Getting Delisted From DMOZ
Sure, webmasters may have no problems being delisted or ‘banned’ by Google due to some redirects or canoncial URLS, but when it comes to trying to change your site’s description or take your site out of DMOZ (Open Directory Project) publishers run into a different story.
Abakus covered the problem of Brian Turner and Britecorp Internet Marketing, who begged DMOZ editors to remove his listing from the popular directory because the DMOZ description of his site was not only lame, but was also being served as the default description in Google results : Includes service details, webmaster articles, and contact details. “The Meta description on Britecorp sites is “Britecorp’s internet marketing and search engine optimisation (SEO) services, focussed upon Link Building and Web Hosting across IP ranges – based in Stirling, Scotland”. Just a bit more verbose and noted the SEO site of things.”
Brian ran into a lot of pushing back from DMOZ editors but when he alerted them to his business changing locations, someone finally moved the site to another category and rewrote the description as very keyword friendly and almost spammy : “Offers search engine optimisation, webdesign, webhosting and internet consultancy. Includes service details, webmaster articles, and contact details.”
Moral of the story : Double check your DMOZ descriptions as they may appear in your site’s Google results one day and if the description is not up to par, could hurt your business.
So show me one googling request that displays either DMOZ description.
Google Serp with DMOZ : britecorp.co.uk
“Moral of the story” Should be “Ensure requests to DMOZ are for factual reasons.”
The change of location was what triggered the re-review, whereas requests to add keywords are not considered (unless supported by new or changed services/products on the site)[I'd suggest pointing specifics out at the end of the new description in brackets like this - not just "new products added"]
This is another reason why the ‘non-commercial’ DMOZ directory should not be affiliated to the world’s largest commercial search engine. The two simply do not fuse.
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Dmoz is a very good open directory projekt and i us that many more for my websites . its a nice article cheers werner
Dmoz is a very good open directory projekt and i us that many more for my websites . its a nice article cheers werner