: DMOZ Link SEO Benefit Dead in 2014? I am considering buying a site listed with same niche as mine that is linked in DMOZ. It is a site dedicated for region. The link is 9 levels down

@Heady270

I generally peg the approximate value of a topical, low-Pagerank, non-spammy link at about 0 USD. I wouldn't pay more than that for the site in question.

There is no clear advantage to DMOZ links compared to other topical, non-spammy links. Google no longer uses them to power the Google Directory or appears to give links from the site any special status. Because the directory is not updated, most new sites don't get included and still can rank in Google just fine.

I've never bought a domain domains for the backlinks. Google knows when domain changes hands and gets new content. I believe that they negate or discount any Pagerank from links created before this happens. Most successful domain acquisitions continue to operate the site as is or with additions after the sale.

Your plan of using a 303 redirect isn't great either. As far as I know, only 301 redirects pass link juice. If your site isn't a good enough replacement for the site you might buy such that you feel you could use a 301 redirect, then I question whether the topics overlap enough for your scheme to make much sense.

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