Dmoz and Yahoo Directory listings,some of my dropped domains show as listed ?

justwondering · 06-01-2011, 10:27:51 AM

Hi , i was using Woorank to check a few domains and i noticed that it showed some of my domain names as listed in Dmoz and in yahoo listings .

I believe this is ment to be a good thing for SEO and google adds weight to your sites relevance ?

I did a quick search on dmoz with my domain name but could not see it listed , i did just type in the full domain name with .co.uk at the end....

has woorank got this wrong ? i've found woorank in the past to be very good and accurate with its information provided.

Is it a added benefit ? showing as listed in Yahoo directorys and Dmoz , theres nothing on the site yet , as its a dropped domain name.

doodlebug · 06-01-2011, 03:52:47 PM

Dmoz should definitely add weight just as Squiddo will assuming a full lense.

If you can't find it on Dmoz then maybe delisted and could be for negative reasons which would go bad on the domain.

justwondering · 06-01-2011, 07:07:45 PM

Thank you for the info , am I searching dmoz correctly by just searching dmoz via the domain name ? Could it of been delisted due to no site ? If so are they likely to put it back on if I put a site on there ? Is it worth contacting them explaining I have a domain name that shows as listed but I can't see the listing and how do I go about updating the info for the site on there site ?

Blossom · 07-01-2011, 02:32:46 PM

Try using http://opensiteexplorer.org to do a backlink analysis of your site.

Dmoz is a good link so should come up within the first 1 or 2 pages if you have a link there.

crabfoot · 07-01-2011, 04:51:27 PM

It is very rare that a site gets a Dmoz listing unless you submit it yourself.
If you didn't submit the domain to Dmoz, I would assume woorank is making an error.

justwondering · 07-01-2011, 05:23:48 PM

It was a dropped name , so is it possible it was listed before i caught the name ?

crabfoot · 07-01-2011, 07:59:03 PM

OK - so it is likely that the site's fallen off Dmoz and woorank is a bit out of date.

You could try using
http://warrick.cs.odu.edu/warrick.html#downloading
to reconstruct the site from wayback machine data, then re-submit it to Dmoz. If you do it quick, it might work.

justwondering · 09-01-2011, 02:01:58 PM

Wow cranfoot that sounds like a cool idea

I'll look into that method

wb · 09-01-2011, 02:47:55 PM

Good idea when permission has been given, but remember there could be copyright implications if it hasn't...

philiporchard · 10-01-2011, 11:55:42 PM

Getting into DMOZ these days seems to be pretty much impossible... Has anyone been successful lately? I know they changed their software for adding new sites about 6 months ago, which slowed things down a bit.

06-01-2011, 10:27:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
justwondering Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 255 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	Dmoz and Yahoo Directory listings,some of my dropped domains show as listed ? Hi , i was using Woorank to check a few domains and i noticed that it showed some of my domain names as listed in Dmoz and in yahoo listings . I believe this is ment to be a good thing for SEO and google adds weight to your sites relevance ? I did a quick search on dmoz with my domain name but could not see it listed , i did just type in the full domain name with .co.uk at the end.... has woorank got this wrong ? i've found woorank in the past to be very good and accurate with its information provided. Is it a added benefit ? showing as listed in Yahoo directorys and Dmoz , theres nothing on the site yet , as its a dropped domain name.

06-01-2011, 03:52:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
doodlebug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: This time next year we'll be millionaires ! Posts: 4,652 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 32)	Dmoz should definitely add weight just as Squiddo will assuming a full lense. If you can't find it on Dmoz then maybe delisted and could be for negative reasons which would go bad on the domain. __________________ No links for me thanks !

07-01-2011, 04:51:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
crabfoot Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 821 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	It is very rare that a site gets a Dmoz listing unless you submit it yourself. If you didn't submit the domain to Dmoz, I would assume woorank is making an error. __________________ Cloud Factories ppi-info

07-01-2011, 07:59:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
crabfoot Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 821 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	OK - so it is likely that the site's fallen off Dmoz and woorank is a bit out of date. You could try using http://warrick.cs.odu.edu/warrick.html#downloading to reconstruct the site from wayback machine data, then re-submit it to Dmoz. If you do it quick, it might work. __________________ Cloud Factories ppi-info

10-01-2011, 11:55:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
philiporchard Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,136 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 13)	Getting into DMOZ these days seems to be pretty much impossible... Has anyone been successful lately? I know they changed their software for adding new sites about 6 months ago, which slowed things down a bit. __________________ Jobs London \| Jobs London \| Assemblies

06-01-2011, 07:07:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
justwondering Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 255 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	Thank you for the info , am I searching dmoz correctly by just searching dmoz via the domain name ? Could it of been delisted due to no site ? If so are they likely to put it back on if I put a site on there ? Is it worth contacting them explaining I have a domain name that shows as listed but I can't see the listing and how do I go about updating the info for the site on there site ?

07-01-2011, 02:32:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Blossom Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: UK Posts: 902 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 2)	Try using http://opensiteexplorer.org to do a backlink analysis of your site. Dmoz is a good link so should come up within the first 1 or 2 pages if you have a link there.

07-01-2011, 05:23:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
justwondering Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 255 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	It was a dropped name , so is it possible it was listed before i caught the name ?

09-01-2011, 02:01:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
justwondering Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 255 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	Wow cranfoot that sounds like a cool idea I'll look into that method

09-01-2011, 02:47:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
wb Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,922 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 30)	Good idea when permission has been given, but remember there could be copyright implications if it hasn't...

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