In my support inbox this past week, I received an e-mail from a prospective WebProNews eBusiness Directory submitter who wanted to know what the benefits of being included in our directory are. With this in mind, I thought it would be informative to share with you what the various benefits of being included in our directory are:

1. Part of WebProNews – Being listed in our directory, you are a part of WebProNews and have contributed a part of your interest to us. This also comes with bragging rights with having your website listed on a WebProNews page, especially because it is a very reputable and content-rich eBusiness and Search news site.
2. A Backlink From Us – From an SEO standpoint, backlinks help to get your business’ website more visible on search engine results and help improve your ranking. With this premise, you are more than welcome to have a backlink from us, and we would be glad to be a part of your SEO improvements and experiences.
   (Speaking of SEO, have you checked out our directory’s Search category? It is filled with a vast and unique amount of SEO-related resources.)
3. Being Listed In a High-Quality Directory – Since our directory is a counterpart of the highly-trafficked website WebProNews, it gets a lot of traffic from various web surfers browsing for resources for their business. Having your business’ website listed within our categories exposes your business to this traffic to help increase the clientele of your business and also to form business relationships with other members and non-members of this great foundation of resources.
4. Human-Edited – Yes, our directory is completely moderated by a human being, meaning that there are no robots rejecting quality sites that don’t meet their picky criteria. All site listings are reviewed and then categorized into the best niche that fits your website’s target audience.

Taking all of the information listed above into consideration, why not submit to this quality directory? Submission to this directory and inclusion is completely free of charge to you.

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This past week, a WebProNews eBusiness Directory user asked me for ways to enhance the appearance and visibility of their listing and also asked if I could share them. With this in mind, I would like to dedicate this edition’s content solely to ways in improving the look of your site listing.

• Have Meta Tags – When designing your business’ website, please make sure that you have meta tags (description and/or keywords) in the head of your HTML code. These items help your listings get better results not just in our directory, but other search engines as well. This will also let us know what the focus of your website is, especially if you do not have a description of your business anywhere on the site itself. If you do not have access to edit your business’ website code, please ask your webmaster to see if these can be added.
• Include An Image – To give other directory users a taste of the design/logo of your business’ website, our directory has the functionality to add a small thumbnail image to help represent the visual eye-candy of your website. This can be done straight from our directory’s submission page when you submit your site to us. The guidelines for our acceptable images are: a) Dimensions of 50×50 pixels, and b) filetypes of .jpg, .gif, or .png. Please also make your image legible for other viewers to see.
• Ask Support – If you have not seen your business’ website’s listing listing in a while and have just recently reviewed it and want it to be changed, the WebProNews eBusiness Directory staff are ready and waiting to help you modify the look of your site listing. All that you have to do is to visit our contact page and specify the changes that you would like made to your site listing, and we will promptly change it for you. We can also add an image to your site listing if you so desire.

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With school now being back in full swing, I would like to bring your attention to the WebProNews eBusiness Directory’s content-rich category of Research. This is commonly an overlooked category of our quality directory, and this is why I would like to direct you to it. This is a great category for gaining knowledge about any topics that are research-related, no matter what level of education you are attending.

All of the sites included in this category are hand-picked for genuine content and quality, so feel free to browse this cunning category that is separated into the following tiers:

• Blogs – Find blogs, blogging platforms, blog directories, and blog search engines.
• Content – Actual content, and resources for managing your own content.
• Forums – Find forums to discuss topics such as marketing, web development, and more.
• Market Research Firms – Find firms that conduct market research studies and surveys.
• Online College Search – Find sites that will help find schools to further your education and career.

…and many more Research-related categories for you to choose from!

If you have a Research-related site that you would like to include in the WebProNews eBusiness Directory’s listings, I would highly encourage you to submit your site to us using our quick-and-easy submission form. Inclusion in our directory will help boost your website’s popularity and visibility on the internet, bringing your Research-related site more traffic!

No, I am not talking about Christmas; however, at the time that this e-mail publication was sent, it will just be a little over 100 days before Christmas Day. With this in mind, now is the very best time to submit your eBusiness related site to our WebProNews eBusiness Directory to help get the word out about upcoming sales for your business, especially if you have exclusive sales for your products scheduled around the following holidays:

However, the WebProNews eBusiness Directory does not only apply only to submitters. This is also a great place to look for eBusiness-related sales and resources for your business’ needs. For example, this is a great place to: look for a web design service that will help get your business up-and-running on the web, a marketing and/or advertising agency to help promote your product(s) in time for the Christmas season, or a customer relationship management software application that will help build a relationship between you and your customers. The list of ideas and resources is endless with our quality directory!

