Submission Status of www.usedphonesforless.com

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usedphones1959

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Submission Status of http://www.store.yahoo.com/usedphonesforless/

I would like to check the submission status of www.store.yahoo.com/usedphonesforless/

I had submitted it several times over the last year or so. The latest was in February of this year. Many of my competitors are listed in this category. The website has been up for just over 2 years and we do hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in business telephone equipment over the web. I have a substantial site which has a current Google Page Rank of 4 (it has floated between 3 and 5). The hierarchical category is

Business> Telecommunications> Equipment> Suppliers> North America

The entry for submission is Applied Voice and Data, our original company name.

I may have used www.usedphonesforless.com or

http://www.store.yahoo.com/usedphonesforless/

I think it was the latter, but can't remember after a couple of months. www.usedphonesforless.com is forwarded to the other URL. I can't get around this because my site is hosted by Yahoo Store.

I waited more than the required amount of time before checking on the status. Could whomever is the overworked editor for this category please help me? If any other editors or experienced users have any help to offer, I would appreciate it.


Thanks


Bob
 
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Changed url in title.

Having reread the rules, i changed the title to reflect the proper url.

Hopefully this will help, although my editing doesn't seem to have taken effect.

Could anyone tell me the status?
 
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We need a clickable link to the dmoz.org category you submitted to. I don't know what you edited but the post still does not have the correct information. You don't have to edit your post, just reply to the thread with the clickable link to the category and we can do the status request. Thanks.
 
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The site is waiting for review in the category but I can tell you that you totally missubmitted. Your site appears to sell cell phones. Sites that sell are listed in Shopping, not in Business. You can expect a longer wait for a review as the editor will have to sort the submission to the proper category in shopping where it will probably wait longer for review by a shopping editor.
 
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My website does not sell cell phones.

We offer business office phone system equipment such as Partner, Norstar, Intertel, Meridian, etc.

I thoroughly reviewed the category before and after submitting. Many of my direct competitors are there.

I also noticed that the editor has his site listed in the category. He should recognize mine as one that clearly fits.
 
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Helper, thanks for your input.

Is there any chance in your mind that your assessment may be wrong as to which category my site should be submitted?

Since I am a supplier (like all of the others in that category, including the firm of the editor) who provides business phone system equipment to smaller phone installation companies and large end users, doesn't placing it there make sense?

Anyone else have an idea?

Will it be up to the category's editor?
 
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Submission to regional category as well as shopping.

I have read quite a few threads in the last 24 hours and some of the editors have seemed to suggest that it is acceptable to submit to a regional category as well as other non-regional ones.

Would it be acceptable for me to submit to

http://www.dmoz.org/Shopping/Office_Products/Equipment/Telephones_and_Accessories/

as well as the regional category I already submitted to?

It seems I could be accepted in both, one or none.
 
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I feel the need to clear up some terminology.

When people say a "Regional" category, they mean a category where the first thing, after the http://dmoz.org/, is the text "Regional" - I know it seems confusing, as there are other parts of the directory where sites are organized by region.

If your business has a real brick-and-mortar presence - and that is documented on the web site (address, opening hours, etc), then you might qualify for a listing in a Regional category corresponding to the location of your office (and not the area of coverage of your customer base). All I see on your site so far is a phone number, and that will almost definitely not qualify you for a Regional listing.

As for the discussion about Business vs Shopping, I suggest you read the Shopping FAQ at http://dmoz.org/Shopping/faq.html - that might help you understand some of the points made here (if you haven't already, that is)

Hope this helps!
 
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You didn't read enough threads. Sites with an apparent local focus will often receive the same advice you did. It's just that many websites have no such focus.
 
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hutcheson said:
You didn't read enough threads. Sites with an apparent local focus will often receive the same advice you did. It's just that many websites have no such focus.
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I had submitted to the so-called Regional category:

http://www.dmoz.org/Business/Telecommunications/Equipment/Suppliers/North_America/

The region is North America. Our focus is in the United States and Canada. We do not have a truly local focus.

I have two questions, neither of which I could derive the answer from your post:

1. Does my site

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/usedphonesforless/index.html

belong in that category?


2. Could we also submit to


http://www.dmoz.org/Shopping/Office_Products/Equipment/Telephones_and_Accessories/

immediately, regardless of whether we are accepted in the first category?

thanks
 
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1. That is up to a reviewing editor to say. Other editors on here have said that the chances are it will get moved to the Shopping category by a reviewing editor.
2. No.

I have tried to explain before why not, but obviously my answer was too long or something.

Please re-read my post above (#11) where it talks about what was meant by a "Regional" category and your only other possible option at a second listing. Based on what you have said here, you have NOT submitted it to a Regional category yet.
 
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Alucard said:
I feel the need to clear up some terminology.

When people say a "Regional" category, they mean a category where the first thing, after the http://dmoz.org/, is the text "Regional" - I know it seems confusing, as there are other parts of the directory where sites are organized by region.

If your business has a real brick-and-mortar presence - and that is documented on the web site (address, opening hours, etc), then you might qualify for a listing in a Regional category corresponding to the location of your office (and not the area of coverage of your customer base). All I see on your site so far is a phone number, and that will almost definitely not qualify you for a Regional listing.

As for the discussion about Business vs Shopping, I suggest you read the Shopping FAQ at http://dmoz.org/Shopping/faq.html - that might help you understand some of the points made here (if you haven't already, that is)

Hope this helps!
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My previous post was specifically directed towards the quote from Hutcheson's post, which was much shorter than yours and more ambiguous.

I had planned to reply to your post separately, as it is longe and addresses different issues.

I understand that the category I submitted to is not a regional category. We have a brick and mortar location, but we are not looking for walk-in retail business. Our address is listed in the 'About Us' button on our website. I don't think I belong in one of the regional categories.


Having read the shopping FAQ a few times, it seems we qualify on several counts, but it mentions Consumers and not purchases from businesses. It didn't do anything to show me that we don't belong in the business category. It is businesses that we market our office phone equipment (not cellular) to.
 
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Rest assured that when an editor who is very familiar with that area reviews the site, he or she will determine the best category for placement. No discussion on here will help that.

So the best thing to do is to let this run its course, and come back for an update in at least a month's time.

Thanks.
 
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I understand that the category I submitted to is not a regional category. We have a brick and mortar location, but we are not looking for walk-in retail business. Our address is listed in the 'About Us' button on our website. I don't think I belong in one of the regional categories.
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On a general point.. a lot of listings of businesses in localities (towns and cities etc) aren't aimed at "walk in" custom as such. For instance, a manufacturing company might be of interest to a locality because of employment prospects, business-to-business prospects or other local interest - so really the selection criteria are different.
 
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FYI

We sell in our area (Southeast Michigan), but no more than we do in any other region of the country.

Our focus is broadly on the United States, not focused on any geographic region within it.
 
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Yes, I could be wrong. In my opinion though Shopping sites should be listed in Shopping however when you start getting into the Business to Business end of it I start to become less of an expert. I did not touch the site so as far as I know it is still waiting where you submitted it. Good Luck.
 
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