DMOZ, Please Die Already
I'd like to add to what my fellow co-worker, Tom Lustina, wrote about DMOZ.
DMOZ is a very old entity that needed to die years ago and hopefully will perish soon. DMOZ used to be an incredibly valuable inbound link especially at Google, providing you even got reviewed and indexed in their crappy directory.
I can’t count how many clients I’ve submitted to DMOZ that were never even reviewed. Granted, I only manage a handful of accounts each year, but I’m not the only one fed up with DMOZ’s lack of editorial attentiveness. Ask any SEO about their experience with DMOZ review and approval experience and you’ll see a crazy glaze come over their face like someone just stole their lunch.
As Jill Wahlen points out in one of her more recent posts aptly named “10 Signs That Your SEO Is A Quack�, DMOZ is a great listing to have, but it’s just a link like any other quality human-reviewed directory out there. The main difference here is other directories actually have human beings with a pulse that will typically review & approve or deny your listing in a reasonable time period. Whereas with DMOZ, you’re lucky if you get reviewed inside 12 months if reviewed at all…ever!
In conclusion, my ardent wish is to see DMOZ take the final sail on the Pacific while ablaze in a ritualistic-like farewell to the departed.
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!!