Filling in the suggest URL form

1. URL
   • Enter the fully-qualified URL (no redirects please).
   • If the URL is an index page to a directory, omit the file name, eg: index.html, index.shtml, default.html, etc.
   • If your URL is a splash page containing Java, Flash or other plug-ins, consider submitting an alternative page at your site.
   
   
2. Title – should be the actual page title, but ...
   • Remove anything resembling promotional language.
   • Do not capitalise
   
   
3. Description
   • Please submit a brief, concise, truthful and objective description of the web site – please describe the site, not your organization.
   • The description should be in English and in coherent sentence form, using correct grammar and spelling. Don't submit a list of keywords.
   • Don't use promotional language. Don't use superlatives, or write a sales pitch.

Please don't submit multiple pages from one domain – unless they are clearly about different topics.

Don't submit pages that are (or look) under construction.

Further reading ...

• How to Add a Site to the Open Directory (official guidelines)
• How Should I Submit to ODP? (unofficial guidelines)
• Promoting your site with ODP (unofficial advice)

Filling in the suggest URL form

1. URL
   • Enter the fully-qualified URL (no redirects please).
   • If the URL is an index page to a directory, omit the file name, eg: index.html, index.shtml, default.html, etc.
   • If your URL is a splash page containing Java, Flash or other plug-ins, consider submitting an alternative page at your site.
   
   
2. Title – should be the actual page title, but ...
   • Remove anything resembling promotional language.
   • Do not capitalise
   
   
3. Description
   • Please submit a brief, concise, truthful and objective description of the web site – please describe the site, not your organization.
   • The description should be in English and in coherent sentence form, using correct grammar and spelling. Don't submit a list of keywords.
   • Don't use promotional language. Don't use superlatives, or write a sales pitch.

Please don't submit multiple pages from one domain – unless they are clearly about different topics.

Don't submit pages that are (or look) under construction.

Further reading ...

• How to Add a Site to the Open Directory (official guidelines)
• How Should I Submit to ODP? (unofficial guidelines)
• Promoting your site with ODP (unofficial advice)

Filling in the suggest URL form

1. URL
   • Enter the fully-qualified URL (no redirects please).
   • If the URL is an index page to a directory, omit the file name, eg: index.html, index.shtml, default.html, etc.
   • If your URL is a splash page containing Java, Flash or other plug-ins, consider submitting an alternative page at your site.
   
   
2. Title – should be the actual page title, but ...
   • Remove anything resembling promotional language.
   • Do not capitalise
   
   
3. Description
   • Please submit a brief, concise, truthful and objective description of the web site – please describe the site, not your organization.
   • The description should be in English and in coherent sentence form, using correct grammar and spelling. Don't submit a list of keywords.
   • Don't use promotional language. Don't use superlatives, or write a sales pitch.

Please don't submit multiple pages from one domain – unless they are clearly about different topics.

Don't submit pages that are (or look) under construction.

Further reading ...

• How to Add a Site to the Open Directory (official guidelines)
• How Should I Submit to ODP? (unofficial guidelines)
• Promoting your site with ODP (unofficial advice)

Filling in the suggest URL form

1. URL
   • Enter the fully-qualified URL (no redirects please).
   • If the URL is an index page to a directory, omit the file name, eg: index.html, index.shtml, default.html, etc.
   • If your URL is a splash page containing Java, Flash or other plug-ins, consider submitting an alternative page at your site.
   
   
2. Title – should be the actual page title, but ...
   • Remove anything resembling promotional language.
   • Do not capitalise
   
   
3. Description
   • Please submit a brief, concise, truthful and objective description of the web site – please describe the site, not your organization.
   • The description should be in English and in coherent sentence form, using correct grammar and spelling. Don't submit a list of keywords.
   • Don't use promotional language. Don't use superlatives, or write a sales pitch.

Please don't submit multiple pages from one domain – unless they are clearly about different topics.

Don't submit pages that are (or look) under construction.

Further reading ...

• How to Add a Site to the Open Directory (official guidelines)
• How Should I Submit to ODP? (unofficial guidelines)
• Promoting your site with ODP (unofficial advice)