Tackling the Web

SUBMITTED BY: Jason Kallas
COST: Free
WHERE TO GO: http://www.dmoz.org

REQUIREMENTS: None
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: Easy
PREP TIME: 0 Minutes
CREATION TIME: 5 Minutes

PURPOSE: Help DMOZ define your business. Once you submit it to DMOZ they will make it available to other directories.

SELLING POINTS: The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. The Open Directory data is made available for free to anyone who agrees to comply with the DMOZ free use license.

1. Go to dmoz.org

   Note: Do a quick search in the dmoz.org directory to be sure your site isn’t already listed.

2. In the search field, enter your company name
3. Click the “Search” button

   Note: If your business is listed nothing further is required.

4. If no results are found, return to the homepage, by clicking the “back” button in your browser

   Note: The category links will help DMOZ define your business

5. On the home page, click on the category link that is most relevant to your business.
6. On the category page, click on the link that most accurately describes your business
7. On the overview page, click on the link that most accurately describes your business
8. On the topic page, click on the link that most accurately describes your business

   Note: Continue to “drill down” until you have successfully categorized your business

9. In the upper right, click on the “suggest URL” link

   Note: Some categories do not have “suggest URL” or “update URL” links. These categories don’t accept submissions, so you should find a more specific category for your site.

10. On the “Submit a Site to the Open Directory” page, take a moment to read through the instructions
11. Scroll down the page to the “Site URL” section
12. Enter your URL in the open field
13. Scroll down the page to the “Title of Site” section
14. Enter your business name in the open field
15. Scroll down the page to the “Site Description” section
16. Enter a brief description in the open field
17. Scroll down the page to the “Your E-mail Address” section
18. Enter your email in the open field
19. Then verify usage by entering the text on the image
20. Scroll down the page to the “Submission Agreement” section
21. If you agree with the submission guidelines and terms of use, click the “Submit” button
22. Congrats! You have successfully submitted your site.

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LEGAL: Excerpts of copy were taken directly from dmoz.org to ensure accuracy.