Submitting Your Site to the Yahoo! Directory - Some hints for your site to qualify for the Yahoo! Directory

Find the correct category for your site submission. The Yahoo! Directory is organized by subject matter. When you have found, what you think is the suitable category for your website submission, click on the "Suggest a Site" button. You will be taken to an online form for completion.

Yahoo will require your website name, its URL, and a brief objective description. It is best to write the site description from an impartial third party approach. Your description should simply tell what the site is about in an objective factual manner. It’s no time for flowery sales language. Yahoo! reserves the right to change your choice of description.

It’s far better to write your own website description than to rely on the Yahoo! staff person’s wording. Take your time. It’s easier to provide a good honest description than to get one changed. Changing your listing or your description requires another submission and another fee as well.

Make Sure Your Site Works Properly

Make certain that your site will load properly in a variety of browsers. Test your site by trying it out in more than one browser. A site written entirely in java, for example, is unlikely to be accepted.

Your website must provide its content in English. If the language of your site is something other than English, you are strongly advised to have a translator available. While the translation service might not be enough to ensure inclusion, it certainly would help your cause.

Because your website will be examined by Yahoo! staff members very quickly, it is advisable to check all of your site’s links. Make certain they are all working properly. Yahoo! may decide not to include your site in the directory if it’s packed full of dead links. Yahoo! also expects your site to be up and running around the clock, so make certain your site is using a reliable server.

Be sure to have no pages "under construction." The Yahoo! Directory doesn’t include sites that are still in the construction mode. If your site is still in the building process, it might be advisable to delay your application, until such time as your site is ready. Another option for partially completed sites, if speed of entry is important, is to remove all unfinished pages. They can always be added at a later date. That way, when the Yahoo! staff drops by for a visit, no incomplete pages will greet their arrival.