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It
used to be thought that Google gave a Pagerank boost to sites that are
listed in the Yahoo! and ODP (a.k.a. DMOZ) directories, but these days
general opinion is that they don't. There is
certainly a PageRank gain for sites that are listed in those directories,
but the reason for it is now thought to be this:- Google
spiders the directories just like any other site and their pages have decent
PageRank and so they are good inbound links to have. |
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In the
case of the ODP, Google's directory is a copy of the ODP directory. Each
time that sites are added and dropped from the ODP, they are added and
dropped from Google's directory when they next update it. The entry in
Google's directory is yet another good, PageRank boosting, inbound link.
Also, the ODP data is used for searches on a myriad of websites - more
inbound links!
Listings in the ODP are free but, because sites are reviewed by hand, it can
take quite a long time to get in. The sooner a working site is submitted,
the better. For tips on submitting to DMOZ, see this this DMOZ article. |
