Comments on: Why Can’t I Find Myself in DMOZ? http://www.submitawebsite.com/blog/2009/07/why-cant-i-find-myself-in-dmoz.html Web.com Search Agency's Blog about SEO, SEM and other Online Marketing topics Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:43:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brian http://www.submitawebsite.com/blog/2009/07/why-cant-i-find-myself-in-dmoz.html/comment-page-1#comment-22 Brian Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:13:41 +0000 http://www.submitawebsite.com/blog/2009/07/why-cant-i-find-myself-in-dmoz.html#comment-22 I really dont understand if DMOZ is so difficult in giving new listing then why does google give it so much importance.This is very unfair for new sites.The main aim should be make good sites accesible to web visitors when they are searching .Most of the times,useless sites find way to the top and good sites are lost in the heap. I really dont understand if DMOZ is so difficult in giving new listing then why does google give it so much importance.This is very unfair for new sites.The main aim should be make good sites accesible to web visitors when they are searching .Most of the times,useless sites find way to the top and good sites are lost in the heap.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.submitawebsite.com/blog/2009/07/why-cant-i-find-myself-in-dmoz.html/comment-page-1#comment-23 Anonymous Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:01:21 +0000 http://www.submitawebsite.com/blog/2009/07/why-cant-i-find-myself-in-dmoz.html#comment-23 I am an editor of a very small category on the DMOZ. It seems to me that the biggest problem with DMOZ is that there are so few editors trying to handle a mountain of submissions. Unfortunately, it is tricky to get "permission" to expand your categories.<br /><br />After being an editor for about two years I began noticing that many, many categories no longer had editors. I decided it was time to pick up some additonal small, local cats. I believed that I had edited well, following DMOZ guidelines and did not think for one minute that I would be turned down. But I was turned down for a local category that had less than 100 listings/links. Of course, I took a look at the categories of the person who told me I wasn't good enough for this small category and did not find any discernable difference between her links and my own. I have a Masters degree, have been a teacher, have held upper management positions. I am now self-employed and own my own company. All of the writing for my website, brochures, PPTs, articles is done by me. I have also edited some product manuals for other companies. All of this writing and editing must be concise and to the point- nothing even approaching "flowery" here. But, I'm not good enough for the DMOZ- according to this one little Meta Editor. I'm pissed off and you should be too. Your submission may be sitting in that very category. I am an editor of a very small category on the DMOZ. It seems to me that the biggest problem with DMOZ is that there are so few editors trying to handle a mountain of submissions. Unfortunately, it is tricky to get "permission" to expand your categories.

After being an editor for about two years I began noticing that many, many categories no longer had editors. I decided it was time to pick up some additonal small, local cats. I believed that I had edited well, following DMOZ guidelines and did not think for one minute that I would be turned down. But I was turned down for a local category that had less than 100 listings/links. Of course, I took a look at the categories of the person who told me I wasn't good enough for this small category and did not find any discernable difference between her links and my own. I have a Masters degree, have been a teacher, have held upper management positions. I am now self-employed and own my own company. All of the writing for my website, brochures, PPTs, articles is done by me. I have also edited some product manuals for other companies. All of this writing and editing must be concise and to the point- nothing even approaching "flowery" here. But, I'm not good enough for the DMOZ- according to this one little Meta Editor. I'm pissed off and you should be too. Your submission may be sitting in that very category.

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