Frequently
Asked Questions Frequently
Asked Questions 
Q. How long have you been on the Internet?
A. We celebrated 7 years on the web on March 1
of 2001.
Q. Are you listed with search engines
that point to your site?
A. The New-Age Directory is
registered with more than 500 search engines, including the 50
largest, and appears in 30+ languages. We also pay for better search
engine positions through GoTo.com, which supplies search engines for
AOL and other major IP's.
Q. Why is it important for me to be
listed in a specialized directory?
A. According to Nielsen Media
Research, as of February, 1999, American households are coming on
line at the rate of 6,600,000 per year, which amounts to 550,000 per
month, or 18,000 per day or 760 per hour! Since search engines find
The New-Age Directory under numerous meta names, your site will have
greater exposure than it would otherwise.
Q. Is the submissions
form secure?
A. Yes. Our credit card
authorization system and cart system is run by Authorize.Net and
Hypermart, two of the biggest E-Commerce service providers in the world.
Q. If I want to place my
page on several of your pages, how do I do that?
A.
Just email us.
Q. How reliable is your
server so that people on the net can actually get to my listing?
A. We have not known our server
to be down for more than a couple of minutes in the 5+ years we have
been with them.
Q. How many visitors do you get per day?
A. Our website statistical server indicates that about 300-500 unique visitors view our site each day.
Q. I have never paid for
my listing before. Can I still get a free listing?
A. Yes, on the FreeForAll Page. However,
if you wish to have your listing categorized
by topic, or receive confirmational emails, you would not list on
that page. Use the regular paid site method. With all the awards and
recognition we have received, we think the small fee is a small price
to pay, literally. For just pennies per day, you can potentially
reach tens of thousands of people per month (and growing all the
time). We also find that when people are required to share the costs,
sites are more likely to work and not become deadwood days or weeks
after submission. We had a problem with deadwood when all listings
were free. The Directory as it is today takes approximately 36 hours
per week to maintain, requiring considerable time and energy .
Q. What is the correct
address for mailing checks?
A. The New-Age Directory, POB
373, Wynnewood, Pa. 19096. The checks should be made out to Dana's Web.com.
Q. What is the advantage
of paying when I can get the listing for free?
A. Paid Listings are confirmed
personally by us within 48 hours of your submitting them. Paid
Listings receive a confirmation email when the site is posted. Paid
Listings are categorized on a specific topic page in alphabetical order.
Q. How long does it take
for my site to get listed?
A. No
longer than 1-2 days.
Q. How long is my
listing good for?
A. 12 months. You will be sent a
renewal notice by email when your listing is due for renewal.
Q. How will I know if my
site is listed?
A. We send an email if your site
has been accepted .
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Q. I signed up for my site to
be listed under Arts and it was listed in Astrology. Is this an error?
A. We will check it, but
usually, this discrepancy occurs when we think that the listing would
be more appropriate and get better exposure on a different page.
Q. I think that
witchcraft would be a good category. Are you planning on having it?
A The new policy is that there
will be a separate heading for any category having 3 or more listings.
. Q.
We would like to advertise on the main Newage page. Is this possible?
A. Yes, we do now accept
advertising on The New-Age Directory main page or home page. However
we do not accept advertising for sexually explicit material anywhere
in The New-Age Directory. It is not that we support censorship on the
Internet, The New-Age Directory is devoted to New-Age topics, and we
are very broad-minded in our definition of 'new-age.'
Q. I recently read a
magazine article and a newspaper report in which you were mentioned
very favorably and that you were the largest and oldest New Age
directory on the Internet. Is this true?
A. Thank you for noticing and
yes this is true.
Q. I sent in a listing
for my business several weeks ago and have not heard anything.
A. Either we never received it
and you need to contact us at Marjorie@newage-directory.com
OR your site was not new-age or metaphysics related so we were
not able to accept it.
Q. We submitted our
listing more than a month ago and it is still not up. What gives?
A. See the answer above.
Q. We would like to
place a banner on the Health page, but there is already one there.
Would you accept two?
A. If your site is newage or
metaphysics related, yes. We allow a maximum of four banners per
page, and an unlimited number of sponsors.
Q. What are the size
specifications for banners?
A. For the home page (main
page), the size cannot exceed 150 (width) x100. On all the other
pages, you can choose between the square type with the same size
limitation as on the home page (150x100) or the long and narrow type
with a limitation of 450 (width) x50.
Q. I sent you a check
two weeks ago and still have not heard anything?
A. Email us if your page is
still not listed in another week. This is assuming, of course, that
you received an email indicating acceptance of your site.
Q. What if I send a
check and submit my site and you do not approve it?
A. Your check will be returned
to you as soon as it is received.
Q. What if I change my
mind about how I listed my site and I have paid by credit card?
A. If you wish to move your
listing to a higher level, we will accept additional payment for the
move and extend your contract, no matter how you pay. If you simply
wish to change the category of your page, just let us know: Email us
at marjorie@newage-directory.com
Q. What if I change my
mind about listing my site and I want it removed?
A. You may have your listing
removed at any time. Just let us know by email at marjorie@newage-directory.com.
However, no refunds are possible, no matter what the reason
after your site is posted. We state this clearly on the submissions
form. Your submissions form, which we keep on file, is all the proof
credit card companies require for charges.
Please remember that maintaining the New-Age Directory is a very time-consuming process. We are listed with all search engines, have won numerous awards, and have been mentioned very favorably in several magazines.