In almost all cases, business websites should be submitted to proper locality subcategories, such as:

http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Washington/Localities/R/Renton/Business_and_Economy/Animals/

Submit sites for health and beauty companies with multiple locations in more than one metro area in this state. Compare existing listings for best results.

Most sites should be submitted to a locality. Listing at higher levels is allowed for companies with multiple locations spanning several localities or counties, and for clubs or associations drawing members from a broad area.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

1. Locations must be shown, preferably by address or local phone number.
2. For title, submit actual name of business or organization.

This category will not accept any submissions. Please submit only to the individual county itself, which can be located at: http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Washington/Counties -- editor mngolden, 6 July 2000

This category will not accept any submissions. Please submit only to the individual county itself, which can be located at: http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Washington/Metro_Areas -- editor mngolden, 6 July 2000

This category is not for online directories or guides, or for sites with information on consultants, ministers, chapels or other wedding facilities, or periodicals. These sites should be submitted to the appropriate linked categories.

NOTE:
Only companies with statewide offices, or organizations representing the entire state of Washington are listed here. For companies with one location, please go to the By_Locality category.

Please carefully read the following before you submit.

Agents, please submit your site to the "Real_Estate" category pertaining to your office''s physical location (in most cases, the address listed on your website). For-Sale-By-Owners should do the same, submitting your site to the city in which you are located.

By adding to the locality** your company is in, your site has a greater chance of being processed quickly. This means though you may be an agent for multiple communities, your website should only be listed once, per the Open Directory Project''s policy. If you submit incorrectly to a higher level, it takes much longer to process, with the added risk that your site will be lost in the shuffle of hands needed to move your site to the locality, or worse, placed in the wrong locality.

Example:

Mary Jane''s Real Estate at 123 Court Dr., Spokane, WA should be submitted to WA/Localities/S/Spokane/Business_and_Economy/Real_Estate

Formatting:

1. Agents, the title should be formatted as follows: Agent Name - Agency Affiliation
2. For-Sale-By-Owner''s, please format: "For Sale By Owner -- Neighborhood (not city please)". If you note a date (in the description) when your home went on the market, it will save time in listing your site.

**If there is no Business&Economy/Real_Estate sub-category currently in your locality, please submit to that locality''s Business&Economy category, or barring that, the locality''s main level - one will likely be created by an editor when your site is reviewed.

-- editor mngolden, 4 October 2000 -- last updated by wkallander, 9 June 2002

Individual restaurant and dining guide listings for specific towns or cities should be submitted to the Restaurants and Bars category in the appropriate locality.

Please submit all sites to their correct location and category.

Please submit only sites for retail establishments with a physical statewide presence, such as multiple branches, offices, or locations spanning multiple regions, counties, or metro areas.

If the business has multiple locations but they are all in the same region, county, or metro area, submit the site to the appropriate region, county, or metro area, respectively. If the business has only one location, submit the site to the appropriate locality.

If the business has no physical presence and sells goods online only, submit the site to the appropriate subcategory in Shopping.