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The BIG list of Search Engines, In Alphabetical order, not in order of size! Some search engines allow more than one page to be submitted for indexing, others are directories and allow only one page, or the home page to be listed. Just be sure to come armed with your web site descriptions and lists of keywords before attempting to submit your site to the directories. You will also see the term "Alexa traffic info". Alexa is a popular free tool that tracks how many people have visited a site over the past six months, who owns the site, and more. Click the "Alexa traffic info" link for up to the minute information on that site's traffic ranking Although Alexa is not completely accurate for popularity, it is as good as we have for a free tool! If you notice any links that have moved or stopped working, please email me so I can fix them and keep this list updated. If you know of a good search engine or directory that is not listed here, please tell me about it. Thank you! Note: This information is thought to be accurate, but may go out of date at any time. We are not responsible for errors, inaccurate data, changes, etc. This is a very basic guide, not a definitive list. Search engines, directories and a link to their Alexa traffic information. Alta Vista Alexa
traffic info Notes: A simple url (web page address) is all that's required to submit a page for free. Or you can use the paid LookSmart submission service. The free submit button is at the bottom of the search engine submission link. Then you'll need to decipher a code for every five web pages that you want to submit. AOL NetFind Alexa
traffic info Notes: The America Online web site. There is no true submit area as they have switched to the Open Directory with an Inktomi back up. Ask Jeeves Alexa
traffic info Notes: A search engine where you ask questions in plain English. Ask Jeeves offers many advertising and ecommerce options. Ad placement may be triggered by keywords, categories, channels or sponsorships. To get your site listed, you'll have to use the paid inclusion through ineedhits.com. Dogpile Alexa
traffic info Notes: Dogpile searches the web, including Yahoo!, Thunderstone, Lycos, A2Z, Goto.com, About (aka The Mining Company and Sprinks), Excite Guide, What U Seek, Magellan, Lycos, WebCrawler, Infoseek, Excite & AltaVista. It is also handy for searching the newsgroups both current posts and archives. Currently it first returns the results of GoTo, LookSmart, then FindWhat. Paid submission through Ah-ha. Excite Alexa
traffic info Notes: Excite results are provided by Ask, Google, and Inktomi. Fastest way to get into their index would be through paid inclusion with Inktomi. Fast.no (alltheweb.com) Alexa
traffic info Notes: One of the largest indexes of the internet but until August 1999 they didn't have a submission area. Sometimes the submit page is up, at other times it's down, check back in a few days to see if the submit area goes offline. An url is all that's required to submit to this search engine. Expect this search engine to grow in popularity as more search engines and portals start adding custom filtering to Fast technology. Go Alexa
traffic info Notes: Formerly the great Infoseek search engine, that once upon a time used to spider submitted web sites within 24 hours. Go.com is now Walt Disney's Internet portal with branded content including ESPN, ABCNews and Disney. GoHip! Alexa
traffic info Notes: A meta search engine that retrieves the top results from paid search engines like FindWhat and 7Search. Rapid growth was due to a viral marketing strategy that infected / affected users email. Home Page: http://www.google.com/ Notes: Here is what Google have to say about themselves. "A page has high importance if lots of other pages with high importance point to it. This well-defined notion of importance makes finding high quality sites easy." Translated, this means link popularity (how many incoming links), link relevancy (what the links say), and link quality (popularity of the sites linking to you) are very important. They've also added the Open Directory to their search results. Google continues to grow in importance. Its search results are accurate, and it's very easy to submit pages to it. Google News Groups (Deja News) Alexa
traffic info 431,418 (#23
+75.4%) Notes: Once known as dejanews.com and deja.com, it tried to put the newsgroups behind it and become a portal. The site has now been acquired and restored to its former glory by Google search engine. To get found in the newsgroups search area, submit a posting to an appropriate newsgroup using your favorite internet browser. HotBot Alexa
traffic info Notes: An url and email address are required to submit to this engine. It uses custom filtered Inktomi results through Direct Hit technology. Its directory is provided by Open Directory. This engine is owned by Lycos and run as a separate service. As of 8-6-03, I could no longer find a free submission link. InfoSpace Alexa
