Similar Site Syndrome

How to prevent

[fashezee]

I had a site [A] that sold widgets. I then sold the site that sold widgets to
another company; however the whois currently displays the my info. I created another site
that sold the same widgets: site [B]; which has my info on the whois.

Could ths fact be a reason why the editor of the particular directory I am trying to apply for
may refuse my request; since he may believe that both sites belong to me?

If so,
How do I let him know that site [A] does not belong to me anymore?

[hutcheson]

Usually in such cases it is the lack of unique information rather than the owner that causes the second site to be not worth listing.

[Laisha]

Could ths fact be a reason why the editor of the particular directory I am trying to apply for may refuse my request; since he may believe that both sites belong to me?

I would say there's a very big liklihood, yes.

How do I let him know that site [A] does not belong to me anymore?

The only way you're going to be believed is to get the owner of [A] to change the public record to reflect reality.

[g1smd]

I can't understand why someone would build up a business, sell it on, and then start up a new business doing exactly the same thing, with their old business now in direct competition.

[ettore]

>> I created another site that sold the same widgets

1) If you sell on site (B) the same widgets which you were previously selling, and are still sold, on site [A], no matter whether you get the owner of [A] to change the public record to reflect reality, site [B] won't get listed since it doesn't offer any unique content (that is, is selling the same widgets which are sold on another, already listed, site).

2) If you started up a new business and are selling a different line of widgets, or a more specialized one (say you were selling blue widgets on site [A] and now you sell red widgets on site [B], or you were selling all kinds of widgets in site [A] and you are now focusing on Elbonian handmade crystal widgets only on site [B]), you may be eligible for a listing.

Your next steps are:
a) make sure your site falls in one of the cases under (2), and/or you are not just replicating on site [B] the content previously published on site [A]
b) make sure your site presents the "new" content in such a way that it cannot be considered a duplicate/mirror/copypasted version/etc. of site [A]
c) get the owner of [A] to change the public record to reflect reality
d) get the owner of [A] to clearly state on the site their company info
e) clearly state on site [B] your (different) company info