Major Search Engines and Directories

    In Chapter 5: Major Search Engines & Directories provides you with essential info on today’s most popular and most powerful search engines in the world. Get a little history on each company and learn some stats that determine the success of these search engines in the World Wide Web. Also, find out the significance of directories, and how they can also be used to make your site findable by the billions of internet users on the planet.

  • Major Search Engines and Directories
    • Search Engines and Directories
    • Search Engine Guidelines
    • Search Engines
      • Google
      • Yahoo
      • MSN
    • Directories

       

      Yahoo Directory, Open Directory (DMOZ), Google Directory, Lists of Other Directories

    • Forums

Major Search Engines and Directories

    As mentioned in the earlier portions of the site, search engines have come a long way in simply making things a lot easier to find across the vastness of the World Wide Web. You already have an understanding of how search engines work, and why optimization is a big issue when it comes to selling your site or making money over the internet.

    How can a search engine be considered as a major search engine? As discussed in the section on search engine market shares in chapter 1, popularity and the number of search queries help determine which the top-ranked search engines are today.

    The rapid developments in information technology have made it possible for these search engines and directories to accommodate tons and tons of data. Plus, the capabilities of search engines become more reliable, displaying the most relevant results, in the shortest time possible.

    Plus, webmasters can easily submit their sites to search engines and directories for listing, so they can reach more desired audiences and establish an internet presence. Discussed in this chapter are some guidelines and additional background info on the major search engines and directories that exist today.