Could You give Some Advice for DMoz and Yahoo Listing

I have tried many times to get into dmoz but now i thought it is impossible to get into dmoz and yahoo Directory, please suggest me how to list my site into dmoz and YAHOO Directory.

I find someone was offering dmoz listing serivces in 50$, should i take his services.

 

Dmoz actually is CDP (Closed directory project), it sometimes takes over 3 years to get listed or even more. They cannot guarantee that your website will be listed and Yahoo Directory only accepts paid submissions. They don't focus on Free submissions anymore, The person who is offering 50$ service might be an editor in Dmoz, but it is against Dmoz TOS to get listed for money he will get banned..

 

Few years back, I had a site listed in DMOZ after 6 months of being around (it was listed in yahoo directory at the time), unique content, mobile applications, professionally done. I think your site has to be unique and interesting to the reviewer to get your free listing.

$50 for DMOZ listing is a steal. Yahoo wants $300 plus $300/yr.

Peter

 

STOP TRYING! Why did you submit more than once? You do realize that you disadvantage yourself every time you resubmit.

Thats more likely to get you permanently banned.

 

So how do you explain the 6000 sites that DMOZ listed in February and the 9000 sites listed in January? Thats more than most directories have listed in total, let alone listed inONE month! How is that closed? That makes DMOZ the fastest growing directory on the web.

 

Can you give proof of who offered that? Editors and non-editors alike would love to know...

Though, Agent000 is right, that is a pretty way to get your site banned. However, that still does not stop many people from trying.

You can submit to both, try that, then simply walk away...

 

Please let us know where you saw the dmoz listing service for $50 advertised. Offering a bribe or accepting a payment for listing a website in DMOZ is against TOS and is a sure fire way of getting your site banned from DMOZ and the editor accepting or soliciting payments for listing sites having his/her editing rights revoked.

With regards Yahoo, the yahoo directory is a paid listing service, but the payment does not guarantee inclusion. The payment just guarantees a yahoo editor will review your site within 7 working days. The fee is non refundable and if a yahoo editor deems the site unlistable, you only are allowed one appeal. Also bear in mind that if your site is a gambling related site, yahoo are no longer accepting any new sites into this branch of their directory. Other categories such as adult could also have the same rules apply.

 

So are u saying that u just submit it once and then just "sit" and wait?

 

Yes. There is nothing else you can do. Anything you do (eg resubmit) will be counterproductive

 

I see the websites getting listed, but why there is so much complaints websites not getting listed. I have submitted the websites long ago and I have realized it is useless, although I know the TOS that do not re-submit over and over again it will be counted as spam. I think some editors are still working, but some are busy or maybe there is millions of websites back load?? How can you explain that?

 

I guess we need to track these editors I am hearing lot of stories that people asking a price to get listed on Dmoz. I think if they allow more editors to take care of one category it will help to clear the back log!

 

All they are complaining about is a lack of service from DMOZ. DMOZ is NOT a listing service - its not there to provide a service to webmaster....

DMOZ listed >9000 sites in January and >6000 sites in February. How many other directories have that many sites listed in total, let alone list that many new sites in month?

 

This is the issue that the vast majority of people fail to understand, particularly those that frequent webmaster forums such as Digital Point. There are many many active editors, but DMOZ could always do with more. New editors I believe are accepted daily by the meta editors. Also what webmasters fail to understand is that not all websites meet DMOZ Listing guidelines. Furthermore many sites are found by editors themselves, rather than being suggested by the public.

 

We accept suggestions, just that, suggestions. We do not set out to provide a service for web masters to add their site to a directory. We seek to build categories for people searching the net and wanting collated links. As to new editors and new sites added the official AOL/DMOZ blog gives some figures for last year

http://blog.dmoz.org/. The blog contains answers to many of the quesions often asked, it's well worth a visit.

 

No, but it SHOULD be considered a service to the Websurfer... and by maintaining such a HUGE suggestion pool is certainly not in the best interest of them now is it?

I don't believe that. I'd LOVE to see proof as to which ones actually were added. It's easy to say that so many sites were listed, but how many were suggested? 18,000? 18,000,000? I'm pretty sure that it was more then those added, and in fact, I'm pretty sure that most that were added were NOT from the suggestion pool. So again, so much for doing anything for the websurfer.

 

So if i SUGGEST to you 20 countries that you should take a holiday in, does that mean that you HAVEE to go? No....it dosent, i merely suggested. Thats the same as web site suggestions.

Regards how many suggested and where the published sites came from......we dont care if you believe it or not and we dont care if they were suggested sites or sites that Editors found. The fact remains that it was volunteer editors that generated an additional 9000 or so sites and that the ODP was improved by this, together with QC and other editing functions. People come here and complain that they suggested but havent yet been included, its just a shame that the thousands of sites that arent suggested, but do get included, dont come here and voice their positive comments.

 

With the amount of spam and rubbish in the suggestions pools were protecting the surfer by not using them.

 

No, but chances are I'll at least consider each of those 20 countries. Can the ODP say the same about the cess pool of suggestions?

WTF? You can not be serious... that is the WORST example of why it's not used I have EVER heard! How long does it take to spot a spam/crap site? In many cases only a quick glance.... If 90% of the suggestions are crap/spam, that's 9 quick glances for each worthy site. Now how long does it take to find a site by other means?

If it's more then 90% then that's when they turn the suggestions option off for a given category... or at least should be.

So seriously, protecting the end user by NOT looking at potentially top not listings? Yeah, right... only on a crappy directory that does not care for the people using it!

 

Q, you will blow a gasket over the site you once espoused to your bosom. But please get your specs changed and do read the posts. I said
by not USING them.

It's nice to see you telling DMOZ how they should run their site and how editors should behave. You were there and listed your own site a couple of others and bolted. Yup we sure are all ears and hang on every word of experience that you deign to offer us. Thank you.

 

While Trying To Get Listed in DMOZ Consider Following

- Choose Active Author Category
- Select the Category That Has Crawled
- Select Deepest Category
- Select Category That Have Few Listing

And Yahoo is Charging You $299/Yr. But Its Worth To Spend. IMO