The Moz Q&A Forum

    • Forum
    • Questions
    • My Q&A
    • Users
    • Ask the Community

    Welcome to the Q&A Forum

    Browse the forum for helpful insights and fresh discussions about all things SEO.

    1. SEO and Digital Marketing Q&A Forum
    2. Categories
    3. Link Building
    4. How Long for Google Directory and Search.com to update with Current Dmoz.org Data?

    How Long for Google Directory and Search.com to update with Current Dmoz.org Data?

    Link Building
    3 2 772
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as question
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • qlkasdjfw
      qlkasdjfw last edited by

      So I recently had a site added to dmoz.org and I'm wondering if anyone knows when Google Directory & Search.com update their site with new Dmoz.org data? They both use dmoz.org for their directory listings.

      Regards,

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • KeriMorgret
        KeriMorgret last edited by

        On the dmoz site, they state a couple of weeks to several months, but that page was last listed as updated in 2004 (http://www.dmoz.org/add.html). A high-level user in the Google Webmaster Help forums had this answer  earlier in 2011:

        "DMOZ produce an updated rdf file every month for downstream users to update their directories. There is no pattern to when Google does this.  At times they have done it monthly; recently they went over 9-10 months before they updated. Your guess is as good as mine as to when it next happens." (http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Webmasters/thread?tid=52726d7f6beba62c&hl=en)

        So, best answer that I know of, based on what I've seen on other threads here in Q&A and on the web, is it'll take a while. It'd be great if you updated this thread when you do make it in the directory so we have an idea of the current timeline.

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
        • KeriMorgret
          KeriMorgret last edited by

          And Google has just discontinued their directory, so the world will never know. Do let us know when you see it pop up in search.com, it'll be interesting to know how long that takes. Here's the article about Google Directory going down. http://searchengineland.com/final-nail-in-the-google-directory-coffin-86505

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • 1 / 1
          • First post
            Last post
          • Google Link-building Update....
            TheeDigital
            TheeDigital
            0
            7
            192

          • Dmoz & Google
            ianpaine
            ianpaine
            0
            5
            288

          • How Google handles with paid directories?
            gfiorelli1
            gfiorelli1
            0
            3
            344

          • DMOZ Directory
            usef4u
            usef4u
            0
            9
            733

          • Slapped by Google update
            nvs.nim
            nvs.nim
            0
            9
            556

          • Link from Dmoz.org
            rattleanddrum
            rattleanddrum
            0
            5
            998

          • Directory submission after Google panda update
            itrogers
            itrogers
            1
            3
            1.8k

          • How do paid directories like thomasnet.com do so well in the serps? Aren't the Panda updates supposed to be moving us away from this?
            PropelMike
            PropelMike
            0
            7
            1.8k

          Get started with Moz Pro!

          Unlock the power of advanced SEO tools and data-driven insights.

          Start my free trial
          Products
          • Moz Pro
          • Moz Local
          • Moz API
          • Moz Data
          • STAT
          • Product Updates
          Moz Solutions
          • SMB Solutions
          • Agency Solutions
          • Enterprise Solutions
          • Digital Marketers
          Free SEO Tools
          • Domain Authority Checker
          • Link Explorer
          • Keyword Explorer
          • Competitive Research
          • Brand Authority Checker
          • Local Citation Checker
          • MozBar Extension
          • MozCast
          Resources
          • Blog
          • SEO Learning Center
          • Help Hub
          • Beginner's Guide to SEO
          • How-to Guides
          • Moz Academy
          • API Docs
          About Moz
          • About
          • Team
          • Careers
          • Contact
          Why Moz
          • Case Studies
          • Testimonials
          Get Involved
          • Become an Affiliate
          • MozCon
          • Webinars
          • Practical Marketer Series
          • MozPod
          Connect with us

          Contact the Help team

          Join our newsletter
          Moz logo
          © 2021 - 2026 SEOMoz, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. All rights reserved. Moz is a registered trademark of SEOMoz, Inc.
          • Accessibility
          • Terms of Use
          • Privacy