Does DMOZ still matter in SEO rankings?

[ash1]

i know it was big before, but in 08/09 is it important?

[52ltd]

It's a great link to have but not necessary to rank #1. We see a lot of websites ranking in tough niches with millions of results - without the dmoz listing.

[ranter]

Let just say that:
every link is a link is a link and link from DMOZ is good as any but...
don't kill yourself to get one

[Jenie0109]

I focus more on google than any other search engine.

[brandmantra]

I've good SERP without listed in DMOZ, so I don't think that is makes a great difference to be listed or not.

[ranter]

Originally Posted by Jenie0109

I focus more on google than any other search engine.

Never mind DMOZ but... what Google and search engines has to do with directories?

[sequincer]

well Dmoz is like old Whiskey,It gets even more Important day after Day.
Its always important To get in Dmoz.

[falsealarm]

As most others said, it is a good to have but not a must. You absolutely should not waste to much time on trying to get one as there is other venues where the same level of effort could have a much bigger return on your investment.

[atlantadentalcenter]

I was told about and read a post over on webpronews.com a while back that said Directories are becoming less important for Google. I don't know if thats totally true but Google did take the suggestion of submitting your site to directories out of their quality guidelines. What that means... who knows?

[sriraj46]

The fact that even the great Google directory has been taken from DMOZ,says the importance of getting into DMOZ..

[istongtotong]

there are many directories available not only DMOZ don't rely on it.

[lloyd.velarde@gmail.]

there are a lot of site out there rank better without linking to DMOZ, I think that as long as you targeted well your keywords and link to relevant site you can rank better.....I think DMOZ is not that influential unlike before.

[iamyri]

I think it's better to be in Dmoz than not to be...

[Staysure]

Originally Posted by iamyri

I think it's better to be in Dmoz than not to be...

DMOZ will list your site if it's good and find it on it's own. Submitting to dmoz is a hassle and that same effort can be better spent elsewhere.

I have a site listed on dmoz and it wasn't worth the effort.


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[bobby_valentino]

the more the merrier

[iamyri]

DMOZ's pages have different PR. My 3 sites are listed in deep 0PR DMOZ pages.
And there are so many "happy" links in 7PR DMOZ pages.

[msright1981]

Hi,

Instead of waiting for a year or pay a tons of money for a DMOZ editor to get listed in DMOZ use the time & money to get listed in many good links directories like electronsonline.com & you will get a quite descent result. Actually if you use the waiting period for DMOZ or half the money you would spend for immediate inclusion you can get a better result from using that time & money for normal directories submissions .