Search Engines
Everything you ever wanted to know about the worlds leading search engines.
The above three constitute for around 85% of all Web Searches in the World
There are however many more Search Engines / Directories than you would imagine. Here are some of the other names you may or may not be familiar with
www.aol.com <> www.lycos.com <> www.altavista.com <> www.hotbot.com
www.ask.co.uk <> www.alltheweb.com <> www.dogpile.com <> www.wisenut.com
www.overture.com <> www.mamma.com
There are also hundreds of smaller directories that are categorised into topics such as
Shopping <> Educational <> IT & Computers <> Religious <> Hobbies
Business <> Financial & Investments <> Sports
There are also Country Specific Search Engines that only list websites within their country and search engines that are state or city specific.
Some Search Engines have also become Search Engines that combine other search engines results and known as ‘Meta’ Search Engines
Search engines & directories actually run into several thousand plus and new ones are coming on to the scene every month and others are being merged or going out of business. All of these search engines can deliver traffic to your website that is specific to your product or service, hence it makes sense to engage in a proactive program of search engine submission.
Related Articles
There are a number of search engine related pages in our Articles resource section including:
Google Page Rank - How can I get a Google Page Rank and what is it?
The Google Sandbox - Does your website keep disappearing from Google?
Effective Searching - Tips on how to search more effectively
Search Engines and Directories - What are search engines and directories and what are the difference?
Which Search Engines - With thousands of search engines out there how do you choose which to submit to?
