DN Lodge Is In DMOZ!

[Brandon]

Its about time!

www.DNLodge.com is now listed in the DMOZ directory!

To prove it, heres the URL....
http://dmoz.org/Computers/Internet/W...ts_and_Forums/

[Jas]

Congrats, you guys have come far in a short period of time.

A site this young rarely gets listed. I've heard people wait over 2 years to get in. Good job!

[Brandon]

Thanks, I hope to keep it growing!

[Brandon]

I've even been seeing an increase in backlinks too

[fbiboy]

I don't get it, why do people say high words for DMoz? Any particular reason why DMOZ and not some other directory?

[Yowser]

I think it really has to do with how difficult it is to get in combined with the fact that many SEs still use DMOZ data to determine position in their listings.

As messed up as DMOZ is, in people's eyes, it is still a good selling point and it is still a free listing. I would venture to say that the free listing in DMOZ is worth more than 3 or 4 listings in the top paid directories. I don't have any way to verify the truth of that theory but it is my theory.

[Brandon]

Also, another thing is, by being listed in DMOZ, you gain a ton of backlinks. Reason being is that millions of sites use DMOZ data for there directory. And google's directory is a clone of dmoz's, with the same listings

[fbiboy]

I thaught, Google owned DMOZ?

[Brandon]

no, netscape/mozila owns it i think

[Yowser]

Yea, it is owned by Netscape.

[Brandon]

Yea, then whats mozilla?

[Yowser]

It says the information is copyrighted by Netscape and Mozilla owns Netscape so its all Mozilla's kingdom. Hehe!

[Brandon]

Brandon checks out: http://www.mozilla.org/