josh2r Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 Hi. Can you please update me on the status of http://www.italycharms.com It was submitted several weeks ago to one of the following categories (I don't remember which one): http://dmoz.org/Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Jewelry/Fashion/Wholesale_and_Distribution/ or http://dmoz.org/Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Jewelry/Wholesale_and_Distribution/ Thank you very much.
raggedyrugs Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 Your submission of 27 June is waiting with close to 500 others in http://dmoz.org/Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Jewelry/Wholesale_and_Distribution . Afraid it is going to take quite some time for it to be reviewed. You've also failed to mention the numerous other categories it was submitted to. Would suggest bookmarking this thread and waiting at least 5-6 months before asking again.
josh2r Posted July 24, 2003 Author Posted July 24, 2003 Thank you very much for the update. Sorry about all of the other category submissions. I had signed up with a 'not-so-great' SEO and Submission company which not only at one point made my site very spammy (which i fixed), but also made many duplicate submissions to the search engines, including your directory. So again, very sorry about that and i'll check back in a few months as you suggested. Regards, Joshua Friedman
josh2r Posted August 1, 2003 Author Posted August 1, 2003 Hi again! Quick question: I had started another post regaridng my other website www.italycharms.biz, which ended up turning into a discussion of www.italycharms.com (since we decided the the .biz site shouldn't be listed b/c it's too similar to the .com). So my question is now that i've followed a lot of good advice and re-vamped my website with a lot of unique contect, etc... do I need to resubmit? I think it was mentioned that www.italycharms.com is no longer in any queues. I think it should be listed here: http://dmoz.org/Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Jewelry/Wholesale_and_Distribution Please let me know what I should do at this point. And again, sorry for using two seperate posts. Regards, Josh Friedman
josh2r Posted August 27, 2003 Author Posted August 27, 2003 Hi. I just wanted to follow-up on the status of http://www.italycharms.com I think it should be listed here: http://dmoz.org/Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Jewelry/Wholesale_and_Distribution Thanks, -- Josh
josh2r Posted October 11, 2003 Author Posted October 11, 2003 Hi! I've waited a couple of months and wanted to check again on the status of http://www.italycharms.com I think it should be listed here: http://dmoz.org/Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Jewelry/Wholesale_and_Distribution/ Thanks, -- Josh
sole Posted October 13, 2003 Posted October 13, 2003 My you've been very patient. Unfortunately, I must tell you that your submission has been deleted with the note that the site was affiliate. You can read about our policies on affiliate sites, and how we define them at http://dmoz.org/guidelines/include.html#affiliate
josh2r Posted October 13, 2003 Author Posted October 13, 2003 Hi! Thanks for getting back to me. I have a question on the affiliate information and the deletion of my submission. I'm certainly not going to deny that I have affiliate links on my site, but those are completely secondary to the main purpose of the site which is to offer information about different types and brands of Italian Charms and where to buy them at wholesale. Per the link you sent me, it says, "However, a site that contains affiliate links in addition to other content (such as a fan site for a singer that has interviews and photos plus banner ads and links to buy the singer's CDs) might be an acceptable submission to the directory." I feel that if you take away the affiliate links on my site that there is still a lot of content including including information on numerous types of charms, pictures, etc... If you could please take a look at my site http://www.italycharms.com and let me know if you agree with my thoughts and if you think I should resubmit that would be great. Or if you think I would need to decrease the # of links I can certainly do that since as I said they are totally secondary. Basically the purpose of my site is for people who want wholesale information, but I get a lot of visitors who just want regular charms so I want to have a place for them to go (hence the affiliate links). But the main purpose is to provide information on charms and offer wholesale pricing. Thanks, -- Josh
josh1r Posted February 17, 2004 Posted February 17, 2004 Hi. Can I get an update on www.italycharms.com ? Is it still in the queue or should I resubmit it? In response to some of the earlier comments, yes, I do have affiliate links on the site, but the main purpose of the site is that I am a wholesaler of Italian Charms. Thank you. -- Josh
Alucard Posted February 17, 2004 Posted February 17, 2004 It awaits review in that category. However, if the contents have not changed substantially since the previous comments in this thread, you should expect the same result. I am not going to be get into a discussion here about the design of your site, as that is contrary to forum rules. You have read the guidelines, and therefore should be able to do what is necessary to improve your chances of being listed in the ODP. Thanks
thehelper Posted February 17, 2004 Posted February 17, 2004 I will go ahead and tell you that we are NOT going to list your site and the following link tells why http://dmoz.org/guidelines/include.html Please do not resubmit the site. It will not ever be listed in its current state.
