DMOZ

Sphinn Wins a Spot on My Wrath List

May 31st

Recently, I submitted my article “seo book for bloggers” to Sphinn.com and it was up there for a couple of days without any issue. This morning I woke up to an email telling me that moderators removed the article from the Sphinn website because the article appeared to be pushing affiliate links or sales.

Now let me tell you why they earned a spot in the wake of my wrath. I am a DMOZ editor, and you may well know that we only list sites that we believe to be high quality. We deny a lot of submissions, and we are quick More >

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I Said Don’t, So Go Ahead and Do It

May 13th

Posted by Brandon Connell in DMOZ

2 comments

It’s a funny thing really. I write posts telling people not to bribe a dmoz editor, and then I see them finding my blog looking for ways to bribe a dmoz editor. I use various stats tracking programs on this blog. I utilize Google Webmaster Services, Google Analytics, and some built in systems like Webalizer in my C-Panel. This allows me to see what people are search for when they find me.

I guess when you post something telling people it’s a bad idea, you will attract people looking to do what you are telling them not to. Your post can More >

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Why DMOZ Is Still Relevant in 2010

Apr 5th

Posted by Brandon Connell in DMOZ

2 comments

DMOZ aka the Open Directory Project has had it’s share of enemies. Those enemies are the ones who have tried hard to bring it down because of their distaste with the indexing process. That process being for volunteers to index only the most relevant, resourceful websites. The problem comes in when webmasters get rejected for inclusion, or their website stays in review for years.

It’s important to keep in mind how DMOZ works. The ODP is completely volunteer driven, and as a volunteer, we decide when we will review websites for inclusion. We are just like you. We have a personal life, More >

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Want to Get Listed in DMOZ ?

Mar 31st

Posted by Brandon Connell in DMOZ

2 comments

I get people that ask me all the time about how to get listed in DMOZ. The facts are this. DMOZ is completely volunteer driven. I am one of MANY volunteers in this vast human edited directory. People tend to submit their website to DMOZ because they think it is the holy grail of search engine marketing. Sure, Google uses ODP (Open Directory Project) data, but it should not be your eggs in this one basket.

DMOZ volunteers are selective about the sites that they index. We only index sites that are unique meaning not like every other site in the directory. More >