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	<title>World Site Index Blog &#187; General</title>
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		<title>More for Less</title>
		<link>http://blog.worldsiteindex.com/2008/09/more-for-less/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to provide website owners with more internet exposure for their website without adding to their workload or costs, we are pleased to announce that for a limited time all express submissions accepted into World Site Index will be automatically passed to WebNetGuide where, subject to their terms, the site will be included as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A guide to directory submissions</title>
		<link>http://blog.worldsiteindex.com/2008/01/a-guide-to-directory-submissions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Webcredible a London based usability and accessibility consultancy has just published a guide to directory submissions in which World Site Index is listed as one of the recommended directories. In our opinion this guide is worth a read by all those involved in submitting sites to directories. Of particular note is the section on choosing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Still hiding from customers?</title>
		<link>http://blog.worldsiteindex.com/2007/09/still-hiding-from-customers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a business site to be accepted into World Site Index we insist that the site clearly displays a phone number, trading address and offers an online contact method. However despite stating this fact on the submissions form, many business sites are submitted with only an email address and if lucky a phone number. Those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starting to use Live News</title>
		<link>http://blog.worldsiteindex.com/2007/07/starting-to-use-live-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in May 2007 we added the ability for listed sites to push news items in real-time for publication on World Site Index, however take up of the service has been disappointing, either people are not understanding it or they are so focused on getting a link at any cost they ignoring other advertising options. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>must get a link, must get a link!</title>
		<link>http://blog.worldsiteindex.com/2007/06/must-get-a-link-must-get-a-link/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.worldsiteindex.com/2007/06/must-get-a-link-must-get-a-link/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We offer free submissions and because of this we get vast numbers per day, yet people don&#8217;t follow the simplest rule and then if we discard the listing because it is incorrect they complain bitterly, however if we rewrite their text so that it follows our guidelines then they complain bitterly that we changed it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Send your news to World Site Index using live updates</title>
		<link>http://blog.worldsiteindex.com/2007/05/send-your-news-to-world-site-index-using-live-updates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 15:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today sees another update to the directory script that powers World Site Index, this update brings with it various enhancements such as a word cloud of the latest searches and top searches. One of the more important developments is the ability for listed sites to push news to World Site Index for display in real-time. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile web directory</title>
		<link>http://blog.worldsiteindex.com/2007/01/mobile-web-directory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Regular visitors to World Site Index will notice a new tab has appeared, Mobile Web Directory, this is signals our move into the mobile web. The mobile web directory has been designed to be viewable on mobile devices and will only be accepting sites that are also designed for use on mobile devices, in this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Automatic filtering of submissions</title>
		<link>http://blog.worldsiteindex.com/2006/09/automatic-filtering-of-submissions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For some time now World Site Index has run an interactive filter on all new submissions, this filter checks the title and description for common problems such as keyword stuffing of the description, or duplicating the tile within the description. For those that are interested the filter is written in PHP and is made freely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WDC Gets an Update</title>
		<link>http://blog.worldsiteindex.com/2006/08/wdc-gets-an-update/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.worldsiteindex.com/2006/08/wdc-gets-an-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our friends over at the Web Development Community have started updating their site and breathing new life into it. Their new blog is now online with a nice article, fluid or fixed, on their take on the screen width that web sites should be designed for. It was similar reasoning that caused us to rebuild [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What were they thinking?</title>
		<link>http://blog.worldsiteindex.com/2006/07/what-were-they-thinking/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.worldsiteindex.com/2006/07/what-were-they-thinking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2006 16:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re often left scratching our heads when reviewing submissions or category suggestions wondering what people were thinking when they submitted. It&#8217;s not uncommon to open the review queue of our art directory and be presented with a screen full of real estate sites, hotels, insurance services and other assorted sites unrelated to art. Maybe it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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