| What is a search engine? |
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Internet search engines (eg Google, AltaVista) help users find web pages on a given subject. The search engines maintain databases of web sites and use programs (often referred to as "spiders" or "robots") to collect information, which is then indexed by the search engine. Similar services are provided by "directories," which maintain ordered lists of websites, eg Yahoo! Google, AOL Search, Yahoo! Search, Netscape Search, HotBot, Altavista, and the other important search engines will read your website, catalogue it and give your site a ranking (how important it thinks your site is). Once your sited has been indexed, it will then appear in the searches, for example: when you type your company name into a search engine It may take a few months before your site appears in the listings, and while we promise to do our best, we can’t guarantee inclusion on any particular search engine. Some of our customers have received emails offering inclusion in hundreds of thousands of search engines - this is simply a con. The top seven search engines have a massive 94% of the market, and only the top twenty really matter at all. We don't recommend that you hire anyone who promises to submit your site to thousands of search engines - more isn't better in this case! |
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