not so. Is this right?can anyone help me <img src="/images/icons/confused.gif" alt="" />

This should be quite clear by reading http://dmoz.org/add.html which states:

* Step Three *

Identify the single best category for your site. [...] You should submit a site to the single most relevant category.

So what results from it?

1) If you submit to dozends of categores we will have lots of work to remove those submissions, especially since we try to move it to the "single best" category ourselves. So if the first entry that is processed will be in a wrong category, an editor will have the work to find the correct one. He _could_ have done usefull edits meanwhile...

2) If you submit to often (especially mirrors, deeplinks, ... [see the link at the beginning for details] we could get the idea you try to spam the ODP. You don't want us to think that, do you? <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" alt="" />

There is however an exception with regards to a listing in the Regional side of the directory. (The categories listed under Regional - all other categories are Topical with the exception of World (which is for sites not written in English))

You may submit once to the Regional branch as well as the Topical listings, but only if you have a physical presence.
For instance if you had a tree nursery that sold it's own products online (and delivered to all US states), as well as over the counter, it could be listed in Shopping/.../Nurseries AND the locality in which it is physically located Regional/..../Yourtownname/Business_and_Economy/Home_and_Garden/.

The Regional listing will be more likely to succeed if the business address and local phone number is included on the site. There are some places in the world (Australia for instance) where certain business details are required by law (although not a listing requirement).

hope this clears it up.

Bottom line do not submit more than once to each branch of the directory.
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