traffic info Notes: InfoSpace provides maps, directions and city guides to Alexa and other online services. They also provide a people and business finder to MSN Search. Search results on InfoSpace come from LookSmart followed by results from Goto, then Inktomi and others. You can use the large InfoSpace form (requiring keywords, description and MUCH more) to submit your site, but it's not clear where you'll come up in InfoSpace search results by taking the time to do so. Inktomi Alexa
traffic info Notes: Inktomi is a technology - not a search engine itself - that is used and branded by several major portals and search engines. Inktomi provides search results to over 50 partners, including AOL, MSN, HotBot, and iWon. They are now owned by Yahoo, which also owns Overture. The only service they seem to be offering is a "Pay per Click". LookSmart Alexa
traffic info Notes: Unless you are a non profit organization, you'll need to pay to get reviewed by a human editor. LookSmart is partnered with, and providing directory results for Microsoft's MSN, Excite@Home, AltaVista, and InfoSpace. Default web search results provided by Alta Vista. #12 Lycos Alexa
traffic info Notes: Lycos now seems to only accept paid inclusions. Search results include directory listings and reviewed sites, followed by paid GoTo links, shopping links and a couple of "found" web sites. Mamma Alexa
traffic info Notes: A popular meta search engine that retrieves top results from several other search engines. It also features Mamma's Collection, a pay for review service. MSN Search Alexa
traffic info Notes: Submissions are handled by LookSmart. Search results come from the LookSmart directory followed by Inktomi technology. Real Names and Direct Hit also have a presence. NBCi Alexa
traffic info Notes: Formerly known as Snap! it was a directory of sites compiled by human editors. Now more of a web portal. Netscape Search Alexa
traffic info Notes: This is the search area on Netscape. It is what you get when you click on the search button in the Netscape web browser. Search results come from Open Directory (dmoz.org). If there are no search results, there are just links provided to other search engines. Northern Light Alexa traffic info Notes: Not currently acting as a search engine open to the public, they expect to reopen later in 2003. Open Source Directory (DMOZ) Alexa
traffic info Notes: Being in this position on this list is a little bit misleading for the Open Directory. The Alexa visits only reflects the amount of users that went directly to dmoz.org. In reality, the Open Source Directory is a much bigger, second only to Yahoo in popularity. Several search engines use the Open Source Directory as their default searches, directory or portal, including Lycos, AOL and Netscape Search. In addition, there are several pieces of free software available which let users set up their own "directories", querying the Open Source Directory for all the listings. Find the most appropriate category and submit your site information from the Add URL link at the top of that category page. In other words, find the best place for your site to go, and click on Add URL from there. This directory has been widely adopted across the internet as competition for Yahoo and is run by hundreds of volunteer editors. Follow the same rules for submission as Yahoo! Keep your site descriptions free of brand names unless you own them, and remove any hype or self promotion. Yahoo Search Area:
http://www.yahoo.com/ This is the free search engine submission link: Yahoo is now providing free website spidering. Their "rules" or algorithms seem much more forgiving at this time than do Googles.
#24 Rediff Alexa traffic info 296,309 (#32 +313%) Notes: A search engine from India. The US version is here http://www.rediff.com/rediffus.htm #25 Search.com Alexa traffic info 294,834 (#25 +38.2%) Notes: Popularity is in part due to download.com which contains a vast shareware library. Search results come from GoTo, FindWhat, About and mostly paid sources. #26 Webcrawler Alexa traffic info 282,825 (#19 -7.5%) Notes: This search engine is owned by Excite and appears to be a smaller version of the Excite index. Webcrawler has the same binge and purge characteristics as Excite. Traffic at this former "top ten" search engine continues to fall in popularity. There is a form to fill out to submit your site that is identical to Excite's. #27 Bay9.com Alexa traffic info 264,456
(#44 +892.2%) Notes: Formerly known as Rocketlinks, it is a paid search engine where positioning is bid upon. Back up search results come from Google. #28 Search a Lot Alexa traffic info 220,977 (#22 -17.1%) Notes: A meta search engine that brings back top results from several large search engines. Powered by mamma.com. To be listed using the link above, they ask that you post a reciprocal link to them. #29 Direct Hit Alexa traffic info 173,393 (#27 -11.6%) Notes: Direct Hit promises more accurate results the 1st time, seems like many people agree. They require an url, email and five or six keywords to submit. It's a "popularity" search engine where the results displayed are based on "actual search activity" and topics that other people have researched. Sites that people visit and "spend time at" for particular search topics are then ranked higher than other sites. This