DMOZ Listed -- Important?

I've been doing some research on the "links in" factor and what it affects. In my quest -- I studied the qisoftware.com urltrends report and those of these sites:

Blog UrlTrends Report/Profession	Alexa Ranking
electricvenom.com/lawyer whatsnextblog.com/pr-writer lashawnbarber.com/freelance writer	386,507 99,782 82,103

All of the above sites are single blogs and DMOZ listed. qisoftware.com has 2 blogs, a forum, a main site, etc and is not listed. The difference in the links data between their sites and mine is amazing. So I queried MSN Search with this phrase -- "Importance of DMOZ". The first link returned, this --> The Importance of DMOZ.

I also listed the professions of the bloggers, I used in my research. I am not a political junkie so I do not keep up with the La Shawn Barber blog, but I do read the other two on a regular basis. Each publishes well written posts. I am not a writer, though I have done extensive technical writing -- software manuals, specs, etc. These days, my writing mainly consists of 15-20 minute blog posts, without much editing... I have no listing with DMOZ -- because of bad editing skills? Give me a break. If I forget a brace in software code my programs wouldn't work -- [my programs do work] -- I forget a comma and I am an idiot with no links? [This is not worded too strongly, but I will skip the explanation.]

My site's popularity/traffic rankings should not be based on these factors -- if these are the variables being assessed. I jumped on the blogging bandwagon when it was hot and developed a tool -- the "Blogger Calendar" that generates a lot of curiosity... My forums maintain popular lists and poll questions... People visit my sites, especially other bloggers.

There is absolutely no logic here and being a programmer with a rather logical mind.. I need logic.

BTW: A week ago I submitted wwww.qisoftware.com to DMOZ under the Software Consultant directory. I have not heard anything from them yet [an editor has to review the submission]. This evening I submitted Q's Wire. Let's see what happens.

Reference Posts: Alexa Links In, Alexa's Reponse

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