josh1r Posted February 17, 2004 Posted February 17, 2004 My site, www.italycharms.com, is now actually listed (per prior advice from you guys) w/o any affiliate links. Is it now eligible for inclusion? Thank you. Regards, Josh Friedman
josh1r Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 Do I need to resubmit now that my site no longer lists affiliate links? Or is it still in queue? Thanks! -- Josh
thehelper Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 No, the site is not still in the queue - it was declined. Whatever you do next is up to you. If you decide to resubmit you are going to have to wait at least a month before you can get another status check.
josh1r Posted February 18, 2004 Posted February 18, 2004 Thanks for the info. My site, www.italycharms.com was just resubmitted to http://dmoz.org/Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Jewelry/Fashion/Wholesale_and_Distribution/ so i'll follow-up again in about a month. Regards, -- Josh Friedman
josh1r Posted March 18, 2004 Posted March 18, 2004 No, the site is not still in the queue - it was declined. Whatever you do next is up to you. If you decide to resubmit you are going to have to wait at least a month before you can get another status check. Hi. As you mentioned in the prior post I've waited a month and would like to check on the status of http://www.italycharms.com/ which was submitted here: http://dmoz.org/Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Jewelry/Fashion/Wholesale_and_Distribution/ My site now has 0 affiliate links and you can download the wholesale forms right off the site, you do not have to email for the information. Thanks again!
Alucard Posted March 18, 2004 Posted March 18, 2004 It awaits review in that category. As an FYI, the URL www .italiancharmbracelets .us submitted 23/Feb/2004 to this category, will not be listed, as it is a fraternal mirror of the site you are enquiring about here.
josh1r Posted March 18, 2004 Posted March 18, 2004 www .italiancharmbracelets .us submitted 23/Feb/2004 to this category, will not be listed, as it is a fraternal mirror of the site you are enquiring about here. That's fine. Originally they were setup as different sites but then I stopped working on italiancharmbracelets.us and just focused on italycharms.com (should I request the .us to be removed from the queue or has it already been done so?) Also, how big is the queue that italycharms.com is in? Do I need to wait another week, month, etc... before I check again for a status? Thanks very much!!
Alucard Posted March 18, 2004 Posted March 18, 2004 It has already been removed. At least one month is the forum guideline, so I would go with that. As for the number of sites awaiting review (there is no "queue" in the sense of an ordered list that gets processed in that order), we have stopped giving out that information since we have found that it bears no correlation to the amount of time taken to review a site, and may create a false expectation. Hope you understand.
josh1r Posted March 18, 2004 Posted March 18, 2004 Fair enough. I'll be in touch in another month. Thanks again, -- Josh
josh1r Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 Hi again. I just wanted to add an update to this thread. Per the advice I received in this forum, I wanted to let you know the logon and password required to access the wholesale ordering forms on my website. I'd rather not post them here, is there someone (perhaps the editor to the category), that I can IM them to? Thank you very much.
Alucard Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 What I have seen done in some circumstances is to provide an email address in the description where an editor can request this username and password. Unfortunately there is no way of knowing which editor will review the site, so we can't give a name that you can IM.
josh1r Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 What I have seen done in some circumstances is to provide an email address in the description where an editor can request this username and password. Thanks for the info. What exactly do you mean by 'description'? Are you refering to my website or my post in this forum? If you mean my website, if the editor just clicks on the email link to request the wholesale info, just like a regular wholesaler would, and identifies himself as a dmoz editor i will give him the password. Would that work? Thanks again.
bobrat Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 Yes, but unless he/she reads this thread - which is unlikely he won't know that. So put something at the end of the description to convey that and make it stick out like ***--->[if an editor needs a password to review the site please email us at xxx@xxx]<---***
spectregunner Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 I think what Alucard is suggesting is that you resubmit one more time to the same category and in the proposed site desription you provide the editor login and password. No one but editors can see this, and it lets whatever editor wants to review the site have access. This is the way we handle it with the plethora of "adult" sites that have to be reviewed, and seems to work well.
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