Dmoz Directory

ABOUT DMOZ

The ODP (OPEN DIRECTORY PROJECT) is the most popular human edited web directory. The human editor re a search engine. But they give search query, the main purpose is to list and categorize the websites. views all submissions and categorizes the websites in appropriate category. ODP is commonly called Dmoz directory. Dmoz is hosted and administered by Netscape Communication Corporation. The ODP gives services for most popular search engine on the web like AOL search, Netscape search, HotBot, Lycos, Direct hit and others.
In ODP 100% free for submitting site and using data. Anyone can easily download and use ODP data without any cost. Also there is no cost for associated with listing and submitting sites.


DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DMOZ AND SEARCH ENGINE

• Search engine sends out a spider that is a program which follows links and capturing text detail about the web pages.
• In the case of directory the human editors visit the sites and listing the site in the appropriate category. The main purpose of the ODP is to list and categorize web sites.
• Directory does not give rank, promote or optimize sites for search engines. Simply they are data provider.
  

How to submit website in dmoz?

• http://dmoz.org/
• Check your site already listed or not.
• Select appropriate category
• Click suggest URL
• Submit the detail Title, Description, URL, E-mail