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Open Directory Project - DMOZ
Review
| Description: |
If you submit to only directory then
submit to the Open
Directory Project (DMOZ).
The SEO and traffic rewards are incredible.
There are thousands of sites that use ODP
data in their sites. Google may or may not provide extra weight having the DMOZ
listing. |
| What you
get: |
You receive a free listing with
great PR. You can submit to a second regional
link if your site applies (brick and mortar
businesses would have the best chance). |
| PageRank Value: |
DMOZ.org has a PageRank of 8.
Your links are often displayed on PageRanks ranging
from 4 to 6.
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| Traffic Value: |
The traffic value is tremendous. The website
is arguably the best known directory on the
web. Many sites use the site to get their content,
meaning that you you will receive traffic and
backlinks from all kinds of sites (hundreds
or possibly thousands of sites). |
| Cost: |
Always free. |
| Sites Not
Allowed: |
Illegal sites. |
| Approval Time: |
Don't hold your breath. It usually
takes 6 months or more to get listed, but it
depends on the category. I know of one category
that has not had one addition in a year, not
that there aren't hundreds of requests. It may
be worth looking for a category that has had
new sites added recently. "Submit
it and forget"
it is a common saying. |
| Submission Instructions |
Carefully choose a category from the directory
and click "Suggest URL". Complete the short form.
Read and follow the instructions carefully. |
| Intangibles: |
- An Open Directory Project listing
provides legitimacy for a small business.
- A listing improves your sites ability
to attract advertisers.
- DMOZ has some problems. There are many
views that DMOZ editors and metas are evil
and egotistical and that there is a vested
interest in keeping the system broken.The directory
is losing its relevancy and importance.
- Google has been moving away from its importance in the site's data.
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| Recommendation: |
Submit today. It could be the most useful 5
minutes that you ever spend. Read our DMOZ
Submission Tips before submitting. |
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