Fast way to get approved in DMOZ

[sniperhiga]

To be approved in DMOZ you should make sure that person who run category approve websites fast or not.
All websites can fit in different categories. SEO website can fit in Website Promotion, Directories, SEO etc.
Just navigate to category you wish to submit, after look on the links already listed, after this click on your Google toolbar "Cached Snapshot of Page" and you will see older version of this page cached by Google (often 2-10 days ago). If you see any link changes... it mean that person work hard with this category and add / erase links, go and add your link. But if you see that there is no changes, move to another related category,

[glenfadly]

thanks for this information, how about other directory..it that the same way or it just for dmoz only?

[sniperhiga]

Originally Posted by glenfadly

thanks for this information, how about other directory..it that the same way or it just for dmoz only?

Other directories... it is hard to say, because they can approve "fast submissions" for people who paid $1 - $50 and you never know.
I think it is waste of thime to check this way other free directories.

[Bestmiler]

i just submitted by site to DMOZ. I hope I get accepted soon!

[jim_noble]

Best bet is always to suggest your site to whatever one category is the best fit. If you send it to somewhere else, the editor there usually send it to where it really belongs for further processing. That means that it's experienced two delays instead of one.

Also, it's had to be processed twice, thus halving the effectiveness of the editors and lengthening processing delays for others too.

Here's a point to ponder. I have a habit of visiting neglected categories, cleaning them up over a day or two and then moving on. Quite likely, I'll never go there again. Many other senior editors operate similarly and this rather negates your logic for choosing a good category .

[DebbieV]

Originally Posted by sniperhiga

click on your Google toolbar "Cached Snapshot of Page" and you will see older version of this page cached by Google (often 2-10 days ago). If you see any link changes... it mean that person work hard with this category and add / erase links, go and add your link.

Much easier to just check the "Last Update" date at the bottom of the category. No need to view cached pages and make comparisons.

[Cantufind]

Simple but really good advice there, what if someone doesn't have or want the google toolbar installed, is there another way.

p.s Great directory list and one I will be adding to my forum if that's okay with you?

[sniperhiga]

You mean... you want to copy this list to your forum?
Fine, but don't forget to put a source with link.
I love when people share my work from their sites.

[sniperhiga]

Originally Posted by DebbieV

Much easier to just check the "Last Update" date at the bottom of the category. No need to view cached pages and make comparisons.

What if update was made to delete broken links?
Also, it could be just dot in the end of sentence.

[Cantufind]

Originally Posted by sniperhiga

You mean... you want to copy this list to your forum?
Fine, but don't forget to put a source with link.
I love when people share my work from their sites.

Hi there, I wasn't actually thinking that, I was going to give you a link to the list but if I could put it in my sites style it will look better and of course we will attribute the list compilation to you, that goes without saying.

[sniperhiga]

Originally Posted by Cantufind

Hi there, I wasn't actually thinking that, I was going to give you a link to the list but if I could put it in my sites style it will look better and of course we will attribute the list compilation to you, that goes without saying.

pm me.

[RyanPham]

Thanks for useful information

[-MGS-]

Originally Posted by sniperhiga

To be approved in DMOZ you should make sure that person who run category approve websites fast or not.
All websites can fit in different categories. SEO website can fit in Website Promotion, Directories, SEO etc.
Just navigate to category you wish to submit, after look on the links already listed, after this click on your Google toolbar "Cached Snapshot of Page" and you will see older version of this page cached by Google (often 2-10 days ago). If you see any link changes... it mean that person work hard with this category and add / erase links, go and add your link. But if you see that there is no changes, move to another related category,

and sit and hope

[Rajesh]

I think there is no fast way to get listed in DMOZ just follow the DMOZ guidelines strictly then submit correctly and wait few months .

[it career]

Another way to figure this out is ask webmasters how often do they get a hit from dmoz.org for a particular category

[WagerX]

Thanks for the info.. It sounds logical.. because it gives you an idea of which directories are active and which ones are closed (gambling etc..).

