A question commonly asked on SEO blogs & forums, concerns Dmoz, and whether or not it’s still worth submitting to Dmoz.

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My opinion, is that yes – it’s still worth submitting to Dmoz. No – Dmoz submission isn’t instant, there’s no fast -track, you need to be patient, but it’s still well worth doing.

What I suggest, is that you put in a carefully done submission, taking care that you’re submitting to the perfect category & that everything is spot on correct with your submission – if it is, then it’s likely to get in one day, may take 3 days, 3 months, 3 years – but it will probably happen. If something it wrong with the submission, or it’s the wrong category, or the site just has no value & looks spammy – it won’t get in. Dmoz editors usually have huge backlogs, they’re not going to bother trying to correct or to let you know about problem submissions.

Once you submit to Dmoz – as long as you’ve taken care with it – just forget about it, and get on with other things, don’t keep checking, you’re likely to get frustrated, as most people find it takes many months to get in to Dmoz, at least.

No one can really tell you exactly how long it’s likely to take for a successful Dmoz submission, it depends on which category & which editor gets your request & how big their queue is.

I think we’ve all heard stories about corruption & back-handers with Dmoz, about some editors being willing to fast track Dmoz submissions in return for cash – but personally I have never experienced this, and I’ve never spoken to anyone who tells me they have experienced this directly – so I’m inclined to believe this is just rumour started by frustrated webmasters icon wink Dmoz Submission Still Worth Submitting to Dmoz?

So – that’s my two pence worth anyway – do submit to Dmoz, but do it carefully – and then forget about it.

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