technology has been applied to several of the largest search engines and you can expect it to grow in the future. Several sources have reported "better" positioning when you submit your site directly to Direct Hit's add url link. Direct Hit is owned by Ask Jeeves. #30 ePilot Alexa traffic info 172,663 (#26 -14.9%) Notes: Another meta search engine getting its results from the usual paid sources. Very poor interface for Netscape users. #31 Canada.com Alexa traffic info 151,739 (#30 +58.4%) Notes: Canadian search engine that was using Inktomi results. Now it is a meta search engine with results coming from Goto, LookSmart, FindWhat, Sprinks and the usual paid sources. #32 7search Alexa traffic info 105,961 (#37 +209.4%) Notes: Paid and free listings. Paid listings come up first. Free listing positioning depends on the age of the page and popularity. Updating your listing requires filling out a large form. #33 FindWhat Alexa traffic info 93,525 (#41 +197.2%) Notes: FindWhat listings are currently appearing on Excite and many meta search services. It is a paid service with a bidding system in place. Open an account and you can bid on keywords and key phrases within search results. You have complete control over how much you want to spend, where you want to be found, and when you want your program to be active. You pay only for click throughs. Back up search results come from Inktomi. #34 Anzwers Alexa traffic info 54,434 (#35 +10.3%) Notes: Australian Inktomi powered search engine. By submitting here you are also submitting to the main Inktomi index. Search results may be different than those provided by Inktomi, depending on the way that Anzwers.com has set up the engine to respond to search queries. #35 WhoWhere Alexa traffic info 49,640 (#31 -39.7%) Notes: Owned by Lycos, a people and company email directory/finder, also does web searches. It will allow you to add a personal home page to the directory. #36 Fireball Alexa traffic info 45,838 (#40 +41.5%) #37 Go2net.com Notes: This is a meta search engine. It has no local database. It operates entirely by querying other search engines including AltaVista, Excite, Infoseek, LookSmart, Lycos, About (aka The Mining Co), Thunderstone, Webcrawler, Yahoo!. But what is nice about this meta crawler, is that it then collates and assigns a score based upon what it finds in the other search engines. #38 Kanoodle Alexa traffic info 39,896 (#43 +41.4%) Notes: They provide bid-for-location system - in other words - it is a paid search engine, where you bid on keywords and phrases. Back up search results come from a meta search. #39 All Business Alexa traffic info 36,445 (#63 +642.6%) Notes: Formerly known as ComFind, it is a good global business directory that was once quite popular. You are required to provide a lot of info in order to submit your site. #40 Euroseek Alexa traffic info 35,101 (#34 -30.8%) Notes: A multi language European search engine. Previously, only an url was required to submit your page. Currently the submit area is offline even though their spider continues to crawl the web. #41 Scrub the Web Alexa traffic info 27,558 (#52 +178%) Notes: A search engine that requires only the url and a valid email address to submit. It verifies the email address by sending a message. If the email bounces back, it will purge your listing. #42 Galaxy Alexa traffic info 24,433 (#46 -2.9%) Notes: One of the oldest directories. An editor manually reviews all submissions. There is a non refundable $25.00 fee to get a guaranteed review. #43 Euroferret / WebTop Alexa traffic info 24,352 (#53 +150.7%) Notes: Euroferret has been rescued by the American search engine WebTop.com. It is now a multi language search engine where you can restrict searches by domain addresses such as only .fr or .com. There are three ways to search; type in what you're looking for, copy and paste, or drag and drop. The submit area is still at Euroferret but now you can add .com addresses. #44 Real Names Alexa traffic info 23,103 (#24 -89.6%) Notes: Getting into the real names directory costs about $100.00 a year. Is it worth it? Yes, if you have a keyword phrase that is searched for often enough.The search results are very targeted and some big search engines have added this technology. Microsoft has purchased a large interest in this technology and will be adding it to its Explorer browser in the near future. #45 ProFusion Alexa traffic info 21,817 (#38 -34.9%) Notes: A good meta search tool powered by Intelliseek. It features paid search results from GoTo and LookSmart, then returns free listings sorted by relevancy from Alta Vista, MSN, Yahoo, LookSmart, Fast and more. #46 Oingo Search Engine Alexa traffic info 20,560 (#48 +20.6%) Notes: A search technology that applies the meanings of words in a semantic network. They have applied their search engine technology to the Open Directory, submit your site there. #47 Network Solutions Alexa traffic info 18,714 (#51 +45.6%) Notes: This is the Network Solutions "Find It" engine. Use the directory to find companies, get news, financial information and more. Your domain name must be reserved or registered through Network Solutions, or one of their affiliates to get listed here. #48 WebZone Alexa traffic info 16,189
