New Category List

[Celeste Stewart]

Hi all,
I typed up all of the new categories and their subcategories to make it easier to figure out where to place articles and thought that I'd share. Copy and paste the following into your own Word document and save it for later reference. You might want to format it a little nicer than what I have here. I think it will help us all get more familiar with what's what.

* Arts & Culture
Classical Studies
Creative Writing
Entertainment
Humor
Literature
Movies & TV
Music
Performing Arts
Quotes and Trivia
Visual Arts
Writing

* Business
Business Development
Careers
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Freelancing
Fundraising
Human Resource
Insurance
Management
Marketing
Office
Online Business
Real Estate

*General
Blog Entries
Reviews
Tutorials

*Health & Lifestyles
Aging
Alternative Medicine
Beauty
Dental
Disabilities
Drugs and Remedies
Fitness
Lifestyles
Medical
Mental
Nutrition
Sexuality
Weight Loss
Women’s Health

*Home
Cats
Cooking
Dogs
Entertaining
Gardening
Home Décor
Home Improvement
Landscaping
Personal Finance
Pets and Animals
Shopping

*Merchandise
Automobiles
Eco-Friendly
Fashion
Gifts
Jewelry
Lingerie

* Premium ** Editor’s Choice***

*Recreation
Books and Reading
Collecting
Crafts
Food and Dining
Gambling
Games
Hunting and Fishing
Leisure
Outdoors
Travel
Water Sports

*Regional
Africa
Asia
Australia
Canada
Central America
Europe
Mexico
Oceania
South America
United States

*Relationships
Children
Dating
Death
Divorce
Family
Online
Parenting
Self Improvement
Teens
Weddings

*Science
Alternative Science
Environmental
Math
Psychology
Social Sciences

*Society
College & University
Current Events
Education
History
Language
Law
Military
People
Politics
Religion
Spirituality
Volunteering

*Sports
Baseball
Basketball
Cycling
Extreme Sports
Football
Golf
Martial Arts
Swimming
Tennis

*Technology
Computers
Electronics
Hardware
Internet
IT
Mobile Phones
Office Software
Operating Systems
Programming
Software
Web Development

[Word Gypsy]

Thanks Celeste! You're always looking out for everyone! WG

[JD]

Many thanks, Celeste.

Jane

[dsletten]

Celeste,
Thanks for taking the time to do this. It will be very helpful!

Deanna

[Celeste Stewart]

You're welcome.

[geniuswaitress]

Thanks, Celeste.

Could someone explain the difference between what should go in the "Travel" section and what should go in "Regional?"

[Celeste Stewart]

I assume that regional is for non-travel related content that relates to the region. For example, let's look at Mexico. "The Best Beaches of Baja" would be travel related while "Muy Macho: Mexico's Machismo Culture" or "Tips for Commuting to and from Tijuana for San Diego Business Professionals" are less touristy and more regional in nature. Hmnn, two new article ideas :)

[Ed]

I think "travel" is region unspecific. Like "10 Ways to Make Your Flight More Pleasant."

[grouchy]

You could be right, Ed, but I don't think that is a conclusion buyers would automatically (or reasonably) come to. This category dilemma bothers me a lot. Personally, it's not good for me in terms of sales. I hope it is reconsidered. CC - please see my post in the site renovations category. Thanks.

[Ed]

I can see where you're coming from. I'll pass it along.

[Ed]

Okay. Categories are now able to be edited, right?

[Celeste Stewart]

Yes. I tried it last night and was able to change a category on one of my articles. Easy!

[geniuswaitress]

Just discovered that most of my travel articles are listed under "Regional". I do hope we see this change really happen.

[Celeste Stewart]

You can change the category yourself now. Just go into Edit and make the change.

[geniuswaitress]

Yep, I'm aware of that. It's just difficult to know what to do.

It's like the old category system in that respect: having to second-guess where a buyer will look. I have several articles on Central America, for example. There is a Central America subcat under "Regional," but the articles are decidedly travel guides. Should I choose "Regional" or "Travel?"

It's a decision I wish I didn't have to make.

I hope that CC will ditch the "Travel" cat ultimately, and change the word "Regional" to "Travel" and include the same subs. As it is now, it's just confusing. I'm sure many buyers will miss the fact that "Regional" even exists if they stop at "Travel," meaning they'll miss quite a bit of content that IS travel content.