Dmoz inclusion

nextt · 11-04-2008, 02:04 AM

I have been waiting for my site to be included in Dmoz for very long time. I have added my site about 3 months before, but till now i can't see my website in dmoz. any suggestion?

thanks.

RinaLasnier · 11-04-2008, 02:38 AM

it really takes a lot of months for your site to be listed in Dmoz. there are over a hundred thousands submission in Dmoz every day and thats why they are number one.

Birdie · 11-04-2008, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by nextt

I have been waiting for my site to be included in Dmoz for very long time. I have added my site about 3 months before, but till now i can't see my website in dmoz. any suggestion?

thanks.

After you have submitted ONCE to the ONE best category, you have done all you can do. Anything else (eg re-submitting) is counterproductive. A volunteer editor will eventually review it, if the editor chooses to use suggested sites when looking for sites to build a category.

What is the URL?

jabo · 11-04-2008, 03:53 AM

naah, don't think about it too much though, just submit and forget... a lot of people has been saying that Dmoz is not that effective as it was before anyways.

mabel01 · 11-04-2008, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by nextt

I have been waiting for my site to be included in Dmoz for very long time. I have added my site about 3 months before, but till now i can't see my website in dmoz. any suggestion?

thanks.

well you have to wait till they approved it. it just takes time.
Seems Dmoz is reducing their size as they are deleting the dead links ..You will just have to keep trying.. you'll manage to get to be one, one of these days.

robmac · 11-04-2008, 05:31 AM

its seems its hit and miss

I have submitted rubbish sites before and they got it
however when i submitted an "authority site" on a subject that had a unique template, unique content and 100k unique visitors they reject it over and over again "scratches head"

Birdie · 11-04-2008, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by robmac

\however when i submitted an "authority site" on a subject that had a unique template, unique content and 100k unique visitors they reject it over and over again "scratches head"

How do you know its been rejected?

robmac · 11-04-2008, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Birdie

How do you know its been rejected?

maybe because its not listed............

Birdie · 11-04-2008, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by robmac

maybe because its not listed............

Then it is highly likely that you are the reason that you are not listed.....every time you resubmited, you just overwrite your previous submission with the new date and keep moving your site to the bottom of the list if an editor sorts the pool by date (most do). There is NEVER a need to resubmit.

nextt · 11-04-2008, 11:55 PM

Lol i have contacted at so many forums, Everyone told me that "submit one and forget" and am doing the same. Like i said i have submitting my site about 3 months ago. Anyways thankyou all for your valuable opinion.

thanks.

robmac · 11-05-2008, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Birdie

Then it is highly likely that you are the reason that you are not listed.....every time you resubmited, you just overwrite your previous submission with the new date and keep moving your site to the bottom of the list if an editor sorts the pool by date (most do). There is NEVER a need to resubmit.

Birdie: please read my post before commenting.

The site is an authority, i dont list sites over and over again - The site was resubmitted once a year for the past 4 years and nothing. I have submitted "crud" sites and they have been up in under 3 months usually.

When you say there is NEVER a need to resubmit - well there is if its been listed in 4 years of trying

falsealarm · 11-05-2008, 01:27 PM

Everytime I read someone asking why DMOZ is taking so long, I can not help but laugh. Don't take this the wrong way, I am not trying to be mean or judgemental but DMOZ listings seem to disctract all new comers and not enough messages can be posted to dissuade them. It takes almost 2 years for some to understand that it ain't gonna happen and it is not worth their time anyway.

Birdie · 11-05-2008, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by robmac

Birdie: please read my post before commenting.

The site is an authority, i dont list sites over and over again - The site was resubmitted once a year for the past 4 years and nothing. I have submitted "crud" sites and they have been up in under 3 months usually.

When you say there is NEVER a need to resubmit - well there is if its been listed in 4 years of trying

What is the URL?

Birdie · 11-05-2008, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by falsealarm

It takes almost 2 years for some to understand that it ain't gonna happen and it is not worth their time anyway.

Where are you getting your information from? DMOZ lists >2000 new sites a month, making it the fastest growing directory on the www. More than half those site were never even submitted in the first place

falsealarm · 11-05-2008, 01:59 PM

Well, you said it! They list only > 2K a month and more than half are not even submitted. Guess what the chances are for someone who "personally" thinks his site is worthy enough for DMOZ to get listed. That answer your question?

I recommend anyone who is starting up to worry about content quality, uniqueness, functionality, design , generating interest and traffic, and then worry about DMOZ.

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Originally Posted by Birdie

Where are you getting your information from? DMOZ lists >2000 new sites a month, making it the fastest growing directory on the www. More than half those site were never even submitted in the first place

drumzy · 11-05-2008, 02:20 PM

Patience is virtue. It could take up to 9 months before you get approved.

Birdie · 11-05-2008, 02:24 PM

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Patience is virtue. It could take up to 9 months before you get approved.

It can actually take up to >2 yrs or never. An editor is under no obligation to use the suggested sites when looking for sites to build a category. The suggested sites are just one source that they may use (its just the worse source and wading through them is an less productive use of an editors time compared to other soruces to find sites to add).

pau2x · 11-05-2008, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by nextt

I have been waiting for my site to be included in Dmoz for very long time. I have added my site about 3 months before, but till now i can't see my website in dmoz. any suggestion?

thanks.

3 months is not enough. Just wait for 1 year.

Birdie · 11-05-2008, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by pau2x

Just wait for 1 year.

Then what? What should they do then? Why wait? Submit and forget.

ezwoodz · 11-05-2008, 09:49 PM

your lucky if get added from DMOZ but nextt why you should wait? why you should not go on other link building strategies instead of waiting your approval at DMOZ, and it's true, submitting directories is just "Submit and Forget" not only from DMOZ but also to other directories.