DMOZ Scammers
Posted on August 26th, 2007 by IBabel under Other Web Talk
Alot of people lately are coming forward about DMOZ claiming it has alot of dodgey editors who try and blackmail people into paying up certain amounts just to keep their listing.
Shoemoney recently made a post about an editor supposedly wanting $5,000 or his site would get removed from DMOZ.
This is seriously corrupt, I think everyone should boycott DMOZ! in my opinion there isn’t a need for it anymore, n if the editors are so corrupt why don’t they figure out a more plausible employment system!
I think webmasters today value a listing in DMOZ too much and are prepared to go to big lengths just to get in. In my experience, it isn’t hard really at all as long as you submit a quality site. But I think DMOZ editors are seriously overrating the site they work for if they think people will pay like… $5,000 just to stay in their directory.
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August 27th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
One of my competitors is an editor and he/she took out my listing after having one for five plus years…I am not going to worry about it anymore…
August 27th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Carried on and exposed. Thank you. This needs to be shown.
August 31st, 2007 at 5:31 am
I am divided over this issue. On one hand, I know there is a huge importance of DMOZ when it comes to search engine rankings and on the other hand, I don’t remember the last time I have seen a regular internet user using it for search.
The problem I think we are facing is DMOZ being non-profit. AOL needs to step up and lay down some type of rules and compensations for editors.
August 31st, 2007 at 5:44 am
There’s not that much of an importance in search engine rankings with DMOZ, I think the perception is that there is, but to my knowledge… meh… not that much.
It certainly ups your site value when you go to sell if you mention it because buyers automatically take a DMOZ listing as a sign of the site being well trusted and it also seems to make it more valuable in their mind. But to be honest I think it’s all overated. It brings no more traffic and does little for SEO in my experience… it’s pretty much pointless and just for the kudos of saying your in there!
August 31st, 2007 at 5:55 pm
My husband has submitted his site multiple times to DMoz and it has not been listed. He ranks very well and has an excellent PR without them.
September 17th, 2007 at 11:07 am
Agree. DMOZ is not the same as it was before. Corruption
September 18th, 2007 at 11:58 pm
I’ve tried for sometime to get my site listed in DMOZ. Hasn’t happened yet and I doubt it ever will. I’ll survive though!