Well, almost guaranteed. Pretty certain.
DMOZ is the directory used by Google. It’s been around forever and is very trusted. Pages in the directory are very relevant. It’s a great place to get a link.
But alas, there’s a few problems. First, it’s edited by volunteers. Lazy volunteers. Volunteers who take 2 years to review your listing before discarding it without response or reason.
Second, many categories don’t have editors. So your submission gets ignored.
Thirdly, editors are only supposed to index original content. Isn’t your site just like every other widget store in your industry? Probably. So, no listing for you.
And lastly, it’s full of corrupt dmoz editors. See, your competitors were smarter than you and signed up to be category editors 10 years ago. Now they’re in control of who gets listed. Is that going to be you? Not in a freakin’ million years.
So what’s a person to do? Easy. Volunteer to be a category editor.
Aaah, but not just ANY category editor. You volunteer to be the category editor for the town, city, or region you are in. These small regional categories are almost always crying out for an editor. And all these categores are, are business listings.
And who better than you to compile and sort through all the businesses in your town? Nobody - you’re perfect for the job! And while you’re at it, do you know of any other businesses in the area that should be listed? Like say, Oh I dunno, YOURS?
Boom. You’re listed in DMOZ. Now you can sit back and listen to everyone else moan about how they can’t get into DMOZ. You’re there and looking fine.
A few other notes. Don’t be sneaky - you’ll get caught. Be open about your business. Disclose your websites when you sign up - they don’t mind if you list your own business, that just makes sense. They do mind if you lie about it. Do some research on how to apply to become an editor to increase your chances of being selected.
And do a good job with the category. Clean it up, tighten it up, contribute to the directory. Do all that, then you’re doing your job, and there’s nothing wrong with adding your own site as a listing - you’re clean as a whistle.
There you go. Easy peasy, you’ve got a listing in DMOZ that’s under your control. No longer do you have to read about how hard it is to get listed.