How do I get on DMOZ?

Hi

I launched my site in March and here is where I am by now:
Alexa Rank 86,518
Google Backlinks 11
Yahoo Backlinks 1,490
PageRank 4
More than a thousand visitors every day

I think I’ve done ok and this is what I don’t understand, why can’t I get listed on DMOZ?

Here is what I’ve done so far:
April – Submitted the site
July – Sent e-mail to editor
September – Sent e-mail to editor with CC to staff

I’m just in the blind, haven’t heard anything from Dmoz at all.

So please anyone what should I do to get listed? I’m willing to go pretty far. All ideas are very welcome.

Thanks.

To get on dmoz, you submit and wait. Sometimes it can take up to a couple of years to get listed. I've had sites take up to 9 months.

And to add to what Axe said, repeat submissions only tend to prolong the process, from what I've heard.

i Agreewith Axe

Axe is right. It can take months. Just wait, there is nothing you can speed up.

The words on the street are that DMOZ isn't that important anymore.
I edit 2 categories at DMOZ.
Whenever I see new submissions, I review them ASAP.
So, most of the people at my categories would get listed in 3-4 weeks.

BUT.

I promise you, that there are thousands of editors who cannot find time to review new submissions.
Also, many DMOZ people are corrupted (possibly your competitor, or etc).
In many cases you'll have to wait 1 year or even longer to get your site listed.

That's ridiculous, and I truly hope DMOZ will lose its power ASAP.
I personally do not like DMOZ.

You have done a great job, Zach~
I do not think it is easy to get thousands visitors everyday in just several months~

DMOZ hasn't been that important for a long-time from a browsing-users-finding-your-link aspect. It's all about passing on the PageRank for the search engines.

Unless people quit linking to DMOZ (or the search engines simply start ignoring DMOZ - unlikely given that Google publishes DMOZ as its own directory service), it isn't going to lose its PR-passing power any time soon.

if it makes you feel better, i've been waiting as long as you

Why don't they reduce the "editor accounts will expire after 4 months of inactivity" to a shorter period then, i.e 1 month?

I waited 1 year got in and then was removed by another editor.. there are a lot of factors and a few issues with DMOZ, its great if you get in but I wouldnt count on it in any way.

i think getting into dmoz is impossible now, unless you are an editor

Yes.. Unless yoou are an editor..

Another problem with DMOZ is that they say they don't have editors, but reject most of the requests to become an editor.. Even for some regional categories..

in China,we even can't visit DMOZ succeffully now. I can only visit it when I control the servers in seattle remotely.

DMOZ is still very important to Google, and that is why all of us try to get in. Google uses DMOZ to help categorize their listings...dir.google.com. Pagerank is one benefit, but I see it as mush more important than that. I have had a ton of clients get great positioning shortly after they get into DMOZ and then into dir.google.com.

It can be very tough to get in DMOZ, but many categories still have good editors. I had two sites get in within a month in September. The reason...good editors.

A big problem is people becoming editors just to get their site into the category they want. Once they get in, they don't care anymore, and the category goes stale for 4 months. That is why they reject so many editors...because the good and trusthful editors are so few and far between.