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Old 12-29-2008, 08:13 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Does DMOZ still matter in SEO rankings?

i know it was big before, but in 08/09 is it important?
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Old 12-29-2008, 12:34 PM   #2 (permalink)
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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.
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Old 12-29-2008, 02:38 PM   #3 (permalink)
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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

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Old 12-29-2008, 08:47 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I focus more on google than any other search engine.
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Old 12-29-2008, 11:06 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I've good SERP without listed in DMOZ, so I don't think that is makes a great difference to be listed or not.
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Old 12-29-2008, 11:59 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I focus more on google than any other search engine.
Never mind DMOZ but... what Google and search engines has to do with directories?
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Old 01-12-2009, 08:19 AM   #7 (permalink)
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well Dmoz is like old Whiskey,It gets even more Important day after Day.
Its always important To get in Dmoz.
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Old 01-12-2009, 09:01 AM   #8 (permalink)
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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.
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Old 01-16-2009, 02:55 PM   #9 (permalink)
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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?
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Old 01-18-2009, 10:03 PM   #10 (permalink)
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The fact that even the great Google directory has been taken from DMOZ,says the importance of getting into DMOZ..
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Old 01-19-2009, 03:02 AM   #11 (permalink)
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there are many directories available not only DMOZ don't rely on it.
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Old 01-19-2009, 05:30 AM   #12 (permalink)
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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.
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Old 01-19-2009, 02:42 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I think it's better to be in Dmoz than not to be...
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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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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.
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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 .
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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 .
agree with you and when i see everyone going after DMOZ, i remember the story of the piper
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If you pay anything or offer to pay anything then your site can be banned for good from DMOZ. If anyone asks you for money for a list in DMOZ report them, they will be banned as editors.

It is free to submit a site, but because we are not a listing service we cannot say when the site will be reviewed for a possible listing, can be from a few days to a few years.

Best chance is to find the correct category, offer to only one category (unless one is a Regional category), read the guidelines on site titles and descriptions and only submit once, we do not lose sites and are only rejected if they do not fit our guidelines.
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DMOZ still matter in SEO rankings. Many web sites include DMOZ listing, and that’s the most important characteristic of DMOZ. Authority, credibility and reputation of DMOZ is famous, those 3 magical words google likes the most.
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