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Can I get my site accepted faster into DMOZ?

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DMOZ (www.dmoz.org) has the ability to frustrate webmasters with its opaque site selection process. Though the guidelines are clear and fair, the actual implementation is not.

The only 3 things you can do to possibly get into DMOZ faster are:

1) Follow all the editorial guidelines
2) Choose the right subcategory
3) Submit a meaningful site.

Despite following all 3 of these instructions, you might be in a position where your site is not added for years, if at all. This has more to do with the availability of editors for the site, and their choice.

There are stories about people managing to "bribe" editors into getting their sites into DMOZ faster. These are unverified, and I would not recommend this route.

Despite all its faults, the popularity of the DMOZ data is so high that DMOZ submission is well worth the 15 minutes it takes. Good Luck.

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Ajeet

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There is a 4th way to get your site listed in DMOZ, become an editor.

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Sji2671

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There is a proven way of getting your site listed faster, if the site has got some kind of connection to a local area (county/town). If so you can submit it to the local area section (county town) and then after getting listed use the change form to apply a change to the main directory.

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