DMOZ (dmoz.org) is one of the most famous human edited directories, also known as the Open Directory Project (ODP). It is also still free to be listed in the directory, however the waiting times for inclusion are known to be very long. The DMOZ index is used directly by Google, and they are known to provide lots of other smaller, regional directories with their index.
Human edited sites are always deemed more trustworthy than a directory which accepts automatic submissions, and as such your site needs to meet the requirements or it will not be included. DMOZ has a very high Page Rank (it has a PR of 9!) and their internal pages have an average Page Rank between 4 and 6!
Getting listed on DMOZ can make a huge difference to your site, and is considered a must have link by many. If you have waited a long time and you still haven’t been listed, you can even become the editor of a particular section. There is work involved with this process, but you may be able to get your site included a whole lot faster!
