Web Design Directory

Listing Guidelines

Before you submit your listing to WebDesignDirectory.net (WDD), please review the below listing guidelines for help in creating an effective listing. Listing your business on WDD is easy, however please stick to the following guidelines to ensure that your listing gets approved without any delays. All listings that are submitted to the directory will be reviewed for for acceptance by one of our team before going live. We aim to review listing submissions within one business day, but at peak times it can take up to three business days.

We reserve the right to reject a listing for any reason, but if you follow these guidelines you should have no problem. If you still have questions after reviewing the guidelines, please contact us using our contact form.

Listing Criteria

• • Listed companies must be registered in the UK. Listings from outside the UK are not permitted and will be deleted without notification
• • Listings must be submitted in English, use proper grammar and correct spelling
• • Use standard punctuation and capitalisation. Do not use capitalization of any kind such as "FREE" or "TRY IT NOW".
• • Avoid using superlative phrases such as "The Best" or "Number 1 Rated" unless you are able to prove these claims
• • Do not enter webpage links, URLs or phone numbers in the Company description
• • Only enter listings which you are authorised to do so. Do not add listings for businesses that are not under your control
• • Do not use profane or vulgar language, adult content or material in your listing.

Add Your Listing - Your Details

• Name

  This is your name that or the name of the person we need to contact about your listing. Don't worry, we won't share this with anybody.



• Company Name

  This is your registered company name and will be displayed on your listing. Please use proper capitalisation



• Email Address

  This is your personal email address that we can use to contact you about your listing. Don't worry, we won't share this either.



• Website

  This is your domain name that will be used on your listing. eg: http://www.webdesigndirectory.net.

Add Your Listing - Your Listing

• Company Description

  This is short overview of what you do. You've only got 300 characters so keep it simple. Use standard punctuation and capitalisation. Do not use capitalization of any kind such as "FREE" or "TRY IT NOW". Do not enter webpage links, URLs or phone numbers in the Company description. Avoid using superlative phrases such as "The Best" or "Number 1 Rated" unless you are able to prove these claims



• Website Screen Shot & Image Uploads

  You can add up to 5 screenshots when adding your listing, 1 of your own website and 4 examples of your work.
  
  Images should be 1024x786px and optimised for web viewing. You can download templates below. One you have downloaded the file you can add your screenshots and upload them. If you have any problems with creating your image files, please contact us. We're always happy to help.
  
  Templates: - Photoshop (.psd) - Encapsulated PostScript (.eps) - PDF (.pdf) - JPEG (.jpg)



• Specialities

  You can choose up to 4 specialist areas that display on your listing to tell your potential customers what you do. If you can't find anything suitable, please contact us to add a specialist subject to the list.



• Contact Form Email

  The contact form at the bottom of you listing will be sent to this address. The email will not be diplayed on the website.



• Facebook

  This is the link to your facebook page. eg: https://www.facebook.com/WebDesignDirectoryUK



• Twitter

  To add your twitter timeline to your page you'll need to login to twitter and create a twitter widget. You can create a new widget here https://twitter.com/settings/widgets/new Click the link to sign in to twitter and copy and paste the code in the box. If you're having trouble with this, please contact us and we can create it for you.



• Address

  Please enter your address, Country, County and Post Code.



• Map Latitude & Longitude

  To show a map on your listing we will need your location coordinates. Visit google maps https://www.google.co.uk/maps/ right click on your location and click 'What's here'. You will then see a number like this in the top left hand side of the screen '53.334811, -2.132092'. Enter the first part of the number (eg: '53.334811') in to the latitude box and the second part (eg: '-2.132092') in to the Longitude box.

Reciprocal Link

• • Choose one of the code snippets and copy and paste the code on to a page on your website. Enter the link to the page in the box provided.

Click the 'submit listing' button. (Uploading your listing may take up to 30 seconds) You will then recieve an email to confirm your email address. To complete the process click the link in the email and your listing will be sent to our moderation queue. That's it! You'll get an email once the moderators have reviewed your submission.