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List of 80 Search Engines and Business Directories where you can surf the NET and also submit your site for Free

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listings of submit/search engines.

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• Alta Vista
  http://www.altavista.digital.com Search Submit
  Type: Search Engine
  Size of database: 30 million web pages (mid September)
  Description: Digital Electronic Corporation's Alta Vista searcher has indexed more than 30 million web pages. This site is accessed more than 18 million times per weekday. One of the premier search engines. Submit your site and it will be indexed within 24 hours.
• America's Best
  http://www.americasbest.com Search Submit
  Description: Post a URL and description. Their server gets overloaded sometimes.
• Apollo Advertising
  http://apollo.co.uk/ Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Size of database: 21000 US listings
  Description: Over 100 categories. This is a worldwide service that offers searching by keyword, category, or country.
• BizWeb
  http://www.bizweb.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Size of database: 7400 (October 23)
  Description: Bizweb lists sites by goods sold or services offered. You can also search by keyword.
• BC-I Business Classifieds
  http://www.bc-i.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: Search by geographic location, product, service, or business name.
• CANLink
  http://www.canvest.com Search Submit
  Type: WWW Directory
  Description: A Canadian based searchable directory that is primarily but not limited to business listings.
• ComFind
  http://www.comfind.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: At ComFind, you search first by keywords and are then given a list of categories. You can then search these categories by geographic location. Comfind claims to be the largest global business directory.
• Cyber-Search
  www.cyberink.com Search Submit
  Description: Search by keyword only
• Cybernet Yellow Pages
  http://www.wbm.ca/users/visions/yellow/index.html Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: They've had 171,000 visitors since December 1. Search by country, keyword, and business type. You can also play roulette and get a random business.
• Delta Designs Business Directory
  http://www.delta-design.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Size of database: 6600 (October 15)
  Description: Another business directory which is searchable by keyword and category.
• Dogpile
  http://www.dogpile.com Search
  Type: Search Engine
  Size of database:
  Description:
• Excite
  http://www.excite.com Search Submit
  Type: Search Engine
  Size of database: 50 million
  Description: This is one of the largest databases on the internet. Query results can be sorted by site which can be quite useful.
• GlobalBIZ.com
  http://www.globalbiz.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: Search by keyword. They have a nice search engine.
• Global On-Line Directory
  http://cache3.www.gold.net Search Submit
  Type: Search Engine
  Description: A European search engine. Search by keyword or various fields.
• G.O.D.
  http://www.god.co.uk Search Submit
  Type: Search Engine
  Description: UK located world-wide search engine. Europe's largest. A separate search engine from Global On-Line Directory.
• Group Web Directory
  http://www.catalog.com Search Submit
  Type: WWW Directory
  Description: A nice looking site with a search engine. Every entry shows when it was submitted, a company description, and e-mail address. We like this one.
• GTE SuperPages
  http://superpages.gte.net/ Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Size of database: 60,000 businesses
  Description: An awesome yellow pages directory. According to GTE their listings are free only for a limited time so submit now.
• Handy Guide
  http://ahandyguide.com/ Search Submit
  Type: WWW Directory
  Description: A great directory that is easy to navigate. You can even learn American Sign language while you're there.
• Homecom Global Village
  http://www.homecom.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Size of database: 15 million
  Description: Search by keyword only
• Hot Bot
  http://www.hotbot.com Search Submit
  Type: Search Engine
  Size of database: 54 million
  Description: Their advanced search allows one to search by date, media type, and location. One of the largest databases on the web. It's also quite fast. Just enter a URL and it will categorize the site for you.
• The HUGE List
  http://thehugelist.com Search Submit
  Type: WWW Directory
  Description: Alphabetized listings by category. The HUGE list averages 2 million hits per week. The average user records 15 to 20 hits per visit. This site has won about every major web award there is.
• i-Explorer
  http://www.i-explorer.com Search Submit
  Type: Search Engine
  Description: A great looking search engine that may catch on. They also have categorized listings.
• I Systems
  http://www.isystems.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: Search by keyword.
• Infohiway
  http://www.infohiway.com Search Submit
  Type: Search Engine
  Description: An awesome and relatively new Search Engine. A search gives you not only a list of sites that match your keywords but also a list of relational links. Their engine even checks your spelling for you. They've had 12 million hits since March 1995. 1.3 million separate visitors. They usually reindex their site on the weekend.
• Infoseek
  http://www.infoseek.com Search Submit
  Type: Search Engine
  Description: Infoseek's database allows one to search the web, newsgroups, e-mail addresses, and web FAQs. They also have categorized listings.Currently, they only accept submissions by e-mail.
• Infoseek Ultra
  http://ultra.infoseek.com/ Search Submit
  Type: Search Engine
  Size of database: 80 million URL's
  Description: This is a new search engine by Infoseek that is in beta testing. It is the Web's first real-time search engine. Add your URL and it indexes your site instantaneously. Infoseek claims that this is the fastest, most comprehensive, and accurate searcher on the Web. It's absolutely awesome.
• InfoSpace' Business on the Web
  http://www.infospace.com/ Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Size of database: 112 million listings of people and businesses (September)
  Description: One of our favorite business directories. Search by business name, location, topic. You can also search Canadian businesses. Real clean site design.
