Getting Listed

When you have set up a website, that means you have a message that you would like to get across to a target audience, or on a bigger scope, the whole world. So the next step after all the content and design have been done is to publicize the website. There is no sense in having a beautiful website with meaningful quality content and no readers. And the best way to promote a website is by submitting the URL to free web-based directories and get links.

There are different web directories available today and they cater to different kinds of sites. There are directories that accept blogs, others accept Filipino only sites, or women's sites only and such. So if you have business website, naturally, you have to look for a business web directory in order to enlist your site. One such respected and popular web directory is DMOZ, with its registered sites listed according to categories. There are also sub-categories for a more organized directory. DMOZ is a very powerful directory because its contents could be translated into the different languages of the world, which after all, is the essence of the world wide web--reaching the entire world by networking.

Anyway, I stumbled across JasmineDirectory.com and I submitted the website of a pastors' fellowship where our pastor belongs to. The site is called bppf.org.ph, with the site name as the acronym of the name of the organization--Bacolod Pastors Prayer Fellowship, which is based in Bacolod City, Philippines.

I wanted to publicize the site because it is relatively new. But more so because they have launched a citywide devotional campaign series entitled 40 Days of Grace. I wanted people to know that such a campaign exists and that they can still get materials, like devotional books, sermon DVDs, participant's workbook, and scripture memory cards in order to be used in their bible study groups.

At the same time, I wanted to promote BPPF because I believe in their mission and vision as an organization. Their goal is to foster unity among Christian churches in the city and to reach the city of Bacolod with the gospel. Their aim is not to compete but rather help each other and the churches. The pastor-members meet regularly every Thursday in order to minister to one another and pray.

The site is still under construction. They need to put in more information and photos of their activities. But I believe that with the publicity on the net, more people will get to know about BPPF and hopefully follow in their footsteps in the hopes of fostering unity all over the world.