How to have a website listed in DMOZ!

[3DProf4online]

I would like raise this question to help other people to get their website listed in DMOZ! If you have something to say or if you have any advices to share with us just do this in this post!

[rginfotech]

Just wait and wait , may be take time up to three years to listed on dmoz.org

[jabo]

Just submit and forget, if you would remember after a few more months, then re-check it, if it has not been accepted, re-read TOS and re-submit... is submitting to DMOZ still that worth it? well, its just a few seconds anyways so I guess it wont take much of your time.

[Birdie]

1. Have a website that is worth listing. It must have content on it that sites already listed in the category do not have (otherwise forget it)
2. Write a perfect guideline compliant description and title (this is a good way to get an editors attention in amongst the huge pile of crap that gets submitted); HOWEVER; ~99% of submitted titles and descriptions are usually not guideline compliant.
3. Submit ONCE to the ONE best category.
4. Move on; forget about it; there is NOTHING more you can do.

Originally Posted by jabo

after a few more months, then re-check it, if it has not been accepted, re-read TOS and re-submit

Really really bad advice. DO NOT DO THIS. Resubmitting just:
1) Overwrites the previous submission with the new date and move your site to the bottom of the list if the editors chooses to use the pool of sites to look for new sites and sorts by date (most do)
2) If the sites been rejected, resubmitting just gets you tagged as a spammer.

[karma]

I submitted a month ago and still don't have anything. Google was pretty quick, Yahoo, not so much. MSN was quick, but then took the site away for whatever reason(i submitted when i was in the process of retooling it.) Not too mention i originally used addme.com to submit the site, but decided to take off the button so i submitted directly to MSN, that might have been a reason. The site may have counted 2 submissions and been flagged, i dunno though. Back to the topic, Dmoz from what i've seen takes a while.

oh yeah, tip for anyone new: I wouldn't use addme, just research the places you can submit. If you have ads on your site, they will target wrong if you have the addme link on there anyways.

[3DProf4online]

Originally Posted by rginfotech

Just wait and wait , may be take time up to three years to listed on dmoz.org

Is domain age taken into account by DMOZ?

[jabo]

Originally Posted by 3DProf4online

Is domain age taken into account by DMOZ?

probably not
Determine whether a site is appropriate for submission to the ODP:

* Do not submit mirror sites. Mirror sites are sites that contain identical content, but have altogether different URLs.
* Do not submit URLs that contain only the same or similar content as other sites you may have listed in the directory. Sites with overlapping and repetitive content are not helpful to users of the directory. Multiple submissions of the same or related sites may result in the exclusion and/or deletion of those and all affiliated sites.
* Do not disguise your submission and submit the same URL more than once.
Example: http://www.dmoz.org and http://www.dmoz.org/index.html
* Do not submit any site with an address that redirects to another address.
* The Open Directory has a policy against the inclusion of sites with illegal content. Examples of illegal material include child pornography; libel; material that infringes any intellectual property right; and material that specifically advocates, solicits or abets illegal activity (such as fraud or violence).
* Do not submit sites "under construction." Wait until a site is complete before submitting it. Sites that are incomplete, contain "Under Construction" notices, or contain broken graphics or links aren't good candidates for the directory.
* Submit pornographic sites to the appropriate category under Adult.
* Submit non-English sites to the appropriate category under World.
* Don't submit sites consisting largely of affiliate links.
read more

[Birdie]

Originally Posted by 3DProf4online

Is domain age taken into account by DMOZ?

no

[John]

Originally Posted by 3DProf4online

I would like raise this question to help other people to get their website listed in DMOZ! If you have something to say or if you have any advices to share with us just do this in this post!

The Open Directory by necessity has a very sophisticated spam filter that has automatic and manual components that block submissions before they reach the editors.

I see that your company offers both automatic and manual monthly submissions to directories, which would presumably include the Open Directory with a resultant large number of repeat submissions that would make it very hard for your companies and client's sites submissions not to have been flagged by the spam filter at some point.

The best person to submit a site is its owner as they are the one who is best able to select the appropriate category, and write an accurate suggested title and description. I would suggest that if someone is unable to submit a site themselves they should seek assistance from someone who does not advertise that they dump repeat submissions on directories.

Anyone submitting a site to any directory (not just the ODP) should ask themselves the question "is a bot (or person) dumping a submission every month going to endear themselves to anyone?". You can safely assume that any directory worth its salt is going protect its editors with spam filters from those who seek to overwhelm the submission process.

[Gayana]

I just came accross a topic in this forum and in other places people speak about directories being not important for google any more. Here's the recent discussion about it: http://www.v7n.com/forums/google-for...ubmission.html.

We have experince with DMOZ. It's like gambling some kind of. You never know why one site is approved and the other no. Cannot make a reasoning.

[WagerX]

i submitted quality sites almost two years ago and nothing. It's a big let down.

[Birdie]

Originally Posted by WagerX

i submitted quality sites almost two years ago and nothing. It's a big let down.

If you talking about the sites in your signature, then neither are listable. If it is these two sites, why did you deliberatly break the submission guidelines you agreed to when you submitted?

[3DProf4online]

Originally Posted by jabo

probably not
Do not submit mirror sites. Mirror sites are sites that contain identical content, but have altogether different URLs.
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By the way, we have several online shopping sites, I mean one website domain for each country, the same design and there are almost no difficulties in the content, nevertheless all these 3 websites have been accepted by DMOZ!

[markov]

Originally Posted by 3DProf4online

By the way, we have several online shopping sites, I mean one website domain for each country, the same design and there are almost no difficulties in the content, nevertheless all these 3 websites have been accepted by DMOZ!

Can we have the list of sites please .....?

I don't think DMOZ will accept the mirror sites....

[leonid]

Has anyone tried to become an editor on dmoz to see from the inside how their approval process works?

[Bobby44]

Its take too long to get listed in DMOZ

[3DProf4online]

Originally Posted by markov

Can we have the list of sites please .....?

I don't think DMOZ will accept the mirror sites....

To be on the safe site I will not provide you with these sites

[Mark Brown]

Originally Posted by rginfotech

Just wait and wait , may be take time up to three years to listed on dmoz.org

Well that was a great one

[3DProf4online]

Originally Posted by WagerX

i submitted quality sites almost two years ago and nothing. It's a big let down.

it took for my website about 1 year to be listed in DMOZ! However, make sure that your website hasn't been rejected since DMOZ sends no notifications in this case!

[leonid]

So, how do you know then that they rejected your site?

Once I submitted a url for my friend's web site (a few years ago). The funny thing is that the listing is in dmoz, but the web site is gone,
as he sold his company.


(I submitted mine 2 weeks ago, btw).