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. If you have a web development site, don’t expect to get listed in a day. You may end up sitting in queue for review for years.

Your best bet to get listed is to follow the submission guidelines to the letter. Avoid a bunch of ads on your site. Make sure your pages all work. Make sure your contact information is on your site. Make sure it does not contain illegal content. If you are not sure, then go to DMOZ and check the submission guidelines. Go over them thoroughly and don’t hit the submit button until you are 100% sure that your site will qualify for a listing.

NEVER offer an editor money for a listing. Chances are, your site will only get blacklisted for life if you do so because it is against the rules for editors to accept money. If you ask, we will blacklist you as a precaution so that we don’t have any fingers pointed at us in the future.

I know that there are lots of sites out there that offer bad advice. As an editor for DMOZ, let me tell you now. Just follow OUR directions, not someone else. It truly is your best bet. After you submit it, ignore it. You have done everything you can and the rest is simply a waiting game.

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