If you have a business that you would like to include in our directory, I would recommend visiting our submission form where you can submit your business’ website for inclusion into our directory listings. You are also more than welcome (and encouraged) to include a thumbnail image of your business’ logo to help enhance the visual aspect of your listing while you are on our submission page.

As requested by one of our frequest WebProNews eBusiness Directory users, I would like to take this opportunity to bring our directory’s category of Technology to your attention.

In today’s work force, the use and visibility of technology in business/e-business is a-must for staying current and also for staying ahead of your competitors. With this in mind, we have provided a list of quality and dependible resources to help achieve your business’ technology needs. These resources have been categorized by the following niches:

• Information Technology – Resources for IT, including security, system administration, databases, etc.
• Internet Services Providers – Find listings for Internet Service Providers around the world.
• Mobile Computing – Find the resources you are looking for regarding wireless and mobile computing.
• Software – Find all of the software and software resources you need for your online business.
• Technology Blogs – Blogs dedicated to the technology industry from experts who live in it.

…and many more content-rich technology resources for you to take advantage of!

Do you own/know of a business that would like to contribute to the various resources of our Technology category? If so, please do not hesitate to submit your business’ website(s) to be listed in this helpful category. Submission to our directory is completely free and can be done on our directory’s submission page. We would love to include your technology-related website within our listings!

Recently, I noticed a vast majority of submissions that have been sent to the WebProNews eBusiness Directory were submitted with a shortened URL service (e.g. TinyURL, Bit.Ly, etc.). When submitting this type of URL, these are great for social media sites like Twitter, but it unfortunately will not be published within our directory listings, even though the content of your website perfectly fits the specific category.

I have listed some reasons below why this type of URL is not recommended for submitting–not just to our directory, but others as well.

1. It does not reflect the full URL of your business’ website. If your business has a top-level domain (e.g. http://www.billscraftshop.com/), don’t be afraid to hide it, because it truly reflects and promotes your business’ name.
2. This type of URL is not mnemonic. If someone is browsing through our directory and wants to remember one of the resources that he/she has seen in our listings, it is easier/better for them to remember the business’ exact URL, and not the alpha-numeric shortened URL.
3. If your business’ website URL changes to a different domain name, the shortened URL will not reflect this change and will result in a dead link.

With this in mind, if you have recently submitted a shortened URL of your business to our directory, I would highly recommend resubmitting your business’ website’s actual URL to us through our quick-and-easy submission page for pending inclusion in our human-edited, quality directory.

While you are submitting your business’ website(s), please review this public service announcement from WebProNews:

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We all know that the economy is not looking that good right now, and many people (especially in the eBusiness world) are out there scrambling and looking for jobs. With the WebProNews eBusiness Directory, we would like to help you by introducing the Careers category.

This category includes various resources to help you apply for the job that you are looking for. We get a lot of submissions every week for this category, and it is a great place to find various job search engines, tips, and agencies to help you be successful! Our Careers category contains the various subcategories listed below:

• Career News and Advice – Find news sites and blogs covering professional development topics.
• HR Consultants – Find agencies that specialize in Human Resource consulting services.
• Internships – Find resources to help you get started in an internship in your career field.
• Job Search Engines – Places to find jobs and for employers to find job candidates.
• Online College Search – Find sites that will help find schools to further your education and career.
• Resume Software – Software and tools to make your resume stand-out from the crowd.
• Staffing Agencies – Find listings of employment staffing and temp agencies.
• Student Financial Aid – Find scholarships and student loan sources to help you further your education.

If your business is hiring or has a website that will help benefit our struggling unemployment situation, I would encourage you to submit your website to us for it to be included within one of the subcategories listed above. Submission to our quality directory is completely free and can be done using our quick-and-easy submission form. All that you have to do is to provide your business website’s URL, your e-mail address for us to notify you of your website’s inclusion, and also the subcategory listed above that best fits your business website’s niche. You can also submit a thumbnail image of your business’ logo to add to the presentation of your listing within our directory.

