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How can I persuade Yahoo's editor?

How can I persuade Yahoo's editor?

         

raymng

1:41 pm on Sep 25, 2002 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Hi,

I paid $299 and my site is now on Yahoo directory. Since my site was added on 12/9, I still have one chance to appeal for changing my site listing (within 30 days).

The most IMPORTANT question is: How can I persuade Yahoo's editor to make this change? How to politely explain my listing is inaccurate and needs to be changed (reiterate why)?

Since this is my last chance for making change, any suggestion and advice will be greatly appreciated. :)
Thank You!

Best Regards,
Raymond

NeedScripts

1:47 pm on Sep 25, 2002 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



Tell them, why the listings the way they ahve added *does not* represent your website/business in an appropriate manner.

Also, request them to change to what you think - and under most circumstances if you send them reasonable Title and Description, you will find that they will generally change it. - And yeah, remember,

1) They *do know* what the keyword stuffed description is.
2) Do not repeat *Title* or *Category Name* within the description.
3) Try to spend some time preparing good *description*, something that is the way you like it and something that also makes meaning.

Hope this helps.

raymng

3:18 pm on Sep 25, 2002 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Hi NeedScripts,

> Tell them, why the listings the way they ahve added *does not* represent your website/business in an appropriate manner.
> Also, request them to change to what you think...

Could you mind to give me an example? :)

Raymond

dazz

3:32 pm on Sep 25, 2002 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Try perhaps - Thank you for including my website in the Yahoo! directory. I would be very grateful if you could alter my Title and Description of my website to the following as I believe this would be more relitive to my site than it is at the moment.

Title - if your domain is keyword1keyword2.com try to get them to list your title as 'keyword1 keyword2'. Dont try to get anymore keywords in your title as its more than likely to be rejected.

Description - Just describe your website using a few keywords dotting around eg. Provides information and online purchacing for keyword1, keyword2, keyword3.

Try not to make it too long or over the top spamming.

Hope this helps

raymng

5:55 pm on Sep 25, 2002 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Thanks dazz.

Could I post the detail of my site information here?

jatar_k

5:57 pm on Sep 25, 2002 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Administrator 10+ Year Member



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