DMOZ: Advanced submissions and listings - Advanced DMOZ submission techniques
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After your site’s initial inclusion, you may have improved your site. You have probably added additional content, or perhaps even changed the focus of your website completely.
Your DMOZ listing information is not carved in stone. You can update your listing title and description, change categories, and even add your website to additional subject categories.
As with all submissions to DMOZ, care must be taken to follow all of the Directory rules. With additional listings, and changes to titles, categories, and descriptions, there are even more guidelines to follow.
Here is some help in that regard.
Seeking multiple Directory listingsA goal of many webmasters is to place their website into more than one DMOZ category. Since there are many sites that have received two or more listings in the Directory, it makes sense to try to achieve that goal.
The DMOZ Directory is designed to place sites with unique content into the various suitable subject categories. How a website can find its way into a second, or even a third category, is something to be examined. Be certain you are not spamming the Directory by sending multiple submissions at once. Always submit one site at a time, to one category at a time.
Always resist the urge to resubmit your site. It will only be moved to the back of the line, because DMOZ operates on a first come, first served basis for maximum fairness to all.
Your site should already have a listing in the DMOZ Directory before you attempt any additional category submissions. If you submit a new and not yet listed site to more than one category, it may be rejected for spamming the Directory.
Treat submissions to additional categories the same way. Avoid the mistake of submitting them differently. Always follow the Directory submission rules, each and every time you submit a website.
The DMOZ directory is user oriented. It is designed to help those searching for information. That means a site must provide clearly unique content, to improve the Directory user experience. If you are already listed in one category, your site is considered to contain unique and important information on that topic.
The Directory does not need your site to achieve its goals, but always welcomes sites that enhance the Directory content. Be sure to keep the Directory’s goals in mind when you attempt to add additional links.
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