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My dilemma is whether to use Keyword Keyword (with space) or to use Keywordkeyword (which is a word in itself).
Currently my site is optimised for the first although I will be optimising for the second at some point in the future and it is essentially a better keyword to target although it has more competition :(
My question therefore is whether keyword embedding is supported and more importantly will this be picked up by the Google index and directory. Ie Keywordkeyword will produce Keyword 1 Keyword 2 & Keywordkeyword 3.
Any other tips and advice for the description would be most helpful.
Thanks in advance.
And, trust me on this: if you submit & get the 500 server error, it doesn't always mean your submission didn't go through - one of mine that got that error did, but is still 'being reviewed' I believe.
One more thing: DMOZ doesn't care if you 'optimized' your site, they are looking for new & unique, valuable sites that surfers would enjoy to add to the directory. They don't care a whit about optimization. ;)
The desription, in the ODP, I find helps surfers, but it won't influence Google as far as I know.
Thanks Jeremy, Thanks Terrier.
[edited by: g1smd at 9:50 pm (utc) on June 26, 2003]
Additionally, you need to write a human readable description when you submit to the ODP. Keyword loaded descriptions are deleted and rewritten from scratch by most editors.
FYI i'm not loadong keywords just debating which ONE to use :)
I mentioned this once above - let's not complicate it :) The ODP provides clear (though long winded, it's still good info) guidelines on how / what to submit.
Just read through those, and then come back here & post if they aren't 'clear as mud' for you.
Really, until you read it & interpret it for yourself, the best all of us can do is give you our interpretation - some of the people here (like me) don't edit the open directory, and others do.
Then again, there are differing interpretations among their editorial staff, as well, so...:) Read, read, & then take your best guess.
So don't worry about it.
If your company name is "buy-all-your-widgets-here-for-all-your-widget-needs.com", chances are it won't be listed anyway, 'cause the editor knows how to evaluate the chances of _that_ being the name of a legitimate company, and some editor will know how to find the proof, too. So don't worry about that either, just be working on your business plan for promoting your site without an ODP listing.
The ODP rules are to forbid TITLES like, e.g., "North American Industries, etc. -- Widget retailers" (which is OK by Looksmart guidelines, but not by ODP guidelines), and, of course, to keep every single DESCRIPTION in, e.g., the "Widgets/Manufacturers" category from saying "Widget manufacturer in ...", which is a waste of perfectly good electrons and puts an unnecessary strain on our already overloaded hamsters.
The description should not mention what would be expected to be common to all or most sites in the category. It should describe what is unique to that site. (And, granted, for some categories, it's hard to come up with something that is informative and useful. Sometimes you fall back on "contains company information, product catalog, and contact information" -- which is generally true of all sites anyway.)
I'm gonna rewrite my description now and yes jeremy I will be reading the guidelines again!
Invaluable.
