I have always been sceptical with regards to DMOZ, lots of people think that a single link from them is going to turn their site into a gold mine. Fact of the matter is that while it does hold some merit, the emphasis that some people put on it is simple unnecessary.

We have all done it, submitted a site to DMOZ then check the directory every day for the next month with nothing.

The first time i tried to add a site to DMOZ I got nothing for over 6 months. I visited some forums and discussed this with other members, there was talk of corruption at DMOZ, examples of editors protecting their own interests and blocking out categories to other legitimate sites. Lets not forget the infamous “Shoemoney” incident. I questioned one of the editors on DigitalPoint and was completely stonewalled with the policy this and policy that routine.

After hearing all the bad stories about it I always considered it to be a lost cause. However all this “cloak & dagger” behaviour has come into the public eye and DMOZ looks to have had a big shake up. This in mind I decided to give it a shot for our company site and yesterday added it to the most relevant category. Lets see what happens