How do I get into Zeal?

[system7777]

Hello everyone, I just passed the member quiz and wanted to add my site to the zeal directory. My web site is a small free classified service from which I do not generate any revenue. Unfortunately Classifieds category is considered a commercial one. However I do see quite few sites in there that are marked as "unpaid listing”. How did they get in there? Could someone point me to the right direction? Am I missing something?

[coconutz]

>> 2) go to the category you like (it could be commercial)
on the upper right corner there will be a link to category forum. write a message there explaining who you are and what your site is about and ask an editor responsible for that category to add it there. you might have to wait for a while for that to happen (if it does)

looking at Zeal's Message Board Standards [zeal.com] I find:

No spam or advertisements are allowed. This includes asking community members to look at, review, or add your site to the directory.

So I'm wondering if you have had any luck doing this?

you may want to see the TOS [webmasterworld.com] and edit your post, urls in signatures are frowned upon.
Welcome to WebmasterWorld james.

[Perplexed]

Well hey.........

I applied for Zeal and took the test. Passed first time ( other windows open ) and was accepted straight away. Then I submitted my own site ( which I thought they may reject as being commercial - it invites paid membership ) and I have just had an email to say it is published. IT TOOK JUST 4 DAYS.

I'm feeling real smug now.....