Do you have any questions regarding our directory’s Careers category? If so, I would be glad to help you. Simply use the contact form on our directory, and I will promptly attend to your inquiry.

Happy Submitting!

About one year ago, previous WebProNews eBusiness Directory editor Chris Crum wrote an article describing the usefulness and importance of our quality directory and how beneficial your business’ website(s)’s inclusion is inside it. Since the time that our directory went live, we have not changed any policies or promises. This is so that you, the user, can feel confident and comfortable about submitting your business’ website to be listed in our resourceful directory.

Here are some interesting statistics on the WebProNews eBusiness Directory:

• Our directory (to-date) lists approximately 7,450 business’ websites in our listings. This is a great number of websites, because it helps keep our directory concise and diverse to help you pinpoint exactly what you are looking for.
• Our directory has 278 eBusiness-related categories. These categories all cater to the eBusiness niche and to help you find what you are wanting in a easier, faster, and better way.
• Our directory receives approximately 300-400 page views per day. This helps give our directory a lot of traffic and means that a lot people are using our directory to find resources that matter.

With these points in mind, here are some of the benefits of being listed within the WebProNews eBusiness Directory:

• It’s Free! – That’s right! Submitting your business’ website(s) to be included in our quality directory is completely free of charge. This is made possible with thanks to the advertising listed on our site. You will not be required to pay for your submission, nor be billed for monthly inclusion.
• You’re a Part of WPN – Once that you have submitted your business’ website to us, it means that you are giving something to us. WebProNews and its services are great resources to keep with us, and your submission helps complete the circle.
• It’s Human-Edited – This way we can maintain the excellence of the directory by listing quality business websites that matter to you and to the eBusiness niche. Another bonus of this directory being human-edited is that you can contact us to change the title and/or description of your site listing. This is a plus, especially if your business products and needs change, you are not stuck with an old, non-relevant listing.

Do you have any questions about the WebProNews eBusiness Directory? Whether it is how to modify your listing or any general inquiries, I would be glad to help you. All that you have to do is to use our directory’s quick-and-easy contact form, and your inquiry will be answered within 12-24 hours.

Happy Submitting!

I thought it would be appropriate that since we are now living in an age of social networking, that I would bring our directory’s category of social networks to your attention.

Social networking, along with social media, are becoming such an integral, powerful, and useful tool in the world of online business today. These methods are a great way to interact with customers, along with promoting new products and ideas from your company. Even though sites like Facebook and Twitter dominate the social networking world, there are actually other social networks out there to help boost the visibility of your business online and to keep up with user/customer relations.

With this in mind, the WebProNews eBusiness Directory has comprehensive listings of these user-submitted social networks within our Social Networks category that is located under our Social Media category, which can be found on our directory’s front page.

If you have a social network that you would like to see visible in our social networking listings, please feel free to submit its URL via our quick-and-easy submission form. Inclusion of your social network into our directory is free of charge with thanks to advertising, and once your social networking site has become live in our directory, you will recieve a prompt notification of its location.

Do you have any comments/suggestions/inquries regarding our social networking category or any of our other categories on our quality directory? Please contact me via our contact form and I will gladly take attention to any questions that you may have.

Happy Surfing!

It is getting to be that time of the year where employees are starting to take their vacation time, along with trips and conferences related to their business. With this in mind, I would like to bring your attention to our directory’s Travel Arrangements category. This is a category where you can find sites to make your travel plans seamless, such as transportation and hotels.

This category is located under the Conferences category which can be found on the main page of our site. The advantages of browsing through the Travel Arrangements category prior to your next conference/vacation are:

• To find different alternatives than the tv-advertised Expedia, Orbitz, etc.
• To support other WebProNews eBusiness Directory submitters by visiting their site in this niche.
• To browse travel arrangement sites that are more suited to your needs and region.

Do you have a travel arrangement site that you would like to see listed in our quality directory? If so, please submit your business’ website to us by using our directory’s quick-and-easy submission form.

If you have any questions or comments regarding our Travel Arrangements category,
please do note hesitate to let me know via our directory’s contact form. I would be glad to help you with any inquiry that you may have regarding this category, or our WebProNews eBusiness Directory in general.

Happy Submitting!