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On February 20th, I asked our readers if they thought a listing in the Open Directory Project would have a major impact on a site's Google ranking. The response was split down the middle.
We only had 58 responses, which is very low for a typical Search Engine Roundtable poll, but the results were really down the middle.
As you can see, 47% said that a link from ODP does not have a major impact on your Google rankings. While 45% said a link from ODP will have a major impact on your Google rankings. Of course, the question is not clear cut and there can be "it depends," answers.
Forum discussion continued at WebmasterWorld.
Comments:
Ryan Blakemore
04/09/2008 01:40 pm
It's not going to make any difference if you are trying to rank for "loans", but there isn't really a reason not to submit your site. Could give you the boost you need in long tail.
Rob Abdul
04/10/2008 09:22 am
I would rather pay Yahoo, or use Google Adwords. The DMOZ people have gotten greedy. My answer is "No".
LenaN
04/10/2008 09:48 am
Here's a software tool that checks if a site has backlinks from DMOZ: http://www.link-assistant.com/seo-spyglass/ (Tool called SEO SpyGlass)