There are a lot of people that have given up trying to get into DMOZ … which is a great pity, since it is still a very valuable link and a staple of internet marketing! Today we continue our list of tips that can greatly increase your chances of success in getting into ‘the project’, or any other human-edited directory. We looked at the most important things last time – so read yesterday’s post first!

  1. Contact information
    It’s one of the hallmarks of a legitimate business, and one of the things directory submission assessors will check for first.
  2. Corporate-type stuff
    This would include having a privacy policy, a returns policy (if applicable), guarantees, etc.
  3. Outbound links
    Share the love! Link to high quality sites, and don’t overlink.
  4. Images that work
    Your images should display in all the common browsers
  5. Java and HTML that works
    It takes a while to get your site listed in DMOZ, and you need to maintain it perfectly error-free until the listing is approved.