Dmoz: The Proper Way of Submission

Dmoz is an Open Directory Project which is an important step for any website promotion. It is a very important directory which provides search results for many of the huge search engines and online portals. Dmoz directory is a human edited directory and you must follow the proper way of submitting your website, if you want your submission to be successful.

First and very important point is to ensure that your site has unique and fresh content. If, your website is publishing a group of affiliate links or if your website is a replica of other sites that are available in huge numbers on web, then possibly your submission will be rejected. If you are selling or dealing with affiliate products you can show Dmoz editors by adding contents like product reviews or any other information that your website has some unique to offer.

Make sure your website contains no spelling mistakes and your site looks and work decently. Though the editors are looking for original content, they are only human and will be annoyed by errors and by a clumsily built site. It is my experience that professionally designed sites, with good content, always make it into the directory eventually.

Confirm that your contact information exists on you website. Not only the e-mail addresses but also put the physical address and telephone number on your site to get easy entrance in the category. Especially, if you are selling something, you need to build credibility with your customers, and in this case, with the Open Directory editors, by providing genuine contact information.

Choosing the proper category is very important when you submit to these types of directories. There is nothing to worry about when you submit your website to a robotic search engine, but you should choose a correct directory when you submit to a directory. Walk through the categories and check where similar sites to yours have been listed in the directory. When you are sure about the proper category for your site just press the add URL link. Avoid submitting to the categories where your site doesn’t meet the criteria or else your submission will be rejected. Read the notes carefully if mention for any particular category and then submit.

Always keep a record of your submission date, category and the category editor in order to make an inquiry about the status of your submission this information is very necessary. As it is an human edited directory it can take weeks or months to review and accept your submission.

Spamming the directory can cause a rejection to your submission. Avoid submitting your web site again n again. Just submit once and keep patience. Generally you are only allowed to submit to one category, though if your site is huge and has many subdivisions, you may be able to submit sections of the site to different categories. As submissions come in a huge numbers to the categories, it may take time for processing your submission. If you hastily resubmit your site, then it will end up on the bottom of the list of sites to be reviewed, as they are stored according to date.

If you have to enquire or have any questions regarding your submission, then contact the editor in the proper way. Send a message to the editor of that category. You can check the bottom of the category page for the editor name. Another excellent way to make contact with the editors is through their online forum. Provide them the proper date and category to which you have submitted to check the status of your submission. You can ask questions about the procedures etc, but make sure that you don’t argue with the editors.

Next time, when you submit to Dmoz Open Directory Project, ensure that you follow the above guidelines to get your submission successful.