How Sites Are Selected

The Zambian Information Guide tries to include anything of importance related to Zambia on the Internet. Our goal is that you decide to use The Zambian Information Guide for your first attempt at searching for something on Zambia and always get the best result. The initial sites that we indexed were selected based on our own experience of sites which tended to be most useful when looking for information on Zambia. Since then visitor recommendations have been an equally important source. When we evaluate a site for inclusion, here are some of the factors we consider:

  • Is the site or domain a source of true expertise?

    • If the site is authored by a Zambian or someone from Zambia, not only are we likely to include it, the site will also be tagged under an appropriate label. This label or tag can then be used to refine results further after a search and is ideal when you're looking for information on a very specific Zambian topic and want to see if it's been addressed by someone with real expertise.

  • Does the site contain original articles or material?

    • Whether it is an active forum, or a blog, if we see original content related to Zambia it is more likely to be included.

  • Does the site aggregate material from other sites?

    • There are some great sites and blogs out there that primarily republish or link to some great material. These sites, even though they are really good, are not included in the search. Why? Because in most cases The Zambian Information Guide is already searching across the sites that are being aggregated, so including this site would only result in an increase of duplicate entries.

  • Is the site primarily related to Zambia?

    • There are lots of great general sites on Africa that include some information on Zambia, but this is The Zambian Information Guide, so a site requires a substantial amount of material on Zambia to be included. In some cases where a good site has a specific section dedicated to Zambia, only the Zambian section alone will be included.

If your site meets the above list of factors please submit your site for inclusion below: