I would like to know when DMOZ got so corrupt.

My first contact with DMOZ was about five years ago. I have a family website and applied to be the editor for the category because it was taking so long to get approved. I did not complete the process to become an editor but my site was approved and it still sits there.

Years later I created a MySpace layout site and wanted to submit it to the directory. I did not know what category to submit it to so I searched for MySpace Layouts. If you search Google there are almost 24 million results.

But it seems that all those myspace layout sites owners don’t want to be listed:
http://search.dmoz.org/cgi-bin/search?search=myspace+layouts

That’s right. Only four in DMOZ. Though that is three more than when I applied. Unfortunately, I am still not listed and don’t suspect I ever will be.

Then I found out this was endemic.

There are hundreds for desktop wallpaper but only four for myspace layouts. Clearly the desktop wallpaper guy did not know you could make some money by not approving these sites.

Again, only 18 sites on Forex training.

The mortgage editor did not know this was so lucrative because there are a couple thousand mortgage listings: http://xrl.us/wtfd

There are more examples but you get the idea. I know Shoemoney blogged about this earlier this year but still, you gotta wonder when this will be addressed.

As I wrote a few days ago, it is time to ramp up production. Today was day two. Here is what I accomplished:

I wanted to add content to my top site at least every other day this month. Yesterday I did that. I will do more tomorrow. Tomorrow’s will be a major update.

I want to create at least one new blog or mini-niche site a day. Yesterday I created the domain this blog rests on nut I still need to develop it. Today I created two blogspot blogs for a clickbank product. I added them to the social bookmarking sites and we will see how they do.

I have begun to post more in the forms and blog comments in the hopes of rustling up some more traffic.

That is what I have done. What are your goals? And are you getting closer?

I have recently launched a tattoo site. I had been thinking about it for a while but finally did it. I got a pretty on-target, niche KW filled domain name and a script. I linked it to my network of sites and waited for traffic.

The traffic came but it paid almost nothing.

I am now getting less than a penny per click with cpc ads. LESS THAN A PENNY!

Yikes!!!!

Glad I have a VPS cause i would hate to justify any real cost for this. So now I am looking for a new way to monetize the site. I am thinking AuctionAds and CPM ads. Lets see what happens.

Any advise? Please let me know.

So I wasted the entire day trying to figure out how to use datafeeds. I never succeeded. If you have a clue, please throw me a bone.

The growth of my sites is really amazing. I have a VPS that I outgrew in the first 6 weeks of a 6 month contract. I signed up for the level II and outgrew their level III in that time.

What I need now is a managed dedicated server with really good support because I want things running well and don’t know how to make them do that.

I also want CPanel because I have never used Plesk.

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