By B.Ramzy
Contributing Writer
Did you know that just ten search engines account for over 90%
of the search engine market? Most of these major engines, including
MSN, Yahoo Web Pages, and AOL, have their results supplied from
other sources. It is important to understand these inter-relationships
and to submit your site to the proper ones to ensure fast and reliable
acceptance. Here is a list of the most important search engines
according to their market reach:
MSN
Market
ShareSubmit DirectlyPrimary ResultsSecondary Results
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28.6%NOLook
SmartInktomi |
OvertureMarket
ShareSubmit Directly
Primary Results
Secondary Results |
5.7%NOPay
Per
ClickInktomi |
Yahoo Web
PagesMarket ShareSubmit DirectlySearch EnginePrimary Results
Secondary Results |
27.7%YesNO
YahooGoogle |
Alta VistaMarket ShareSubmit
DirectlyPrimary ResultsSecondary Results |
4.7%YESAltaVista
AltaVista |
GoogleMarket
ShareSubmit DirectlyPrimary ResultsSecondary Results |
26.4%YESGoogle
Google |
NetscapeMarket
ShareSubmit DirectlyPrimary ResultsSecondary Results |
4.3%NOGoogle
Google |
AOLMarket
ShareSubmit DirectlyPrimary ResultsSecondary Results |
18.7%NOGoogle
Google |
LookSmart Market
ShareSubmit DirectlyPrimary ResultsSecondary Results |
3.7%YESGoogle
Inktomi |
Ask JeevesMarket
ShareSubmit DirectlyPrimary ResultsSecondary Results |
11.2%NOTeoma
Teoma |
Lycos Market
ShareSubmit DirectlyPrimary ResultsSecondary Results |
3.2%YESFastFast |
Sourse: Nielsen NetRatings June 2002
Based upon the above information, your web site can appear in well
over 90% of the search market by simply submitting to Inktomi,
Google, Teoma, AltaVista, and Fast. Google is the
only one of these Search Engines completely free today. Because
of this, it takes weeks, even months before your web site might
appear in Google. The remainder of the above mentioned engines offer
a pay for inclusion program which can greatly speed up the time
it takes to get listed in these critical engines.
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