Question to Directory Owners

Ok, I have a question to directory owners....

Do people actually follow your Submission guidelines?
I know on my directories, I delete 8 out of 10 submissions due to this. Its so frustrating and annoying. I only have about 6 or 7 directories, I can't imagine what owners that have over 10 do......

 

not everyone follows submission guidlines, its just a simple reject or delete click we have to do everyday .

 

I look at it this way, if someone is too busy to follow a few simple rules then I'm too busy to list their site(s).

Don't sweat it, you don't owe submitters a free ride.

 

Most do not follow them, but that is why there is editing. Unless the submitted site itself has issues all the rest is just editing.

 

Well, I think most of the time the people that don't follow them are directory submissions services.

I have to agree with YMC, they can't follow, I'm not approving.

 

I do think it can also be a matter of degrees. How badly is the submission off?

Based on the English skills of the submitter, might they not understand what I'm looking for? I also get a lot of submissions from folks who have never submitted to a directory before - particularly on Crafty Tips. Ironically, most of my delete immediately submissions come from "directory pros".

Having an extra field has proven to be the number one way to combat spammy submissions. Put keywords in the tips field - out period, end of story. Repeat your description in the tips field - out. Put a spammy list of keywords in the description - out.

But, if it looks like an honest attempt was made, I will visit the site and maybe email for the missing info.

 

YMC, I don't delete all, I mean if they missed a period, or left a cap out of the title, I fix.....but if I have 200+ to check in one day, I might not fix it. It's just frustrating to me....

 

I'm not promoting mine very hard, I admit, but those who do submit have followed pretty well. Mostly honest mistakes.

 

I delete 1/4 of all submissions without even looking at them... based on titles or descriptions. Pretty lame IMO and even disrespectful to submit a website with 16 keywords stuffed in the title and repeated in the description.

 

I also delete some of them, the dummiest example:
In my submission guidelines I've put directions on how to use deep links and not to put the main url as a deep link. Though some of the guys out there only put their main url, not even a title etc... It's frustrating when sometimes the website is really good and user helpful I don't want to delete it, simply remove errors and try to edit a little bit and then approve

 

On some of my niche directories almost all of the submissions follow the directions. However on my general directories 99%+ is complete spam that I have to delete.

 

I'd say about 50/50 do with my sites, it's better on the higher ranking site because all links are paid.. the lowest is only a dollar but it seems to make ppl pay attention more.

 

about 90% dont on my sites,but its OK..If they dont follow the guidlines,i edit or delete and refund the money

 

Make your directory a pay for review directory only, and you will see the submitters following the guidelines...

 

Your experience is very common, Shadey. Personally I'm more strict if I know a submission company has made the suggestion, because they really ought to know better. For everyone else, it depends how badly they have ignored the guidelines. If I have to rewrite most fields, then I have other lists of websites I can go and look at, it's not as though the submission form is my only source.

The people making these bad submissions are the same people complaining that they get nothing out of directories. But it's a case of rubbish in, rubbish out.

 

There are only a few webmasters who follow the guidelines. There is not much you can do to avoid non-serious peoples.

I do get a lot of junk matter in my 2 web directories. I simply delete them.

 

To quell the spam subs, I on occasion have made the recip and regular subs paid.

 

What about sites in different languages? If their title, description, keywords are not on english? Do you rather approve them or not?

 

Our guidelines specifically state English only. We do however approve sites that are in another language but give us the English version, and they follow rules (and the submission is in English )

Thanks to all for your response, glad it is just not me being too strict

 

Mine is ok but I get dozens of paramacy listings submitted each day from some auto submitter!