Hi there...

I listed (still waiting) my site www.mytrashmail.com at dmoz.
Its an english version. But soon I am going to have a japanese, german and chinese version.

Of course I am going to submit the site for all languages.

Lets say I get listed in dmoz 4 times.

Does this has any affect on my Google PR when 4 links from dmzo or only one link from dmoz points to my site?

Is it better to point all links to the same "index.html" or is it better seperately to each language page ("index_ja" "index_german" "index_chinese")

Thanks for helping

Michael

Every link will help you - even if it's from the same domain. Now, you MAY receive a diminishing return, and you can't be sure about that, either, but the links themselves will all count.

As for where you link them to, you're going to want to point them to the place that's most likely to get listed. DMoz isn't there to feed you PR and links. If you submit index.html, and there's no content there that the editor likes, you're not going to get listed. Personally, I would direct the links to where they're going to be real, relevent content.

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SEO Bob: "world cup of hockey is starting isn't it [, Dilligaf]? Who are you cheering for dilli?"
Dilligaf: "Well... if you promise not to tell my neighbours... "Oh Canada... ""

Michi - If you get listed in DMOZ 4 times, PLEASE let me know. I have some kids I can sell to get the money to buy your secret...

Seriously, if you have 4 seperate sites all in their own language, you should submit each site on it's own to each countrie's top directories. This way you serve your users better.

gps31,

you might wanna keep your kids. Deep linking is allowed if the content allows it. I know of several sites that have multiple listings in DMOZ. If Michi has content that warrants listings in multiple categories, then why shouldn't he get in? DMOZ is supposed to be the best human-edited directory around. If I have the best, unique content in 3 different categories, then I deserve those 3 listings.

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Bob's quote of the week:
SEO Bob: "world cup of hockey is starting isn't it [, Dilligaf]? Who are you cheering for dilli?"
Dilligaf: "Well... if you promise not to tell my neighbours... "Oh Canada... ""

Quote "If I have the best, unique content in 3 different categories, then I deserve those 3 listings".

I couldn't agree more. But from the looks of the site, it's a temporary mail service, and I don't believe the DMOZ editor's would place it in three different categories, UNLESS it was by country.

Just my .02

Fair enough.

I was answering a hypothetical question, without looking at his site on its content.

His original question was if the links would count four times or just once, and I limited my response to that.

As for the validity of his content, and if his site would warrant additional entries, I leave those things to the powers that be.

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Bob's quote of the week:
SEO Bob: "world cup of hockey is starting isn't it [, Dilligaf]? Who are you cheering for dilli?"
Dilligaf: "Well... if you promise not to tell my neighbours... "Oh Canada... ""

I hear that. Since I am the only SEO person where I work, I relish conversation where I can engage with people who actually know what they're talking about. Everyone else just gives the "Glazed over" stare if I try to explain anything...

LOL, that's what my gf does. She HATES it when I talk SEO (unless it's about the Benjamins). Fortunately, since I work for an seo company, I we can talk about it as much as we want.

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Bob's quote of the week:
SEO Bob: "world cup of hockey is starting isn't it [, Dilligaf]? Who are you cheering for dilli?"
Dilligaf: "Well... if you promise not to tell my neighbours... "Oh Canada... ""

I know what u r talking about...
I got 1 seo fellow but most of time I'm with other people & ... I get Glazes...

Just to add that it is indeed very possible to get a site listed in different categories based on language and assuming that it is focusing on the audience of that language.

For each language you will still have to meet the unqiue content factor and obviously it may be unique in one language (country) but there may be many more similar sites already listed in another language (if that makes sense). So a listing in one is not an automatic ticket to the others but likewise a rejection from one is not necessarily a complete rejection to others.

Submission should be made under the correct language under http://dmoz.org/World/

As for what to submit see http://dmoz.org/guidelines/site-spe...l#multi-lingual

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