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Old 08-02-2005, 02:17 PM
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Question DMOZ - Becoming an editor

Does anyone here know how hard it is to become a DMOZ editor?

Has anyone here applied before?
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Old 08-02-2005, 04:48 PM
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I'm an editor over in some New Zealand cats.

I'd recommend finding an area of personal interest and applying for that category.

In my case I started with a sports category, then added greenbusting in a computing category before picking up my city and then later a real estate category. I also scraped the links from a couple of local website development sites who I knew don't submit to DMOZ and imported 400+ sites and edited them, moved them to their correct categories. What this taught me was where things go, how much broader the directory was than I realised etc. It also meant my early editing was focussed well away from any potential professional conflict.

So, if you're looking at applying find a category that's interesting, fun and needs an editor. Try to find one that has lots of activity, but with a hobby site focus, nota commercial focus. Carefully pick your 3 sites which go on your submission. Carefully review the description you'd give them. Do not apply for a real estate category. A new editor is unlikely to be given one.

If you get rejected the first time then reconsider how you applied. Maybe find a different category and try again.

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Thanks for the insight, I had applied before, but based on your input will think about what other areas might be a good match.

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Sarah,

How does a real estate site get into the DMOZ.
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Well there are guidelines to read but essentially...
  • find the right category
  • write a description as if you were any old web user who didn't give a stuff about your site
  • forget about it
simple really...
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SD - you will find this link very helpful http://dmoz.org/guidelines/regional/realestate.html
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Thanks for the info sarahk!
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