DMOZ Website Submission – What you need to know
An important step for search engine optimization is to submit your website to DMOZ, this will help the web page to make its presence known by search engines. DMOZ is also known as Open Directory Project or ODP.
Unlike search engines, DMOZ is not robot-driven, but is controlled by people, making it a large human-edited directory of the web
Things to consider when DMOZ Website Submission
Step 1) Provide your full contact details, not just your email address, especially if your website is designed to sell as your credibility and honesty. Then giving your personal information is one of the first steps.
Step 2) Avoid directory spamming. This means that you only have to enter your webpage once. As long as your website is not large and you have different categories, you can submit them. In any case, DMOZ submits by order of dates submitted so that you can wait a while for your second page to be edited.
Step3) The website should be original and contain new content. This is to avoid rejection because outdated content can count your site as a mirror site and thus, will be rejected. Another thing to consider is that if the web page is an affiliate, it must contain new content to warrant approval.
Step 4) Typo errors should be avoided at all costs, remember that these editors are human and thus will be affected (irritated) in some way if they encounter typo errors. Your web page is professionally written and carefully designed.
Step 5) Keep complete records of the submitted website with DMOZ, whether approved or rejected, including the date on which it was submitted as well as the editor. Step6) The appropriate category for the website should be selected and chosen carefully. If somehow, the category is uncertain, try checking the web for people with related content. Again, these editors are human and the process will be speeded up if U have given them many information about your web page, unlike Google or Yahoo which the robot can edit and thus decide that What category should your website be?
Step7) Always contact DMOZ in the appropriate channel. This would mean that if an editor of that category is given on your website, that editor’s name will appear in the form. This editor can then be sent a message as to the status of the website presented to DMOZ.
