dmoz Submission

[hiyatran]

I submitted my site to dmoz.org over 2 months ago but my submission have not shown up in google, yahoo or bing. should I resubmit my site to dmoz or wait. how long should I wait before I should resubmit.

thanks

[Snooks]

I believe that the DMOZ guidelines clearly state to suggest the site once to the most appropriate category. The waiting time for a possible review varies between one day and many years so once you suggest it, simply forget about it and promote your site by other methods.

You should not that there is nothing you can do to speed things up and re-submitting will overwrite the date stamp on the suggestion, possibly delaying it further.

Cheers

[Digital Friend]

Originally Posted by Snooks

simply forget about it and promote your site by other methods.

The amount of times that I've heard this comment. But, it's true.

As long as you read and follow Dmoz's submission guidelines, just be patient and wait & your link would be listed eventually,

[adddirectoryp]

It is very difficult to be approved quilcly from that directory.

[hiyatran]

it's just that, when you do the work, you want to see the results. I guess you get what you paid for and I submitted to that directory for free so I shouldn't complain.

thanks for the reply guys.

[Tady_Bear]

Well i would say, stay relax, eat your meal and have some rest about DMOZ.

[dvduval]

Most of my DMOZ listings I got from 1999 to 2005. I don't get the impression they maintain the site much anymore.

[Snooks]

Most of my DMOZ listings I got from 1999 to 2005. I don't get the impression they maintain the site much anymore.

The site is certainly alive and well and in fact, undergoing a change to DMOZ 2.0 If i understood what exactly is being changed, i would tell you, but its bacically an improvement to how it works, new backend and platform.

I believe that it is growing at a rate of 20K new sites per month, so it is certainly being maintained

[Alfredito]

I submited 3 sites around 3 years ago and still nothing... i think its a goner...

[Snooks]

I submited 3 sites around 3 years ago and still nothing... i think its a goner...

So just because you arent included, it's a goner? Im afraid thats incorrect.

Your site may be unlistable, your site may be awaiting review, or it may indeed have been rejected. Whatever the case, DMOZ is alive and well and adding hundreds upon hundreds of sites, on a daily basis. The problem is that people submit sites thinking that it is a listing service like most other directories when in fact, neither a review, nor inclusion, are guaranteed.

[TheRACK]

Give it time, some take longer then others. Pretty much demand, popularity and overlisting could be taking the delay.

[hiyatran]

Originally Posted by Alfredito

I submited 3 sites around 3 years ago and still nothing... i think its a goner...

I don't think I can wait for 3 years... not that I have a choice...

[Jim Gillum]

One question?

Why.......don't think it is worth the effort.....
Try another good directory....Yahoo.....

Just do your normal great SEO and they will pick you up....

Or do your submission and sit back.....

[devonshire]

I was one of those frustrated submitters to DMOZ...however through the forums you meet editors and others who explain the process to you. The editors are volunteers and they do their best to pass through quality sites. It does take time and patience and on the recommendation of many, I moved forward submitting to other directories, which has worked well and someday my site will hopefully be listed by DMOZ, meanwhile, kick back, relax and do whatever else you can to promote your site.

[Dan]

Originally Posted by devonshire

I was one of those frustrated submitters to DMOZ...however through the forums you meet editors and others who explain the process to you. The editors are volunteers and they do their best to pass through quality sites. It does take time and patience and on the recommendation of many, I moved forward submitting to other directories, which has worked well and someday my site will hopefully be listed by DMOZ, meanwhile, kick back, relax and do whatever else you can to promote your site.

That's a good point, and I think many people get frustrated simply because they don't understand the process. Everyone likes closure. So when you submit, and you hear nothing, you are wondering whether they are still considering you or not. That's what makes it difficult for most people to get past.

But, that is an unhealthy attachment. Rather than feeling that you should be given consideration by DMOZ, understand that it is a mammoth directory, and that quite simply most sites will not gain a listing.

