Does DMOZ still matter in SEO rankings?

[anonymously]

Originally Posted by daisyashe

yes DMOZ listing still matter.
it is one of the best directory.
It does not give approval to your website so easily.
It has highesttraffic among all.

In many ways it is not hard for a site to qualify, its just that we don't have enough editors who want to work just on the suggested sites, which are often full of sites that we won't list. Most sites with unique content are listable.

But the directory is built on the principle that editors are volunteers and we do not insist that they build categories drawing from the suggestions pool. WE say that the task of an editor is to build categories, how they do it is up to them. Some will use suggestions, some want to spend their time building categories where there are few suggestions.

One category I am proud of I built over 800 sites and only a handful were from the suggestions pool, for some reason the sites were not being suggested, but I had a fascination with the topic and so I set out to build a category on the subject. That took me months, when I could have been reviewing suggested sites, but DMOZ allows us to follow our interests, otherwise I would not want to edit. There are many categories now that I would not work in, it would bore me to tears.

Buzzman, good luck. I really do have absolutely nothing to do with new applications for being editor, so I won't know what happens, please come back and tell us.

[divengrabber]

i don't think is the dmoz affect anyhow to index there site on the top of the chart. The dmoz listing takes lots more time to get index one site. I don't know what strategy they follow to index them.

[jacks smith]

well link is useful if you have it on dmoz google give priority to dmoz it is open directory system most of search engine take data from here.if you have not list in dmoz you should focus on other things.

[rockarolla]

I would not trouble myself with DMOZ - its fame fades since 2006; the only thing that still prevents its collapse is that there are many sincere editors who believe in the idea and spirit of the old DMOZ.

You may simply look at what sites are approved by typing in the search box - WEBHOST ...

don't be surprised to see myriad affiliate links - especially for those webmasters who are using ready made software and cannot hide their affiliate link ...

golden rule in web site promotion - with excuse to all those ``guru's'' who have books articles and etc. crappy advice for you - is th efollowing;

good website content; and submission to the majour search engines - which is always FREE!

[robjones]

OP's Question
"Does DMOZ still matter in SEO rankings?"

Sure. Not as much as it did once of course... but the web has changed, SE algorithms have gotten exponentially more effective, and no SE puts all its eggs in one basket anymore.

That said, since it is one of the clatch of directories that Google hasn't just beat like a stepchild, it's a useful part of a linking strategy, just not something that'll do the job all by itself. Those days are long gone, and any SE pro knows it's just another one of many possible "good links" and doesn't spend an inordinate time worrying about any individual link getting accepted (or not).

My two cents... if you are a fan of directory links, then submit to them and go about the rest of your business. If it gets in, fine, if not... the rest of your work will still do the trick if the site itself is worthwhile. Pretty cut n dried, not a subject worthy of the heat it oddly still seems to generate.

[stoner3221]

I at one time many years ago had a great deal of respect for ODP. Now I look at it as no better or worse than any long established directory. It is however one of the few remaining with major corporate sponsorship, a necessity to be considered a 1st tier directory at one time.

[John]

Originally Posted by stoner3221

I Now I look at it as no better or worse than any long established directory. .

Excluding claims from nutters of having the largest directory by merit of millions of empty categories, it is the actually the largest human edited directory. That’s gotta be worth some sort of acknowledgment.

[rockarolla]

seems like this subject reappears like a mushroom after rain ... if some new web developer hits the time to submit his site.

[anonymously]

John, you know they are not empty, you know we spend hours and hours of our spare time deliberately listing spammy sites. That's why Google has always chosen us for their directory, they love spam filled directories

[linkojad]

confirm on their experience, very helpful

[Michael william]

DMOZ listing is not so easy. You have to wait for a year to get listed. Instead of waiting for a year submit in other directories.

[robjones]

STOP RIGHT THERE
Micheal - Unless you can verify this by proving you personally sent "tons of money" to a dmoz editor to get listed... do not bring that BS into this forum.

There are a number of forums that provide space for dmoz editors and serial trolls to play. This on the other hand is an informational forum and if you pass out rumors instead of assistance you will be asked to post elsewhere. We deal in information here. Stick to what you know instead of what you suspect or heard somewhere.

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[Michael william]

Hi robjones,
Sorry for that, I have verified The information.

Thanks
Michael

[robjones]

I think you misunderstood my note Michael. I did not ask for you to cross your heart and tell me it is true, Telling me you verified it is not the same as verifying it. I happen to know a bit about the topic, and I'd appreciate it if you do not give our readers information that would result in them getting banned from that directory.

Take that inflammatory stuff to one of the troll havens if you want, but not here. Let's stick with reality.

[greggycooper]

Want to know if DMOZ still matter in SEO rankings? Then read the article I found on this url : http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/20...lace-in-search which entitled "Does Dmoz Still Have a Place in Search?"

[robjones]

That article basically covers some issues that affect their popularity with webmasters, and pretty much echoes some things I've said here and elsewhere, but the bottom line is it is still a "name" directory, and those still tend to be sought out by submitters that know what they're doing.

As an example... here's an article that covers the mistakes SEOs make. SOURCE. It covers a lot more than just dmoz... it covers some elementary issues as well as dangerous link network schemes. On the topic of directories it says people tend to submit to too many and sometimes fail to go for the old/trusted directories. It names 10 good ones (including dmoz).

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