Secrets of Dmoz listing Revealed ~ SEO Secrets|Tips,Tricks,Tutorials

Secrets of Dmoz listing Revealed

Do you like this story?

First of all I would like to apologize for the misleading title of my post. Frankly speaking there are no secrets behind the listing of Dmoz; the biggest online web directory. But yes there are some difficulties in Dmoz listing because of huge webmaster’s request that it gets. But why webmasters around the world are going crazy over Dmoz listing? They must have some reason! What’s that?

If you are not aware about Dmoz’s importance regarding SEO perspective, then quickly go through the key features of Dmoz listing from the view point of search engine optimization and Google PageRank.

First of all it may sound bit odd, but difficulties of Dmoz listing makes it more valuable to webmaster. No other web directories in internet receive such massive listing request that Dmoz gets.

Next big thing of Dmoz is that it is the unofficial web directory of Google. And you possibly understand the dominance of Google in search world. So it’s not a big surprise that Google gives so much weight to Dmoz listing.

Link (s) from Dmoz is considered the most powerful backlink, that a website can ever obtain. A Dmoz lising can boost your PageRank as well as the search engine ranking.

At this point of time I will disclose some informative tips (secrets) about Dmoz listing, which I learned during my several successful Dmoz submission of diverse categories. If you are serious enough to see your website’s URL in Dmoz then you must follow these information, which I am going to share. Successful Dmoz listing requires that you should, not only read the Dmoz’s guidelines but also understand what they are actually trying you to understand!

Step One: Submitting links to normal web directory and Dmoz listing is not same. If you go alike at Dmoz, you will be penalized.

Appropriate Category selection: Choosing the right category for your Dmoz listing is the most key criteria. But finding the appropriate category and which is fruitful at the same time is not an easy task. Be specific about your selection. If you are to submit a "weight loss" website then be as appropriate that you can. Don't submit it to Business category.

Single Sentence Description: To be listed in Dmoz, it is very important to create a single line description only for Dmoz. Don't just copy and paste your meta description from view source.

Tight Title: Using long title in Dmoz listing is a suicidal step. Use a keyword rich (possibly main keyword or URL which is appropriate) steep title for Dmoz.

Less Competition Category: Submitting your website to a category which has many listing is not considered a clever step. You should be able to find a category which has less crowd as well as appropriate at the same time. Submitting your website to such category increases your chance of listing.

That's all you need to keep in mind while submitting website to Dmoz. If you follow these steps your chances of getting listed in Dmoz will be high.