DMOZ, the Open Directory Project or ODP, has long been considered a valuable directory from which to get a link. The process of obtaining one is, in theory, straight forward; use the submit link on the most appropriate category, enter your site details and wait for your site to be reviewed by the category editor. And wait. And wait. And wait. Once your site is reviewed, if the content is unique, appropriate and deemed to be of value to the directory users it will be included.
Mixed experiences indeed.
So is it worth taking the time to submit? Yes. The process is straight forward and if your site is eventually included you've gained a number of valuable links and possibly some visitors (the ODP is, in places, an excellent resource). It's certainly not worth stressing over though. Asking for status reports at Resource Zone, the ODP's link to the humble submitter, achieves little and at the end of the day your site will either be included or it won't; you're better off spending your time looking for other links. Is it worth paying for a listing? I suppose that would depend on the category and the asking price. Obviously, the ODP are rigorously opposed to editors accepting money for listing sites but it stands to reason that it happens. After all, greed is a much older concept than the back link.
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