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Webmasters sites that have tried to get listed in DMOZ open directory have found it a hit and miss attempt. Attempts accelerate the process matters worse, attempts to obtain the status of acceptance can make things worse, and in an industry that just a few years old, may be many years before they experienced any inclusion, in any case. If DMOZ is the directory that sees itself, it must behave that directory. Like almost any webmaster would agree – the possibility of entering into DMOZ site even with the best in the genre, with the original contents with a site that visitors love, with a strong and steady traffic, great page rank and more – are illegal, risky and may even deteriorate ranking of a site if they included if the publisher wants it that way. Good engine business search optimization like ours (see biography of the author) to achieve good rankings for their clients, with or without the Open Directory. However, a listing in the ODP facilitates this process, by far, but the cryptic and arbitrary behavior by the Open Directory made a presentation of the extent of opening and unnecessarily frustrating. That is why DMOZ is has become an obligation of good search results on the web.
Presentation: To submit to DMOZ – DMOZ.org the webmaster will find the most appropriate category – fill in the required fields and click. Sometimes there is no automatic indication of the success of the presentation of (non-acceptance, presentation), and sometimes there is not. Does the presentation take place? If you try to send again when it accepted the presentation – not just shown – is hurt the possibility of being included in the directory. If you submit multiple times because you do not receive any indication that the presentation was a success – you'll be seen as a spammer. Sites that may already be accepted in the past now could be in danger – and you are trying now is a particular risk. Classifieds Forum DMOZ editors suggest that it is completely wrong – that the process works to perfection and success of the presentation is provided by email. We know this is false.
Attitude of Editors: DMOZ editors think are important. It is true that webmasters who need to carry out a responsibility entrusted. Some editors of the height of this responsibility with integrity – but most do not. DMOZ editors are doing things their way, in your own time, and unfortunately – most important – in their own terms. Please submit a site in exactly the right way, that is the right way – that your site will be listed and we will never know if it is in the tail, moved to another publisher, or simply rejected. From mid-2005 – there is no situation that comes from DMOZ.
Prima donna ": Similar to above – DMOZ most publishers think they are a cut above the rest of us. They believe they are the key to life or death – which, for reasons obviously based on merit, have been selected to exercise power over webmasters who need to come crawling to them to defend their case. The problem starts at the top – the editors are geeks who have been operating in the hierarchy DMOZ top from the moment the computer geeks were really only interested in the role. Like many geeks, are very intelligent, but somewhat out of touch with aspects of the real world. Aspects of great importance for an individual webmaster are not considered due diligence for high-level editors and those who supervise more freely down the hierarchy. Prima donna? Attempt to contact them to find all the information meets with similar response to some top officers have been approached inappropriately. La Prima Donna DMOZ is the only interface between the webmaster and directory – and if the webmaster react badly treated by the attitude of some movie stars offended and are outside their trailer in a fit. How can something so important to be so ridiculously managed? It's just a matter of time until Google, the engine Search the repository used by most other search engines, concludes the same (the other, good, have their own).
Consultations: Once the presentation of a site to DMOZ – only you can check the progress on the road – right? Wrong. Inquire at your own risk. Before early 2005 had DMOZ a forum where progress can be monitored – Although the forum is subject to the responses from the editors with all the features mentioned in this article. It is a difficult road and arcane information, and a little better than nothing. Now there is nothing. However, there are editors for each section – not just contact them and ask about the status? No. As already noted – Ask your own risk. It is almost definitely result in a potential negative effect of entry on your site. The temptation to argue with one of the divas DMOZ is strong. It may be all you have – but we can not say the result is good – so think carefully about the wording and attitude. It can be hard to find your e-mail address – if so this is an indication that you do not want to be contacted. It is a closed organization and is so surprising that the heavy engine weight Google search has a great respect for a badly operated as DMOZ structure.
