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Open Directory Project Listing

I have no doubt you have heard about the Open Directory Project, that is a human-edited directory of sites and weblogs, and should be considered if one is serious about blogging and posts regularly. As the submission guidelines inform you, submission is free, and it may take up to three months to have your project listed. Whether you are successful or not, the editor of the category in which you submitted your blog will inform you accordingly. But, as I’ve just read elsewhere, the editors, being very busy people, may not have time to send a quick e-mail to you.

I feel lazy to go through my e-mails to check exactly when I submitted Los Cuadernos to the OPD. It was certainly earlier this year, and it’s definitely taken over three months. Last weekend I noticed someone visiting my blog from http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Weblogs/, which was a sign for me that my blog has probably made an appearance there. I wasn’t disappointed, as indeed Los Cuadernos de Julia is now included in the Open Directory Project, in the Arts Weblogs category. You can find the listing if you follow the URL above. And in the spirit of co-operation I’ve included a nice little button in the side bar, clicking on which will take you to the OPD search page.

As to why the OPD project is important and why you would consider getting your site submitted there, please read these two articles. One is authored by Karen Zack from Custom Post-Its R Us. I shouldn’t hold any grudges against my category’s editor, as it hasn’t taken my site as long as Karen’s to be listed (not that I hold grudges, anyway!). And another article by Rocky John Tayaban from BloggingMix.com is fairly recent and will tell you everything you might want to know about the OPD project and the benefits of being listed there.

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