5. Record date and category of your submission. It is good to keep a record of when you submitted and to what category you submitted your site. If your category has an editor make a note of who editor is. This information will be useful if you need to make an inquiry about status of your submission. How long does it take to get listed? I have had one site listed within two weeks of submission and I have also waited eight months for other sites

6. Don't spam Directory! Submit your site one time and be patient. Generally you are only allowed to submit to one category, though if your site is huge and has many subdivisions, you may be able to submit sections of site to different categories. It takes time for entries to be processed, especially in categories where there are many submissions. If you hastily resubmit your site, then it will end up on bottom of list of sites to be reviewed, as they are stored according to date.

7. Contact Directory through proper channels if you have questions about your submission If category where you submitted has an editor, it will be indicated at bottom of page, and you can send him or her a message. Another excellent way to make contact with editors is through their online forum locate at http://resource-zone.com/ubbthreads.php .There you can ask about status of your submission, but you must give them date and category to which you submitted your site. You can ask questions about procedures etc, but one more thing, don't argue with editors. Find out how editors of directory work and do your best to meet their conditions and you will be successful.

*Banner Exchange Programs* Banner exchange programs allow members to share advertising space on each other’s websites. They are a great way to generate traffic to your website, but you may not want to clutter your main site with ads. Portal websites provide a good place to test different programs and direct resulting traffic to your main site.

*Alternative Markets* Search engine spiders will pick up on content variations among your websites. Subtle differences could place a site in a category that you had not thought of and open up an entirely new base of visitors and/or customers.

*Product and Service Specialization* Your main website may have dozens of different products and services. This is great for your business, but generality can hurt your ranking in search engines. Using sub-domains to create sites that specialize in one product or service increases your keyword density and improves your ranking. Plus, many consumers would prefer to work with a specialized business than a one-stop shop. (You can still link to your main site with all of your products.)