Step
1: Check to See if Your Site Is Already in Yahoo!
This
first step is important, because if your site is already
listed in the Yahoo! Directory, you need go no further.
You can check by searching on your URL and clicking on the
"Directory" option in the navigation bar located below the
search box. If your site appears in the "Directory Site
Matches" on the resulting page, you are listed in the Yahoo!
Directory.
(Note:
If your site is already listed in the Yahoo! Directory,
but you want to change its comments, title, and/or placement,
you need to use the change
form. This is an entirely different process.)
Step
2: Find the Appropriate Category in Yahoo!
Finding
an appropriate category for your site is at the heart of
this process. Remember that Yahoo! editors visit each site
suggested via Yahoo! Directory Submit, and proper categorization
on your part helps us process and review your suggestions
quickly.
What
is an appropriate category? Here's a list
of important pointers explaining how we organize the
Yahoo! Directory.
If
you are suggesting a scheduled one-time or recurring topical
chat or live audio or video broadcast, please submit directly
to Yahoo! Broadcast.
For
sites accessible through mobile devices, sites for our Yahooligans!
Directory, and sites in Chinese, Danish, French, German,
Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish,
or Swedish, please visit the appropriate Yahoo! property
or service. Sites that are in a foreign language represented
by our international
directories will not be added to www.yahoo.com.
Step
3. Suggest Your Site From the Appropriate Category
Once
you've found the most appropriate category for your site,
you are ready to suggest it. Just click on the "Suggest
a Site" link on the top right of the category page (located
next to the "Advanced Search" link in the gray bar). Again,
there is a list
of important pointers to help you establish where your
site belongs. Also, remember that the final placement of
your site is determined by Yahoo!'s editors.
When
you click on "Suggest a Site" in the appropriate category,
you'll see an online form asking for information about your
site. (If you are suggesting your business site somewhere
within our main commercial categories, you will see a link
to the fee-based Yahoo! Directory Submit submission process
-- required for commercial sites. For more information about
Yahoo! Directory Submit, please read our FAQ.
To
suggest a site through Yahoo! Directory Submit, click here.
In
the "category" space on the form, you'll see the
name of the category you've chosen. Please be prepared to
provide, among other information, your site's title, URL,
and a brief description.
