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One SEO's mission: To get OUT of DMOZ
Andrew
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Joined: 21 Feb 2005
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| One SEO's mission: To get OUT of DMOZ |
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Yes, you read that right.
Doesn't happen very much, but in this case it did, and apparently it made some sense. Brian Turner's DMOZ listing for his SEO website has the side-effect of changing the description displayed for his website in the Google SERPs. Brian felt that the DMOZ-induced description hurt his business.
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Includes service details, webmaster articles, and contact details
Yeah, that isn't the greatest description. Website includes "contact details". WTH? I'm glad the site does include contact details, but nobody needs that in the description.
Anyway, since getting a description in DMOZ changed to one's own liking is like asking to have a superhighway named after you, Brian figured he would just have the DMOZ listing removed. It just wasn't worth it to him.
But DMOZ wasn't going for it. Anyway after a big blowup on the Resource Zone forum (unofficial DMOZ support forum), Mr. Turner managed to get what he wanted after all. Aparently the business had moved, and was no longer listing in the right geo category. So, this was enough to get DMOZ to move it and update his description to reflect that his business is SEO related.
The drama...
http://www.resource-zone.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41289 |
Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:50 am |
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justicewhite
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Joined: 12 Aug 2005
Good Posts: 800
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I had to change my details in DMOZ suspecting the same thing but I'm not sure how relevant it would to the SERPs.
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Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:19 am |
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RankSurge
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Good Posts: 789
Location: Internet
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I've had a few clients with this problem. The solution?
Make sure you have the description you want in your meta description tag.
Changes were picked up in 3 days.
Hope this helps.
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Thu Nov 17, 2005 2:05 pm |
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ctabuk
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Joined: 04 Mar 2005
Good Posts: 44
Location: Lincolnshire UK
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In Lincolnshire we have an expression for the Wonderful, Kind, Helpful guys in the DMOZ forum, but I'm not allowed to say it because I don't want to be banned. 
If you don't get what you want, you'd better hope you want what you get!
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Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:38 pm |
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tork311
Senior Member
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Good Posts: 472
Location: Houston
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I'm having a similar problem with the yahoo directory and my title. My company name is Fast PC Networks, they have the title as PC Networks. I've requested 4 times to have it changed to no avail. I'm very disapointed after spending $299.
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:20 pm |
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Andrew
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Joined: 21 Feb 2005
Good Posts: 997
Location: apache/domlogs
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Hey Tork,
You get what you pay for, or less. 
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:34 pm |
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ibold
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Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Good Posts: 169
Location: Reading, PA, USA
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
Hey Tork,
You get what you pay for, or less.
Haha, $299 just doesn't buy the same data entry it used to..
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Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:11 am |
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tork311
Senior Member
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Good Posts: 472
Location: Houston
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I did get an early xmas present from yahoo. I do have #1 finally for a keyword I've been trying to pick off for almost a year.
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Mon Dec 19, 2005 8:38 am |
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cianuro
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Joined: 15 Dec 2005
Good Posts: 177
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Congratulations tork311, I know the feeling. It makes all the hard work worthwhile 
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Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:15 am |
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Cartman
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Joined: 14 Dec 2005
Good Posts: 149
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The DMOZ directory has only human editors, and they are entitled to edit a description if they choose. This was the problem. |
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Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:41 am |
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