Also, many people fail to realise that even though they have a very good website in their industry it is not offering anything significantly unique or additional, and because DMOZ might already have 20 similar-type websites for that niche in their listings, what's the point in adding an extra one? Does it really improve the resource to add one more when they've already covered the niche/industry extensively?

[nightcrawler]

Once I also tried and got frustrated 3 years ago then I thought keep the monkey carry on.. I don't know what kind of websites are suppose to approve and what are not. Domain age factor or anything else. I guess websites like Nasa etc etc gets approve quickly.

[nanncy.grill]

Great Sharing of thoughts but i was wondering that how exactly we can submit to Dmoz directory i feel its really time consuming so this is why i always hire a freelancer to do it for me. But its expensive.. so if anyone can share me exact method of how to submit your website to DMOZ i will highly appreciate it

[Dan]

It's not time consuming relative to the quality of the listing you gain for the effort. Especially when you consider that people that don't gain a listing generally spend considerably more time whingeing/complaining about why they aren't listed in forum threads than the time they actually spent submitting.

There are some simple ideas to consider before submitting.

1. Is your site good enough? - Do you have a legitimate website, not plastered in adsense or affiliate marketing, that offers quality content to the end user in your niche? If not, then why should you be listed? Is the content fresh? Does it offer something unique, different or substantial to your audience/market? (moreso or equivalent to the other sites listed in the same niche on DMOZ) Most sites simply are not good enough to gain a listing and their owners should spend more time on improving their site, rather than bashing DMOZ.

2. Are you in the right category? Drill as deep as you can into DMOZ to the most relevant category to your website. Is that category well populated already? Does your site offer something relevant to that category or could you go deeper? Are the other sites in that category well maintained and of a quality standard? (this could give you an idea of how well edited that category is - or how active the editor is which might mean a faster inclusion). Most owners submit to wrong categories, irrelevant categories, badly edited categories, or categories that are already well populated with content, and therefore they drastically reduce their chances of a listing.

3. Did you read, absorb and understand the submission guidelines? Did you really? No seriously, did you read them? READ THEM!!!! After 10 years of immersing myself in the directory industry I can guarantee that 99.99% of people have no idea of how to be objective regarding their resource/website, and will always resort to an overtly promotional description, which seriously impedes their chances of being listed in DMOZ. I don't say this as speculation, I say this as someone who has seen even the very best SEOs on the web, submit to directories, and fail because they do not understand the notion that promotional descriptions are a big red negative to a directory editor.

Originally Posted by this is really, really important, I know you don't like what it says, but if you ignore it your listing will most likely be rejected and/or ignored

Official DMOZ Rules - Step 4:
Once you've selected the best category for your site, go directly to that category on dmoz.org and then click "suggest URL." Follow the instructions on the submission form carefully.* Descriptions of sites should describe the content of the site concisely and accurately.* They should not be promotional in nature. Submitting a promotional description rather than an objective, well written description may significantly delay your site from being listed or prevent your site from being listed at all. Auto-submission software is (and always has been) a violation of this procedure. Sites submitted automatically are flagged and deleted after the submission is accepted, without notification to you. Persistent automatic submission may force us to ban you from the dmoz site, so we can provide resources to real human beings.

Submitting to DMOZ doesn't require a MENSA-level intellect. What it does require is a clear understanding of their rules, which is obtained by reading those rules and following them. I know you want to write a promotional description saying how great your website is. The fact is, that the second you do, you are no longer standing out from the crowd you are just the same as everyone else and become very easy to reject.

Think about how many people put on their resume that they are an easy going, hard working, team player with good leadership and networking skills and a desire to create a succesful career with the company - Sorry you are a dime a dozen and the reject bin welcomes you

[inspirohost]

Just be patient. There's a lot of links to sift through but we'll get to you eventually

[weblinks]

DMOZ is the best directory. To approve the website please suggest on appropriate and exact category. There are no time limit for approvals, waiting time may be one month to many years. If your site is good it will approved within 4-6 month.
so don't wait and promote your site by other ways.