Human edited directories take time to manage. If you insist on breaking the rules you will end up being banned.
A few things to avoid:
- Submit the same URL more than once
- Request link exchanges
- Spam
- Argue with the editors
I’ve also made a point of posting some of this over on the new browse.ie forums
From Rob:
For human-edited directories read DMOZ, right?
Their forum is great fun; it’s full of mad people complaining about their spam-sites not being accepted. And most of them are refreshingly to the point about “SEO professionals”, too; there, they are called “SERP perps”
From blacknight:
Rob
Not just DMOZ. Don’t forget there are loads of other human edited directories. I edit search.ie and browse.ie for example