What is DMOZ? DMOZ, also known as The Open Directory Project (ODP), is a large, categorized directory of websites and pages, which is staffed by volunteers. Every website and page that is added to the directory has to be manually reviewed before it is included. Being listed in the directory is free. Not many people actually use DMOZ for searches in the same way that Yahoo! is used, so the directory itself is of little value in generating traffic. However, its data can be freely downloaded, and any website, however small, can use it. One not so small website that downloads and uses DMOZ’s data is Google. In fact, Google’s directory is nothing less than the downloaded DMOZ directory. This has some significant effects for websites that are listed in DMOZ. PageRank is an integral part of Google’s ranking algorithm, and higher PageRank helps towards higher rankings. The PageRank within a website is increased by pages from other sites linking to it, and the higher the PageRank of the pages that link to it, the better it is for the receiving site. A listing in DMOZ creates two significant links into a website - one from DMOZ (Google spiders DMOZ just like any other site) and one from the Google directory. Both of these usually have decent PageRank. Then add the links from the thousands of small sites that have downloaded and use the DMOZ directory, and you can see why it is usually quite beneficial for a website to be listed in DMOZ. Simply being listed in DMOZ can take a website from a Toolbar PageRank value of 3 to 4, and even from 4 to 5. What is Yahoo! Directory? The Yahoo directory is a subject-based guide to web sites and web content provided by Yahoo! editors. Submission to Yahoo! Directory isn’t free but is also helps you to increase pagerank of your site. Yahoo! directory is very searched, so you can get traffic from it. This blog is getting 30-40 uniques/day from yahoo! directory. If we evaluate, both are equal. So if you had to choose wich to be listed in, and you would ask me this question, I would answer †Depends on your goalsâ€. If your goal is pagerank or linkpopularity - use dmoz. If your goal is prestige and traffic - use yahoo! directory. That’s all I could say. Originally posted at AdsBlog
I would choose Yahoo without a doubt. Yahoo provides traffic, whereas dmoz doesn't. Yahoo is a household name when it comes to the novice end users. dmoz is not.
dmoz is free and take 5 minutes to submit to. Yahoo is sometimes free and takes 10 minutes to submit to (and maybe $300). There really is no discussion. Submit to dmoz and then Yahoo.
Try DMOZ. Lot of other directories are getting content from DMOZ. Therefore it builds link popularity. Yahoo is definitely worth if you have the budget. webgaya.