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Old March 29th, 2007, 04:08 AM
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> Buying A Dmoz-listed Domain From An Owner, Is it worth it?
I submitted my site to DMOZ almost 6 months ago and I'm still not listed. Now that they have removed the status section of their forum it's impossible to know when or if I'll ever get listed.

I went to the category that I wish to be listed and started looking at all the sites. I found that one of them was just full of PPC ads with no content. I tracked down the owner and found that he is willing to sell it to me for $350.

The site is a PR 4 and only gets about 200 hits per month. The title/description is not quite right for my site.

The page that it's listed in on DMOZ is a PR of 5 with only 6 listings.

Questions:
1. Is it worth it?
2. If I do get it how should I go about directing it to my site?
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* 302 Redirect and submit title/description changes to DMOZ
* link to my site from that one

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Old March 29th, 2007, 12:43 PM
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No, it's not worth it.

Tell me again: why is a dmoz listing #1 on your wish list?
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I submitted my site to DMOZ almost 6 months ago and I'm still not listed. Now that they have removed the status section of their forum it's impossible to know when or if I'll ever get listed.
If its one of the sites that was in your signature, then they probably never going to be listed.
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I went to the category that I wish to be listed and started looking at all the sites. I found that one of them was just full of PPC ads with no content.
It must have changed or been hijacked since it was listed and will be deleted as soon as spotted by an editor. Perhaps you can help by reporting it[/quote]
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I tracked down the owner and found that he is willing to sell it to me for $350.
Laughing all the way to the bank.
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1. Is it worth it?
No
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2. If I do get it how should I go about directing it to my site?
ie:
* 302 Redirect and submit title/description changes to DMOZ
* link to my site from that one
As soon as an editor spots the redirect, its gone and you have been scammed.
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I think you may report to editor and then submit your site again!
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