New site devoted to search engines: SearchEngines.com

September 2000

The world is full of competitors. We don't mind, as long as they offer something useful to the Internet. SearchEngines.com does. Like Pandia, SearchEngines.com offers advice on how to search for information on the Internet and direct access to relevant search engines and directories.

Moreover, SearchEngines.com shows how to optimise web sites for top search engine rankings, and includes strategies on how to effectively build, maintain and promote a site.

"About 85% of Net users discover new sites with search engines," according to Yelena Shapiro, a researcher at SearchEngines.com. "Anyone who is involved with a web site knows that high search engine rankings are imperative for success. With so much online competition, this is one marketing strategy that gives an edge over the competitors. SearchEngines.com provides all the essential info for free," Shapiro says.

SearchEngines.com boasts of its easy interface and simple navigation. "The site is designed with information formatted to enhance the user experience" according to Don Horne, designer of the site. And the site is actually quite easy to use. In order to fit in as many links as possible without making the pages look cluttered, the site makes extensive use of pull down menus.

Searchers should benefit from the site's many search engine listings. Like Pandia, SearchEngines.com offer lists of relevant search engines and search sites. These are gathered in four broad categories called: "General Search Engines", "World Search Engines", "Topical Search Engines" and "Reference Topics". The last category includes list of sites devoted to themes like education, travel and employment.

Unlike Pandia, SearchEngines.com does not offer reviews of the major search sites. There are also sites out there that offer more comprehensive lists than these. Searchengines.com has, however, managed to pick out some of the best information sources on the Net, and the lists are very easy to navigate. Like Pandia, SearchEngines.com could therefore be a useful startingpoint for Web navigation.

The main focus of the site remains, however, search engine promotion and Web marketing.

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