In this article, I will try to answer a few questions that pop up in our minds when it comes to the DMOZ Directory. Hope it helps you’ll!
Do You Need to Re-register in the Dmoz Directory?
See when you first register your website on the DMOZ directory, you would have known that the registration will be considered and browsed by a few editors prior to you being accepted. Now this can be a bit more time-consuming, so getting registered on this site is definitely not for the impatient. The time to approve your new website can vary from simply a week to as long as six months – or even years in some cases.
So in this undefined period, what can one do?
No matter how apprehensive, one is not free to re-register your website. And why on earth is that? As you could be considered as a spam for being visible in the list more than once, also ethically it wouldn’t be appropriate to try and beat those who have been waiting patiently.
Can You subscribe to multiple lists to try and ensure an approval to at least one list?
Personally, I wouldn’t recommend this, as this would equal another go at spamming itself. Patience is key according to me. Since there are so many categories in DMOZ it’s only natural that they have a huge number of applications to be considered. Also with so many rules and the process being so lengthy one has to simply wait his turn to gain entry into this legitimate directory. Just make sure to register in the correct category and you will soon reap results.
The main reason to be removed from the list of websites?
Many a times the reason why most websites are disqualified and removed from the list is that the owners didn’t register their websites on the appropriate list. Also registering a website that isn’t eligible is another major reason to be removed. This happens when a website has still not been appropriately developed, or it has a very low quality and poor site content, sometimes even sloppy techniques are a reason for websites to be removed from the registration list. If you have registered many times, you will be deemed as a spammed website and will automatically be removed from the list.
Want to know the current status of your site’s registration?
One way that is most beneficial is to communicate your query through the DMOZ Forum. Ask for help and follow their advice. Try asking information related to the editor in the charge the progress of the list, any rules that you may have overlooked which can be the cause of the delay. Try asking for possible solutions and sharing information if you have any.
Can you change the website or description on the registration list?
If you follow the rules correctly, anything is possible. If you want to update new content, to match it you will also need to complete the registration form which is to Update the URL. Sometimes you may notice that your website is set in the wrong position, in such a situation you can simply write an email and send to the editor in charge of the portfolio. You can ask him to guide you and to express their views. Be courteous and appeal for a change in the category of your website, accompanied with an appropriate reason.
How to make the right contact with the editors?
Before contacting the editors, make sure you have certain relevant information like the time, date, category in which you have registered your site. After having that in place, you can try making your first contact with the editors through their customer feedback forms or dedicated pages. They could ask you for the relevant information and look into your query and again one would have to be patient enough to give them time to go through the list and your website before making a decision.
I hope all your queries regarding the DMOZ Directory have been answered. Do share your opinions and some more tips if you have on our internet marketing forum, so that all our readers can benefit from it.