(#58 +141.8%) Notes: Formerly InfoHiway, is it a directory requiring a large form to be filled out. #49 4anything Alexa traffic info 15,610 (#36 -68.2%) #50 Ah-ha Alexa traffic info 14,232 (#47
-25.9%) Notes: Requires a short form to be filled out for submission. Related web sites powered by Fast.no (all the web). #51 Magellan Alexa traffic info 13,689 (#49 -17.4%) Notes: Owned by Excite, search results are similar to Excite and Webcrawler. The search engine submission link is frequently offline for extended periods. Once upon a time, it was a large and popular search engine. #52 Searchopolis Alexa traffic info 12,699 (#39 -61.8%) Notes: Search results come from Inktomi with unique filtering by N2H2. #53 ICQ IT Alexa traffic info 10,192 (#28 -94.4%) Notes: They used to be powered by Inktomi and even had a submit area. They have given this up and have switched to the Open Directory. #54 Jayde Alexa traffic info 9,600 (#60
+78%) Notes: An online directory requiring submitters to provide site name, description, category, url, email and contact person's name. #55 Buyer's Index Alexa traffic info 9,370 (#57 +32.6%) Notes: Only lists sites that sell products directly to a nationwide or worldwide market. Requires submitters to fill out a very large, detailed, application form. #56 Starting Point Alexa traffic info 9,215 (#50 -42.6%) Notes: Requires a huge online form to be filled out, including your name, company, url, keywords, description and a dozen more fields. Searches results are from Goto. #57 Search Hound Alexa traffic info 9,115 (#61 -10.3%) Notes: Lets you decide how your site will be indexed either paid or free. Requires site title, keywords and description in addition to the usual fields. Search results feature paid listings from Search Hound and other sites. #58 BIGwhat? Alexa traffic info 8,120 (#71 +539.9%) Notes: BIGwhat.com has a new revised site as of September 2000, your choice of free or paid bid listings. #59 What-U-Seek Alexa traffic info 7,764 (#56 +4.6%) Notes: A search engine that requires url, email and category. They appear to be more interested in selling their search technology than in being an actual search engine. #60 National Directory Alexa traffic info 7,682 (#65 +128.8%) Notes: A search engine with advanced anti-spamming filters and enhanced dead link removal. Both of these features allow for high quality search results. Only the home page can be submitted here. #61 USA Online Alexa traffic info 6,634 (#59 -.03%) Notes: A medium sized application form is required by this directory. #62 Search King Alexa traffic info 5,629 (#69 +200.5%) Notes: Search King is a search engine that promises to do a very good job with your keyword searches. It tries to remove all duplicates from its index. Requires the usual directory fields to be filled in, email, site title, url, description and keywords. #63 TopClick Alexa traffic info 5,357 (#67 +74.3%) Notes: Search results come from GoTo. TopClick does not use cookies or other profiling technologies, display banner advertising, or disclose any personal information about their customers to third parties. #64 SimpleSearch Alexa traffic info 4,670 (#62 -14.5%) Notes: Paid listings come up first, followed by Direct Hit results. Requires a short form to be filled out for url, email address and up to 20 keyword phrases. SimpleSearch (in conjunction with Direct Hit) rankings are based on actual search activity. #65 SurfPoint Alexa traffic info 4,652 (#68
+81.6%) Notes: A free listing in this directory is part of the link exchange banner network. To join, you display banners for members of the network, and they in turn display banners for you. #66 BizWeb Alexa traffic info 4,096 (#64 -10.8%) Notes: A directory that claims to be the business guide to the web. There is a very long form to be filled out. #67 The Net One Alexa traffic info 2,773 (#66 -12.4%) Notes: Free and paid listings? The free listings appear to have vanished and there were plenty of broken links to be found. Uses GoTo as a backup. #68 Thunderstone Alexa traffic info 2,474 (#42 -92.1%) Notes: This one is a little tricky to "submit" to. You MUST be able to receive email as "webmaster@yourdomainname.com". You will then be sent an email with a password that will allow you to change your profile, make changes and add categories to search results. Worth it if you can work through it, as Thunderstone results are used by several of the meta search engines. #69 QuestFinder Alexa traffic info 2,312 (#70 +75.7%) Notes: A small directory with a large form to fill out. A password is required to edit your site info later. #70 PeekABoo Alexa traffic info 953 (#75 +14.1%) Notes: Will link to you within 72 hours if you link to them first. Long form to fill out. #71 What's Nu Alexa traffic info 862 (#74 -2.3%) Notes: Requires the usual directory fields to be filled out. Sends a confirmation email with a password so you can edit your site description later. #72 Nerd World Media Alexa traffic info 459 (#55 -93.9%) Notes: A directory requiring submitters to fill out a huge form. |
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