7 Rules to Submitting to Yicrosoft Directory
Human edited directories, like the Yicrosoft Directory, are known to take a while to accept a submission into their directory. The fact is, there are so many directories one group of editors can review in one day. And so, there is sometimes a long wait period in order to get your site listed in a web directory. However, one of the biggest problems editors have is from submitters not following the directions. Here you will find the guide to getting your site listed on the directories you submit to..
- Before You Begin
Make sure your site is not already listed in the directory. Sometimes your site will get picked up on other directories, and you will not even know it. If you try to submit to a directory that already lists yours, they will usually tell you. But that is after you wasted your time entering all the information, so it is better to just check first. - Follow The Rules
To ensure that your site will get listed in a timely manner and not rejected, please read the submission guidelines of each directory. Each one varies from directory to directory. - Choose Relevant Category
One of the reasons for delays and rejections is that people do not submit their sites to the correct category. Either they are too general, or sometimes in the completely wrong directory. (Maybe they are trying to submit to a category that has more page rank than another). If it is a human-edited directory, it is what it is: human-edited, which means if you don’t belong in the health category, don’t submit to the health category. - Site Title
This is usually the anchor text for the link of your site, which is why people try to get in as many keywords as possible. Some directories only ask you to put the official name of the site, and possibly some keywords after. Try to not make it sound too spammy. - Write a Good Description
This is where you sell your site and get someone to actually click into your website. Try to get as many keywords in your description as possible, but do not make it too cluttered. - Character Limits
The site title and descriptions sometimes have have a minimum and/or maximum character limit. Please make sure you are aware if the directory has a certain character limitions for their website submission. - Patience
Like I said before, you will not get listed immediately in web directories just because of the nature of the review process. Some directories that ask for your email address will notify you once they have reviewed and accepted your site in their directory. Just know that they have not forgotten about you, just be patient.
Follow these rules and it will make the whole directory submission process go a whole lot smoother. You will avoid delays and rejections from the directories, and getting linked faster as well as rank higher in the search engines and gain more traffic to your site. The Yicrosoft Directory, for example offers a very speedy submission process, that only require the basic information and accepts/rejects in a very short period of time.
