I've been a zealot for a long while. The last site I submitted took several months before another editor looked at it (it was approved). I've just submitted another site and expect to wait another few months. I don't think they have the infrastructure in place anymore that they did back when MSN was syndicating their Looksmart PPC search results.
Passed it but i didn't put my website in the right category so I had to resubmit under the right category. Waiting to hear back. Doesn't seem like it will affect my traffic much.
Unless you really enjoy editing sites as a hobby, I don't recommend anyone to expect anything out of the zealot position. Even if you get in, I believe that the traffic will be minimal and the side effect of SERP gains pretty insignificant.
Passed it by 2nd attempt, wasn't that hard, just open the FAQ in another window and check it when you can't figure out the awnser...
I have had a site listed in Zeal for six months and it's done nothing for me. Zilch. Zippo. Nada. Zero traffic.
i passed the test after multiple attempts, got a site listed before adsense was ever invented, but never got any traffic from it. it might be helpful to know if anyone sees any backlinks their sites from that index on google, or even yahoo and msn.
It kinda bothers me that I've never passed, but then again I don't really see a purpose in trying again ...
the fact that no one has come out here to say that they have seen a backlink from zeal pretty much indicates what it's worth... about zero, lol... although i think that there are a number of directories that don't show backlinks in the serps.
i took the exam about 3 times already and all of them failed.. i dont know why? maybe they are cheating...hehehehe joke...
I am a zealot over there with more then 550 points. I joined it in early september this year. And at first no one was reviewing my sites. But then I just forgot about it. One day I got 131 Emails telling me that all my submissions were reviewed. Thanks god Now I was able to adopt a category over there of my choice. Not that 75 point categories where you don't have enough power to make descisions.
I never tried to passed overthere but i want to passe it .If any suggetions for that please let me know. Thanks.