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List of Search Engines

 A list of Global (International) and regional search engines with indications on which ones accepts free listings.
 Also some advice on how to submit your website.

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This list doesn't even try to be complete - there more than 4.000 search engines on the Net; big, medium, and small - different languages and some even multi-lingual. Note that what is very good for me can easily be number 10 for you. I'm continuously adding to this list as new "good" search engines appear on the horizon.

If you happen to know a regional search engine that's good for you, please let me know about it - same if one of the listed ones "goes bad". Regional versions of AOL, MS Live, Google, etc. are not separately included.

Legend:
 *     Indicates search engine that accepts free listings, look for "add URL", "add link", or "submit" page.
"en"  Indicates English language version of a regional search engine.
"xx"  Other languages as indicated (i.e.: "es" = Spanish).
 "β"   Final testing version.
<--  Indicates data comes from a different source.
"Meta" is a search engine that collects data from other search engines.

Please note: Every link on this page opens in a new window. If your "Pop-up killer" is too efficient it can also stop new windows. When this happens, please press "Ctrl" and click on the link you want.

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Abrexa.com
Accoona (P.R. China) * "en","cn-zh"
Accoona (Europe) "en"
All the Web * (Yahoo)
AltaVista * "en","es" (Yahoo)
Ananzi (South Africa) * "en"
Anzwers (Yahoo - Australia, NZ)
Aonde (Brazil) * "pt-br"
AOL
Arianna (Italy) "it"
Asian Net * "en"
Ask Com (Spain)
Ask Com (UK) *

Baidu (P.R. China) "cn-zh"
BBC  UK *
Blow Search
Bundstreet (P.R. China) * "en"
Business.com

Catcha (Singapore) * "en"
Clusty (= Vivismo) "en"
CNET  Search
Comet Query
Cox Net  UK

Deepy (Gigablast)
Deutsche Suche (Germany) "de"
Direct Hit (= Teoma) *
Dirone * "en"
Dogpile

Exact Seek  *
Exalead (France) "fr"
Exalead (Int'l) * "en"
Excite *

Fact Bites β
Fireball (Germany) "de"

Giga Blast
Global Spec  * [Engineering]
Good Tree
Google

Hot Bot

Ielectric (Meta search)
Iguana (Mexico) * "en"
India Times (India) "en"
Indo Center (Indonesia) * "en"
Info Space
Inktomi
Iwon.com
IX Quick

Kanoodle (= Inktomi)
Kart00

Linx Best
Look Smart (*)
Lycos (UK)
M  -  Z
Mahalo "en" * Human edited
Mamma
Meta Glossary
Middle East Arab Sites "en"
MS Live (Singapore) "en"
Munky (Philippines) "en"
My Search
My Web Search

Navisso β "en" *
Netscape
Netster
Nitro - Shopping  UK

Open Directory  *

Page Bull (Visual Meta)
Paley.com  UK
Perfext "en" * (= Free Find)
Podanza Podcast search
PRASE β "en"

Quintura (<-- Yahoo!) "en"

Red Hot Chilli  UK
Rediff (India/US) "en"

Search A Lot
Search Europe "en"
Search Everywhere  UK
Search Scout
Seek Port:
- Britain (UK) "en"
- Germany "de"
- France "fr"
Sensis (Australia)
Serph [Social Media Search]
South Asia Network (multi- national) *  "en"
Sympatico (Canada) "en", "fr"
Szukaj (Poland) "pl"

Teoma  * (Ask Com)
Toxic Lemon  UK

Ujiko "en,fr" (Kart00+Yahoo)

Virgilio (Italy) "it"

Walla (Israel) "he"
Web Ask
Wiki Seek (search Wikipedia)
Windows Live
Wo Yaa! (Africa) * "en", "fr"

Yahoo
Yahoo Asia Search
Yehey (Philippines) * "tl"
Yep  (= WM Gate)
Yisou (Yahoo-China) "cn-zh"
Yumgo (UK)


Free submissions to International Non-English Search Engines.

World-wide directory of regional search engines in specific countries.

Over 4.000 country specific search engines, covers over 200 countries, territories and regions.

Advice on How to Submit your Website

When you decide to use the search engine's free listing submission, print-out the submission form first. Then you go back to your "cabin" and study the form carefully. Take your time and fill out your print-out form first. Then you go back on the Net and fill in the actual on-line submission form. Usually you cannot later change the data you have submitted.

Before you submit your entry, check your website isn't already in that search engine databank. There are two ways you can do it:
  • A. You type in 2 - 3 keywords from your main page and search. If your webpage doesn't come up, it could still be there but with a very low ranking. Alternate "B" is more reliable.
  • B. You type in the URL of your main page and search (= www.example.com/xxx.html). Do not use your index page URL. Only when your page doesn't come up in this search, then you should go ahead and submit.
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Note that regional search engines usually want some regional content on websites included. It could be a good idea to start from the search engines in your own country / region.

Do not resubmit within at least three months. People are busy everywhere and easily get irritated. Also do not try to cheat or trick the search engine. The spider programs are getting pretty smart. If you cheat, it will hit you back as a boomerang at a later date.
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