Become an editor: As the backlog of publishers seem to be as large – the obvious attitude of webmasters is to offer to become an editor. One could imagine that an organization would welcome such assistance free. However, if you has submitted a site and declare their status (if not, they'll do a search) is blocked in most cases. The intention of providing any goods and add quality sites to the index – but assume that what we want is for your own site in. Can not blame a webmaster ethical – no other option than while the Google Directory prestigious awards such? Sites to be registered with the board – and that is such a hit and miss exercise is frustrating and pointless. Not enough publishers, editors do not approach their responsibilities with due diligence and not easily accept new editors in the organization. How is work? You can not. Google can see the obvious truth in this regard.
DMOZ Corruption: A doubt in charge – but the messages in the forums of webmasters so many complaints of corruption and apparent ad publishers themselves say they are corrupt can only lead to the conclusion that there is corruption in the Moz. There are editors does not want to enter the sites in a category the site is competing with existing sites that have a financial interest in. There are publishers who will do worse than a list site. That will change the site description that appears by default in Google's search listings, which the surfer is not the place where to search (from mid 2006 Google has allowed a "tag NOODP to be used to overcome this – but knowledge of this mechanism is not widespread). There is that editors have published in the forums say that they invite the payments to be made to a site from the list – the payments to be made to the email address that sometimes occur with the details of publisher, and others that can be found through web searches for the name of the publisher. There are publishers who deliberately seek other publishers that have a high tail sites to consider and they are not doing much about reducing the workload and spend the site to them, which delays the consideration of the site during years perhaps 2 or 3! When he finally turned to the right editor, the editor can do the same with another on the publisher Laden. One of the messages of the forum by an editor supposed to have said that these two techniques together to finally add the site in its category after giving the race around a period of years, then change description of the site to repel visitors. This is dysfunctional to the point that most objective observers to conclude the existence of corruption. Sites that exist as a small business with one or two employees working hard on this type of behavior to deal with – the webmasters are about power – Google should recognize this and reduce the value they attach to a DMOZ listing.
… Why not just stop complaining and go to other directories? We have to keep complaining louder because search engines have directories. Yahoo has one, you have an MSN, Google etc too, but this offensive of the search industry has chosen arcana that apology for a directory that represents the websites in the world. It represents part of the world – only a small image. Webmasters recognize the freedom of directory, but is the adoption by Google that lets webmasters to target with a sense of frustration. Is your chosen directory and it is impossible to enter unless of a fluke given by one of the editors wonderful, benevolent and noble geek DMOZ.
What to do if DMOZ is the directory remain Election For Google, the solution is obvious. A group of volunteers assigned to do something as important is a bad business model. The editors must be paid employees and the system must be fair, instead of the arcane and probably corrupt. We struggle to see how Google does not seem to already recognize this – is obvious. Another solution would be a win-win for both parties. The two sides are related to webmasters and Google DMOZ. Google DMOZ or it could refuse to buy it. If you do not want to – construction another directory. Then with the new directory or DMOZ webmasters purchased under the account shopping site like Yahoo do. Yahoo is too expensive, especially for small businesses, but the webmasters of the sites representing small businesses would be happy to pay a large sum as $ 100 one-time review fee listing in the directory as a heavyweight. Webmasters pay with a smile – the content the previous farce DMOZ is gone.
Conclusion: No no doubt that DMOZ is an important directory. But his manner of arcana of operation makes it an utmost responsibility Google listings are concerned. The submission process not working properly. The editors have a real attitude towards his given the responsibility and act as "prima donna" in their work. There is no way to get any status of sites, sites may have been rejected or may be still in the queue, and any attempt to discover in order to put things on the endangered list if still in the queue. You may not be an editor if you are trying to list a site, and allegations of corruption are so common that it must be at least probable. When the inclusion at the Open Directory has so much influence in making last minute or a small business, DMOZ is a travesty of justice and improper influence on the ranking of sites by the Search giant Google. We believe it is only a matter of time before Google recognizes this.
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By Baron Turner of TurnerDow Premier Search Engine Optimisation, a British Web Optimisation company specialising in SEO, SEM, PPC Management
