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		<title>DMOZ &amp; and your insurance agency website</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last couple of weeks we have discussed more traditional types of search engines; Google, Yahoo &#38; MSN Live. This week we are going to talk about a not so traditional buy still very powerful online directory called DMOZ. DMOZ (Owned by Netscape which is owned by AOL) is more of an online directory [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Over the last couple of weeks we have discussed more traditional types of search engines;<br />
<a href="http://www.insurancewebsiteblog.com/?p=5">Google</a>, <a href="http://www.insurancewebsiteblog.com/?p=13">Yahoo</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.insurancewebsiteblog.com/?p=20">MSN Live</a>. This week we are going to talk about a not so traditional buy still very powerful online directory called <a href="http://www.dmoz.org/" target="_blank">DMOZ</a>.</p>
<p>DMOZ <span style="font-size:80%;">(Owned by Netscape which is owned by AOL)</span> is more of an online directory than a search engine. DMOZ is indexed by real people and not computer robots. Making the search results much more reliable.</p>
<blockquote><p>The <strong>Open Directory Project</strong> is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors. <span style="font-size:80%;"><a href="http://www.dmoz.org/about.html" target="_blank">Source</a></span>.</p></blockquote>
<p>DMOZ has its benefits and it has its disadvantages. Since each site is reviewed by an editor (living, breathing human being) the quality of the search index is better than any other search engine.</p>
<p>The biggest disadvantage that I have noticed is it takes a long time (anywhere from a few minutes to a couple of months) to get a site added to their search index and sometimes your site submissions will be rejected for no apparent reason. I have also seen sites rejected due to poor website layout or invalid categorization.</p>
<p>Nonetheless, DMOZ can be a powerful search tool that separates your insurance agency website from the competition.</p>
<p>Have your insurance web site added to: <a href="http://www.dmoz.org/add.html" target="_blank">http://www.dmoz.org/add.html</a></p>
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