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Dmoz, the Open Directory Project (ODP,) editors are volunteers
– they are naturally third-party neutral and will review and
consider each submitted website on its own merits. Each editor applicant
is screened for any conflict of interest, so any search results
returned by Dmoz Directories can generally be trusted. The main
downside to submitting a website to Dmoz is that the submission
process can be interminable – although ultimately worth it
in terms of relevant traffic directed to any website included in
their directory. The Yahoo! Directory rivals Dmoz for size and comprehensiveness,
and was in fact Yahoo’s initial reason for existence.
It has since evolved away from the fundamental classic human edited
format of Directories, by instituting crawler-based listings in
2002, but remains a quality Directory that can be trusted. The Yahoo!
Directory is very clearly displayed on its homepage. LookSmart,
and Zeal – LookSmart’s non commercial arm – are
other famous examples of quality directories.For a website to be
listed in a trustworthy Directory such as Dmoz or Yahoo! can be
one of the most important quality-assurance seals of approval and
can be the essential difference between focused and relevant traffic
to the site and random hits by frustrated browsers.About the Author
Adrian Lawrence is the webmaster of Allthebizz a very popular
business web directory covering a wide range of topics.
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