Directory owners are bone idle when it comes to descriptions.

What is it with directory owners that just cant be arsed writing a decent length description for there directory when they are submitting there websites to other directories.

I have so far rejected over 50% of the directories submitted to my directory for this very thing instead of a decent description they just repeat the same few lines over and over to get around the minimum character limit.

Example from a recent submission.

Now this tells me 2 things
1) The owner is not very professional at running a directory
2) Dont bother submitting to there directory if they cant be arsed.

Its not that hard to write a decent description and if you cant do it then get someone to do one for you.

Edit: Another quality description:

 

And I thought that was part of an editors job - to edit the titles and descriptions of submissions?

 

i edit titles and i edit spelling and grammer of descriptions

what i wont do is completely rewrite a description because the submitter could not be arsed writing a decent one in the first place.

 

Rewriting a description can go a long way in helping to establish unique content for your index. Consider the submitted description as just a suggestion.

But yes, I understand your frustration with the crap that gets submitted. I like the ones who copy and paste their description a second or third time to meet the minimum character count.

 

I completely agree with you. Webmaster sometimes go after getting links so they focus on title and consider description as just mandatory field to be filled... which is NOT right for both directories and for internet as a whole.

 

It's good to rewrite all descriptions and most of the titles so you dont get duplicate content into your directory .. but I understand your feelings when you notice the owner doesn't want to put any effort on it.

 

i will rewrite descriptions

what i wont do is completely rewrite them because they have copied and pasted the same lines 3 or 4 times

 

If I happened to be in your place, I would have done the same.
No nonsense!

 

Choice i can completely relate with you regarding this, when my directories were completely free i was forever getting this.

I dont mind editing and even adding a few things but when its duplicated just to fill the minimum characters it isn't cool.

I even had lowered my min characters a few times to accomodate to anyone not wishing to write a great deal.

Its almost as bad as "You have a good site" as their description, or more recently i keep getting spammed with titles of "I love you" amusing, lol

I once had a submission where they used the description area to tell me to write a description for them.

 

I receive these kind of submissions with dumb descriptions only in my free directory!
They are nice in the paid directories, and if i see any mistake or feel uneasy with the description, i just edit it.. after all we are to have unique content in our site too

 

it gets better i just had a submission from an seo company offering `Quality link building services`

and yes they copied and pasted there description 4 times

so much for quality

 

I think avivadirectory wants to look at the people who submit there site to directories for them as well

this is the description i just recieved for aviva

 

I will send you a good remedy for that. Will just PM you. It's FREE and you don't have to buy anything. The good ole bottle of snake oil comes from the snake itself and the snake merchant. It happens especially if there is nothing to do and income is not as good as it was.

 

This is EXACTLY the way things are done in my directory. Unique = Quality

IMHO, this is what review fee's are for. If you think you would spend too much time re-writing or crafting a new description, raise your review fee.

 

just to clear one thing up this is only happening with the free submissions

so review fee does`nt come into it so for these bone idle people i just deny

but really they should at least make some kind of effort

 

@choice I agree delete I have had them submit and say in description field

and yes it on the free submitters or recipricals

 

if that was in description of a paid submission then i would put in a description

but never for free

 

Oh on paid I do change descriptions and put them in appropriate categories unless it spam site or MFA etc.......

 

I get one or two descriptions like these but I am too kind-hearted, I just rewrite them.