Getting listed in Dmoz (http://www.dmoz.org) has always been a
major concern for those webmasters who know what difference a
Dmoz listing can make to their site's search engine positioning.
As Dmoz is a free volunteered directory, it requires your site
to be the best in your industry, if it is not then make sure to
make it.

But many people are not aware of the things that are responsible
for getting a listing in Dmoz, there are some dos and don'ts
that make your site into Dmoz but what are they? what things you
need to follow? and what things are to be avoided? following are
few tips which would help you out.

1. Submit your site to a proper category.

Most of the sites submitted to Dmoz are rejected due to having
submitted to improper or wrong categories, so you must find out
the most relevant category for your site before submitting it to
Dmoz. If you are unsure about which category you should submit
to then just do a search in Dmoz for the sites similar to yours
and note down the category to which they have been submitted to.
If you have done this one correctly then you are having the most
relevant category for your website. Now just go on and submit to
the category you have got.

2. Make sure that your site has original and quality
content.

People nowadays are looking for more and more quality content
and they get annoyed with the sites having nothing more than a
bunch of affiliate links or sales letters. If your site lacks in
content then you have no chance of making into the directory as
the directories nowadays are looking for the sites which have a
strong base of original and quality content, if your site
doesn't has sufficient content then make sure to add a few
reviews, articles and other additional information about your
services and products.

3. Get your web site professionally designed.

If you have done the above two steps properly then your site is
already deserving a listing in Dmoz and it adds more to your
credibility if your site is professionally designed. You might
have seen many unprofessionally designed sites making into Dmoz,
so this not really a factor for your inclusion in the directory
but as we know that the editors of the Dmoz directory are also
human beings so a professionally designed site does make a good
impression on them and thus increases your chances for inclusion
in Dmoz.

4. Be sure to put your contact information on the web
site.

Now just putting an email address is not enough. If you are
doing a business you need people to trust you by showing them
your physical address, so that they don't think that you are a
run away business. Many times the editors reject sites if they
don't see any physical contact information on the site, so it is
very much necessary for you to put up at least your phone number
on your contacts page, also putting your physical address would
be much better.

5. Check your site for broken links and spelling errors.

Before submitting your site to the Dmoz directory make sure to
check your website for broken links and spelling errors, though
the editors are looking for quality but they are also human
beings and will be annoyed by lots of errors and clumsily
designed sites, so be sure to check and correct the errors if
any before you submit your site to Dmoz.

About the author:
Akash Kumar is a professional SEO consultant and the CEO of
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