Good idea!

[EBORG9]

Originally Posted by sniperhiga

To be approved in DMOZ you should make sure that person who run category approve websites fast or not.
All websites can fit in different categories. SEO website can fit in Website Promotion, Directories, SEO etc.
Just navigate to category you wish to submit, after look on the links already listed, after this click on your Google toolbar "Cached Snapshot of Page" and you will see older version of this page cached by Google (often 2-10 days ago). If you see any link changes... it mean that person work hard with this category and add / erase links, go and add your link. But if you see that there is no changes, move to another related category,

Originally Posted by Bestmiler

i just submitted by site to DMOZ. I hope I get accepted soon!

Originally Posted by Rajesh

I think there is no fast way to get listed in DMOZ just follow the DMOZ guidelines strictly then submit correctly and wait few months .

I have seen posts, and ebooks on the DMOZ,and there is no full proof method.
Case and point. My blog is around 45 days old.
I submitted to DMOZ 3 weeks ago, and I am listed.
I didn't read any guidelines....I didn't even read the DMOZ stuff itself.
I just concentrated on developing content and pasted my URL in the submission bar.
Bam! 2 weeks later there it was.
So, there must be a reason that some sites take longer that i didn't have to over come, and I'm sure the niche' had a lot to do with it, being that is not overly saturated. But based on my own site, what is different than a lot of site and blogs that complain about not being submitted:

1. There is no adsense on my site at all, Why is this relevant? It may not be, but I have seen some of the sites that are complaining about submissions, and when you load the page the first thing you see is ads, before content. Being a human edited directory, this is probably not a good first impression.

2. I had a lot of content to start with. If you have a one page site or blog, without a lot of information just yet, you are kidding yourself. I have spoken with a few editors that have stated, "We are looking for sites that offer a benefit to the reader. We are not here to benefit webmasters".

3. My blog is not, SEO, Marketing, Linking, or any other webmaster related subjects. Why is that relevant? Because that is a large percentage of the submissions. Webmaster talking to Webmasters. This means nothing to the average reader looking for information. DMOZ is about readers, not webmasters. If you submit a site that is in the largest submitted category, expect to wait or be denied. You are a drop in the bucket. Just another SEO blog is how they look at it.

4, Submit to the right category. Webmasters try to "Fake" out HUMAN editors by placing a submission in the wrong category, because the category they really belong in is saturated. This will get you nowhere except to the back of the line.

That's really it. You have to ask yourself, honestly, what benefit does my site or blog hold to the large percentage of web surfers and readers. Not industry people.
DMOZ is not a Webmaster directory.

Take an SEO blog, and a blog about Mocking Birds, with tons of relevant content. I'll put $100 on the Mocking Bird Site every time.
Look around!! You can't swing a dead cat around here without running into 50 SEO blogs on any given day. It is not a new, fresh or at this point even an interesting category what so ever.
Human Edited! Just about every SEO blog is about Google. How many of those do you think they see every week?
The experts are going to be first, after that, how many do you expect them to submit. After a few hundred or so, it gets kind of old. "SEO blog with adsense..Seo blog with adsense...Seo blog with adsense"..Aren't you tired of just reading it?

JMO, others may disagree, but it's obvious that it takes longer for others for a reason. It's not a backlog. So you have to look at what you are submitting from the editors viewpoint, not you own.
We all think out blogs and websites are the "Shiznit", but how do others see them, is the million dollar question.
Take a look at what has been submitted in your category and ask yourself, "What is special about this one, and how do I do better to make an impact?"

I truly believe content is the key above everything else. Good, solid, relevant content. Not just the "same old, same old".

I could be wrong, but it's just common sense to me.

[temyong]

How about a unique and quality content.

[sniperhiga]

Originally Posted by DebbieV

Much easier to just check the "Last Update" date at the bottom of the category. No need to view cached pages and make comparisons.

"Last update" it could be comma, capital letter, removing 10 links which does't exist since last "real" update 1 year ago....