Guest AhmedF Posted March 6, 2003 Posted March 6, 2003 Im pretty much clueless where such a site would go. Lets say 'A.com' owns multiple websites, including webmaster.com, gaming.com, food.com No central focus, but it is the 'head' company. Where would such a website go?
Meta hutcheson Posted March 6, 2003 Meta Posted March 6, 2003 Do you mean "develops graphics and/or sound for websites for hire"? (I'm not sure what else it could mean, but that seems a funny way of describing such a common function. Ask again if this is not the answer to the right question) That would be something like "Web Developers." And unless it really specializes in a niche, it would be listed in one of the main (Basic Service/Full Service/Bad Service/whatever) categories. An entity that is best described as "making websites for musicans (or: for pet-owners, or churches, or NPOs, or whatever)" might better be categorized in a way reachable from Arts (or Recreation/Pets, or Christianity, or whatever). But note: that specialization is with reference to the ENTITY, not the WEBSITE.
Guest AhmedF Posted March 6, 2003 Posted March 6, 2003 I think we lost each other <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" /> Its a 'business' website. Just a front. This business website owns a lot of internet websites. For example, [this is not my website]: http://www.ionline.com.au/ They have sites on gaming, freebie stuff, webmaster info, etc. My question is what directory would inonline.com.au itself go?
dfy Posted March 6, 2003 Posted March 6, 2003 That particular site is just a list of links to other sites. We wouldn't list it.
Guest AhmedF Posted March 6, 2003 Posted March 6, 2003 Whoops. It was an example. But consider a 'business' website that lists their websites, and also offers 'web solutions' to other clients.
Meta hutcheson Posted March 7, 2003 Meta Posted March 7, 2003 >It was an example. But consider a 'business' website that lists their websites, and also offers 'web solutions' to other clients. We've got failure to communicate here. Nobody writes programs anymore, they all produce IT solutions. Nobody treats sick people, they only provide healthcare solutions. Nobody sells groceries, they just provide solutions to world hunger (one person at a time), well, you get the picture. There are many kinds of web-based services, just as there are many kinds of products that may be used by a company which runs a website. The question is, what material good or actual service does the company provide? Do they develop websites, maintain servers, run cables, write software, design logos, ... When you've got past the marketroids at the gates, and speak to someone with a clue, what will he say that they DO?
Guest AhmedF Posted March 7, 2003 Posted March 7, 2003 Im thinking along the lines of a 'conglomerate' I know there is 'Business/Arts_and_Entertainment/Media_Conglomerates/', but does this only apply to 'huge' companies or even smaller internet companies? Do you remember eFront? Think of something similiar to eFront.
cjtripnewton Posted March 7, 2003 Posted March 7, 2003 Try submitting to the directory branch which lists the businesses in your locality.
Guest hedgey42 Posted March 7, 2003 Posted March 7, 2003 With all due respect, I somehow doubt your company is anywhere along the lines of any of the "conglomerates" with a variety of companies operating in multiple media, not just the Internet. (It's not a stealth AOL Time Warner, is it? <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" alt="" /> ) Have you checked out the E-Commerce category yet? It's extremely difficult to give an answer when we're dealing with a hypothetical situation - if you'd list your site, rather than an example that may not apply, that'd help a lot.
Guest AhmedF Posted March 7, 2003 Posted March 7, 2003 No offense taken .. I was just giving a taste of what we are [a holding company of several businesses] Still devving the site, so nothing to show really. Ecommerce does look like it .. thanks <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />
Meta hutcheson Posted March 7, 2003 Meta Posted March 7, 2003 If the company is "holding businesses" then we'd ask what product or services the businesses provided. In some cases, we'd firmly refuse to list any of them anywhere. For example, a freelance webspammer develops fifty seven varieties of affiliate doorway pages. In his own self-promotion (and perhaps in what passes for his mind), he's a proud president of fifty-seven separate and distinct businesses. In our book, he just has a different fright wig for each signboard he wears, For another example, each business might be listed separately, Ford Motor Company makes Aerospace equipment, cars, tractors, in fifty-seven different countries. Each country subsidiary could be listed separately. There are some categories just for "Really really big companies." BTW, "conglomerate" is usually reserved for RRBC's, and a company calling itself a "conglomerate" but turning out to have a dozen employees is likely to have all further self-claims treat with maximal skepticism. Obviously there are more of the first class than the second, but we'd try to be consistent within companies of similar size and breadth.
Guest AhmedF Posted March 7, 2003 Posted March 7, 2003 Ok understood All the actual websites are listed in DMOZ ... content sites, and very differnet. When the parent company is ready, I will post here, and then we can see what is decided <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" /> Thanks all.
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