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  • applesofgold
    applesofgold last edited by Mar 12, 2012, 11:32 PM

    We have had a quality website for 12 years. We have good rankings and good PR.

    But for some reason, I have never been able to get listed on Dmoz.org - it's like they're not even reviewing it. It's not like I got a rejection letter or anything, just a no response and we just can't seem to get listed there. It's almost like the editors for our category are just not responsive or just not around. Or maybe they're a competitor and don't want us listed?

    Questions:

    1. How important is it for an established site to get listed? I imagine that dmoz being an authority site, it would still be very helpful for rankings.

    2. There are dmoz "submission services" - where they claim to list your site the proper way. They don't guarantee their service, since they obviously can't, and you have to pay either way. Does anyone recommend these services and anyone know of a particular one that is up & up?

    Any help on getting listed would be appreciated!

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    • Dr-Pete
      Dr-Pete Staff last edited by Mar 13, 2012, 2:22 PM Mar 13, 2012, 2:22 PM

      Honestly, submit and forget it. You could wait months, and I don't know of any secret way. If you're following the DMOZ rules, then no submission service is really going to help. In many cases, there just aren't enough editors.

      The other issue is that many new DMOZ links are on deep pages, some of which aren't even getting indexed. No indexation means no link-juice. See my blog post from last year:

      http://www.seomoz.org/blog/wheres-the-love-dmoz

      At the end of the day, it's just one link. It's nice to have, but your efforts are better spent elsewhere, IMO.

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      • edwardlewis
        edwardlewis last edited by Mar 13, 2012, 10:18 AM Mar 13, 2012, 10:18 AM

        I think thats it's kind of ironic how long it takes to get listed in DMOZ..

        I know lots and lots of people who havent been able to get listed in there... but then you look at some of the sites that are in there and they are complete garbage!

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        • mediabase
          mediabase last edited by Mar 16, 2012, 9:23 AM Mar 13, 2012, 3:31 AM

          Hi Applesofgold, Please look at the below link:

          Dmoz the Legend !

          Firstly you should know how to submit the site to the open source directory(ODP).

          After that why it is so important i.e DMoz Listing?

          I hope that you will found the solution.

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          • jeffmace
            jeffmace last edited by Mar 13, 2012, 12:31 AM Mar 13, 2012, 12:31 AM

            I have submitted two other sites in the past well over a year ago and forgot about it, the third right now is just about the 5-6 month time period, so hopefully third time is a charm.

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            • charles1
              charles1 last edited by Mar 13, 2012, 2:23 PM Mar 13, 2012, 12:24 AM

              Firstly how long have you been waiting? You can expect waiting times of up to 6 months or more.

              Secondly it’s possible a competitor is the editor for that directory but pretty unlikely, it more likely they have a big back log. Or they don't have an editor / active one for that section.  You can always try and apply for the editor position yourself (although I've had no luck with this).

              DMOZ can be a really powerful link, but it really depends on the section you are trying to get, and how many other listings are already there.

              I would submit once and then forget about it and focus on content creation and other areas. Add yourself to BOTW and dir.yahoo.com.

              Never hear of these “Submission services” but they sound like waste of money and time.

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              • jeffmace
                jeffmace last edited by Mar 13, 2012, 12:02 AM Mar 13, 2012, 12:02 AM

                Sorry, I don't have an answer, but I would like to hear some input from people that might have knowledge of DMOZ.org.  I too have been trying for a while on several sites, and can not get any into that directory.  I also see plenty of competitors that have awful content and they were able to get listed, so I am not sure what needs to be done.

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