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thanks,
Bruce G.
How long until my site will be reviewed?
The time between submission and an editorial review ranges anywhere from two minutes to over two years. This is due to the voluntary nature of the ODP - editors volunteer their time free of charge to do what they can to build the directory. Reviewing submitted sites is only one of many tasks which editors need to perform, and for many editors, not the top priority.
Submission to the directory by users is just one source of content for the ODP - editors are encouraged to go out on their own and find sites which could be listed.
How long should I wait before I resubmit?
The simple answer is "forever".
The ODP submission guidelines used to say to do it every month, but this has been rendered unnecessary by changes in how the ODP works. Once a submission has been received, it will never go away. It will sit in that category, awaiting review. Submissions do not expire.
So the preferred method is now to suggest the site to the category and wait at least a month. If, after a month, the site has not appeared, then feel free to submit one more time only. Please note that a new submission to the same category overwrites the previous one. Editors have many ways of sorting the pool of unreviewed sites in a category and one of them is by submission date. If this is the case, then a resubmission will show up further down the list and may end up taking longer to get reviewed.
But there are a few exceptions
a) if your site is in more than one language it may be suggested to all of these languages
b) if your site both has a topical and a regional relevance the site may be suggested to that topic and to the town your company is located in. but be sure to read the guidelines for both categories as some companies won't be listed in topical at all and listing in regional is very strict in the one category you can be listed in
