Getting listed in DMOZ

darrenstraight · 02-17-2006, 02:13 AM

Thanks goes to David Castle "ctabuk" for writing us out the following:

Quote:

Over the years I've replied to hundreds of posts on the subject of DMOZ

As you know DMOZ is a human response Search Engine/Directory and has editors around the Globe.

Some of these Editors are extremely knowledgeable others can be sadly lacking. Google does take notice of sites listed there and so does MSN.

There are simple rules to getting a site listed by DMOZ:

1 - No Adult Sites

2 - No Gambling Sites

3 - No broken links - now there are two URL's that can help you find broken links within a site.
The first and easiest is www.sitereportcard.com If you score less than 8 forget submitting your site.
The other is also free but it is designed for the serious SEO people and needs time to understand and
learn how to use it http://home.snafu.de/tilman/xenulink.html

DMOZ has its own forum run by Moderators who are DMOZ Editors www.resource-zone.com/forum

There is a huge temptation for people to submit their site to DMOZ www.resource-zone.com and then to 'bombard' the forum with questions like 'Why am I not listed?' - Going down that road is a risky one, sometimes it works mostly it does not -Why?
Because normally a Search Engine/Directory is inanimate - you won't get personal attention. But here you will, and the mistake people make is to 'lose their temper' get frustrated etc. DMOZ Moderators are very quick to lock down a thread!

4 - Also the other big mistake people make is posting a site with a re-direct - forget it, simply don't bother trying it.

5 -You must post in the right category - that is essential. If there is not a correct category - 'then' use the DMOZ Forum,
list your site in your post and always use the same username that you have in this or any other forum. Ask for help, be extremely polite and heed the advice, you will get several replies - select carefully.

There is a bonus side to posting there, it is very good for Google BL's! Which is why you should use the same username.

Once you have submitted, forget it - move on - it has either been selected or it has not.

I am not a DMOZ Editor - I am a moderator at one of the larger SEO Forums.

Lastly Good Luck.

andrew247 · 02-17-2006, 02:52 AM

Nice article.

RESteve · 02-17-2006, 07:50 AM

Wish I could get in.

HN Will · 02-18-2006, 03:31 PM

Thanks for the info. But, as I'm sure you know, you can make a perfectly good living without ever hearing of DMOZ. People lose way too much sleep over it. Work on building good content and getting links from important sites in your area and the SEs will love you.

ctabuk · 02-19-2006, 01:49 AM

Yes, but DMOZ is one of the most debated subjects in dozens of forums - so the concept of such posts are to assist both admins and Moderators as well as the more experienced posters in helping those new to the subject.

luni · 02-19-2006, 03:42 AM

so have good content and good(non-broken)links and try the DMOZ thing and your sure to get traffic huh???

bmegowan · 02-19-2006, 11:40 AM

I tried for a year to get listed, and then someone suggested that I contact the editor of the page I was trying to get listed on. The problem was the page I was trying to get listed on didn't seem to have an editor. I then went back up the line for the editor of the previous page from the page I was trying to get listed on was included (the broader category before the category I was trying to get listed on). The editor is listed at the bottom of the page. When I finally contacted this person, she immediately added me.

ctabuk · 02-20-2006, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luni

so have good content and good(non-broken)links and try the DMOZ thing and your sure to get traffic huh???

No, there is no guarantee of traffic. All that aDMOZ listing tells the SE's is that yours is a quality site.
I have known listed sites change their content and direction after inclusion and retain their placement, but only for a very short time.

RECEP · 03-15-2006, 02:06 PM

Nice article, thanks..

jackson_hu · 03-15-2006, 06:04 PM

well in fact if you spend some time to visit some of the site listed in DMOZ ,you will find some of the link is broken already .And also you will find not all of the site is good enough to be listed .

So I would say that depends on standard of each editors .

Some one may say to get listed will get high pr but I do not think so .Hundreds of sites in DMOZare PR2 or PR0.

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02-17-2006, 02:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
andrew247 Google Guru Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: c:\GoogleCommunity Posts: 3,386 Thanks: 3 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	Nice article.

02-17-2006, 07:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
RESteve Senior Googler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wish I could get in.

02-18-2006, 03:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
HN Will Junior Googler Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the info. But, as I'm sure you know, you can make a perfectly good living without ever hearing of DMOZ. People lose way too much sleep over it. Work on building good content and getting links from important sites in your area and the SEs will love you.

02-19-2006, 01:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
ctabuk Noogle Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes, but DMOZ is one of the most debated subjects in dozens of forums - so the concept of such posts are to assist both admins and Moderators as well as the more experienced posters in helping those new to the subject.

02-19-2006, 03:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
luni Senior Googler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: IRAQ Posts: 141 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	so have good content and good(non-broken)links and try the DMOZ thing and your sure to get traffic huh???

02-19-2006, 11:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
bmegowan Noogle Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I tried for a year to get listed, and then someone suggested that I contact the editor of the page I was trying to get listed on. The problem was the page I was trying to get listed on didn't seem to have an editor. I then went back up the line for the editor of the previous page from the page I was trying to get listed on was included (the broader category before the category I was trying to get listed on). The editor is listed at the bottom of the page. When I finally contacted this person, she immediately added me.

03-15-2006, 02:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
RECEP Junior Googler Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Nice article, thanks..

03-15-2006, 06:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
jackson_hu Junior Googler Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 42 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	well in fact if you spend some time to visit some of the site listed in DMOZ ,you will find some of the link is broken already .And also you will find not all of the site is good enough to be listed . So I would say that depends on standard of each editors . Some one may say to get listed will get high pr but I do not think so .Hundreds of sites in DMOZare PR2 or PR0.

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