URL= Business Name

cravenho

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Apr 2, 2007
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Hi,

I submitted my site a couple months ago and I have a few questions.

My business name is its url: ex. StructuredSettlement-Quotes (dot) com

Would this pass as a valid Title for your guidelines?

If the answer is yes would it be a problem if I resubmitted my website?

Thank you ahead of time.

Andrew
 

crowbar

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Nov 7, 2006
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No, not according to our Guidelines.
http://dmoz.org/guidelines/describing.html#titles

and:
http://dmoz.org/erz/sites/title.html

Specifically this Title Example:

Bad Title:
www.rescience.com - Manufacturer of distillation systems used to recycle and re-use solvents used by the printing industry.

"The title should never be the URL. The URL goes in the URL field. "

Good Title:

Recycling Sciences, Inc. - Manufacturer of distillation systems used to recycle and re-use solvents used by the printing industry.

We prefer to use the official DBA name of the business as might be found in the mailing address. If that isn't clear, in your case, I might use:
Structured Settlement-Quotes as the title or if the site itself has another prominent name, I might use that, but, I'm very uncomfortable using a .com, .net, or ,.org in a title.

Editors do have discretion, and I've seen it used, but I don't like it at all when I do see it, and I'll do whatever I can to change it.

It's possible, I suppose that it could be used because of these:

Good titles ....

Do give the official name of the site as the title. Generally, the title will be obvious and prominently displayed on the site.

Do give the official name of the business or entity as the title, if the site is about the business, organization, or other entity (e.g. a company's home page).

But, in my view, using the URL as the business name is mostly an attempt to gain an advantage over other listings, rather than a serious business name, and I find it distasteful. If I have to struggle to make a decision about it, I may just ignore the suggestion and let it sit there for a few years, so you're doing yourself a disservice by being ambiguous.
 

chaos127

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Nov 13, 2003
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We really like using the official name in the site title. So if the official name ends with ".com" or looks URL-like, we'll still (probably) use it as the site title. (Of course, as with any site, if this name is just a "doing business as" alias, then we'll be likely to use the parent company name instead.)

Don't worry if you've suggested the site with an incorrect title, the reviewing editor will correct it before the site is added.
 
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