Rasbelin
03-18-2005, 03:40 PM
A very frequent statement on many web development forums (especially on the Seacrh Engine Watch forums) is that these days getting yourself listed on the ODP (AKA DMOZ) is waste of time and effort. I disagree, but that's because I have been an ODP editor (now former one, so don't try to bribe me ;)) and use the ODP for my daily information needs. I tend to hear that pros use paid professional corporate directories, which is understandable. That's not however what I would like to get somekind of an explanatory overview on. :)
Usually at least someone mentions "other quality directories" or "better directories than ODP/DMOZ", but I never see any references to which they mean. I doubt it's Yahoo! and LookSmart, so this leaves me like a big question mark. ForumJunkie recently said [post (http://www.vbwebmaster.com/forums/showpost.php?p=255&postcount=6)]:
I don't even bother submitting my sites/forums to them anymore. To many other quality directories out there...why go through the hassle.
What are these "other quality directories"? If you mention any, please also say why you find it to be great.
Joeychgo
03-18-2005, 11:00 PM
Check the VBW ARTICLES (http://www.vbwebmaster.com/articles) - there are some listed in there.
who67
03-20-2005, 06:31 AM
Here is a short list of FREE web directories you can submit your site to.
Free Web Directories
www.aindabem.com.br/ Free/s/PR3
www.allthewebsites.org/ Free/i/PR5
www.agada.info/web-directory/ Free/s/PR6
www.businessplexus.com/ Free/s/PR3 (-1PR)
directory.cipinet.com/ Free/s/PR5
www.coolgrandma.com/odp/directory.php Free/s/PR4
www.direct-o-ry.com/ Free/s/PR4 (+1PR)
www.ezilon.com/ Free/i/PR6
www.familyfriendlysites.com/ Free/s/PR6
www.firstdirectory.org/ Free/s/PR5
www.geeksonsteroids.com/directory/ Free/s/PR5
www.greenstalk.com/ Free/i/PR5
dir.google.com/ Free/i/PR8/0/802/65
www.hedir.com/ Free/s/PR4
www.infoclicks.net/ Free(Recip)/s/PR4
www.infowebworld.com/ Free/s/PR5
www.iozoo.com/ Free/i/PR6
www.jayde.com/ Free/s/PR7
www.landoflinks.com/ Free/s/PR5
www.linksmatch.com/ Free/s/PR4
www.netexposure.com.au/ Free/i/PR0
www.seekon.com/ Free/s/PR2
www.searchpole.com/ Free/s/PR5
www.sezza.com/ Free/i/PR4
www.spheri.com/ Free/s/PR5
www.stormer.net/ Free/i/PR5
And they will actually list your site unlike DMOZ.
Joeychgo
03-20-2005, 08:10 AM
DMOZ listed this site 2 weeks after submitted
anthony parsons
03-24-2005, 11:46 PM
The popular categories in DMOZ still do generally list sites quickly, but most have no editors nowadays for one reason or another. DMOZ has a little to do with that, and their crap attitude towards their editors. I know some professional copywriters who had their editor privileges cut from DMOZ with no explanation. Everything they did was within the guidelines, and hell, they're writers, so nothing was wrong with the descriptions and so forth. DMOZ got very blase IMO.
I think the point that myself and many other professionals view, is that you simply submit your site, and forget about it. No more chasing up and so on for a year or more. Thousands of sites are just lost daily in DMOZ now, until editors become available for those categories and top level categories. If DMOZ keep sacking them though, they can't have sites added. Catch 22 IMO.
Yes, you can gain more from submitting to other directories, such as the top level one's, Joe Ant, Gimspy, Skaffe, UCN and so forth. DMOZ became so favourable because Google became favourable. You never just submit to DMOZ without ensuring Google actually use that category themselves. You then adjust around what Google use, thus the importance than became so, as a must have listing in DMOZ. Yahoo is just as important in every aspect, except you generally have to pay for it.
I set up directory list (http://www.directorylist.org) a few months back to help people find what they need. No bias is shown though in that site, whether a directory uses redirects or not. I leave that to the user. There are literally hundreds of great directories that people should submit too IMO, but most cannot afford the cost in most circumstances.