• Innovator's Network Yellow Pages
  http://www.innovatorsnet.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: To use their Yellow Pages you must first fill out a brief registration form. It is, however, free and you don't need to register to list your site.
• InterBIS
  http://www.interbis.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: One of the best. Extensive search options by keyword or category.
• Intuitive Web Index
  http://www.iexp.com Search Submit
  Type: WWW Directory
  Description: A directory that is searchable by keyword and category. A short, easy to use submission form.
• Jayde Online Directory
  http://www.jayde.com Search Submit
  Type: WWW Directory
  Size of database: 32,000 links
  Description: Submit your link and Jayde will have your site indexed within seconds. Search by keyword or category. They also list sites by submission date and/or category.
• JumpCity
  http://www.jumpcity.com Search Submit
  Type: WWW Directory
  Description: Search by Keyword
• Lexiconn
  http://www.lexiconn.com/dir Search Submit
  Type: Business and Organizations Directory
  Description: Search by category or geographic location. Your site will usually be indexed in one or two days.
• Linkmaster
  http://www.linkmaster.com Search Submit
  Type: WWW Directory
  Description: Search by keyword or category. Looks like you need a reciprocal link but their submission rules say you don't.
• Linkmonster
  http://www.linkmonster.com Search Submit
  Type: WWW Directory
  Description: Search by category, keyword, or concept. After submission your site is immediately indexed.
• LinkStar
  http://www.linkstar.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: Even if you only have an e-mail address, Linkstar will add your site to their database and they can do it in just a few hours.
• Lycos
  http://www.lycos.com Search Submit
  Type: Search Engine
  Description: Lycos just added a feature that permits searching by sound and picture. One of the premier searcher engines. They also manage the infamous "Top 5% of all Web Sites". It may take up to six weeks for a submission to be indexed.
• Magellan
  http://www.mckinley.com Search Submit
  Type: Search Engine
  Size of database: more than 15 million URLs
  Description: Search by keyword or browse through by subject. They've also rated and reviewed more than 40,000 sites.
• Mallpark
  http://www.mallpark.com Search Submit
  Type: Subject Index
  Size of database: 29400 (September 9)
  Description: A rather extensive site which lists URLs by category (malls) and then subcategories (shops). There is a brief description for each entry. Their listings are not limited to commercial sites.
• MetaWorld
  http://www.metaworld.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: Searchable by keyword or category
• Nerd World Media
  http://www.nerdworld.com Search Submit
  Type: Subject Index
  Size of database: 75801 (September 16)
  Description: A popular site that is about two months behind with their listings. You'll have to pay a fee to move to the head of the class. Nerd World gets more than a million hits a month.
• Netimages Classified Ads
  http://www.netimages.com/classifieds Search Submit
  Type: Classified Listings
  Size of database: about 500 listings
  Description: Search is by category only
• Netmall
  http://www.netmall.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: Takes only about 24 hours for a submission to become listed. You can search by name, keyword,product, state, or zip code right now and they promise that you'll eventually be able to search by product and price. You can also browse through an alphabetical list.
• New Rider's Official WWW Yellow Pages
  http://www.mcp.com/nrp/ Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: Search Yellow Page Listings by keyword and category.
• Northwest Navigator
  http://www.caboose.com Search Submit
  Type: WWW Directory
  Description: Search by keyword and category
• On'Village Yellow Pages
  http://www.onvillage.com/ Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Size of database: 15 million businesses
  Description: One of the massive Yellow Page directories on the net. Search by category, name of business, and/or location.
• One World Plaza
  http://www.owplaza.com/ Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: Point Top 5% of all Web Sites. Search by category.
• Open Market's Commercial Sites Index
  http://www.directory.net/ Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Size of database: 40,000 (September 20)
  Description: The commercial sites index has been around since 1994. Search by keyword or browse alphabetically. After submitting, your site will be listed in just a few business days.
• Open Text Index
  http://index.opentext.net Search Submit
  Type: Search Engine
  Size of database: 10 billion words
  Description: Searches every word of every page that it categorizes. They received about 250,000 searches a day. Their crawler categorizes and updates more than 50,000 web pages a day.
• Pagehaus
  http://www.pagehaus.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: Search by keyword.
• Pronet
  http://www.pronett.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: An extensive list of businesses broken down by location and category.
• Rescue Island
  http:www.rescueisland.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: Winner of Top Business Site Award. Searchable index by keyword, category, and geographic location.
• REX
  http://rex.skyline.net Search Submit
  Type: WWW Directory
  Description: Search by keyword or category.
• Starting Point
  http://www.stpt.com/ Search Submit
  Description: Categorized listings. You can also search by keyword.
• TechOp's ROBO-LINK
  http://www.techops.com Search Submit
  Type: WWW Directory
  Description: One of our favorite sites. Robo-Link has a searchable database that can also be browsed by category. Anyone can rate a site on the scale from 1-5. Displayed next to each site is the cumulative rating and how many people rated it. Averages about 1500 hits a day. We think it should be more popular than that.
• Tradewave Galaxy
  http://www.einet.net Search Submit
  Type: Search Engine
  Description: Search by keyword or browse categories.
• True North Commerce
  http://www.truenorth.net Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Size of database: a few thousand
  Description: Browse business listing alphabetically by name of company or type of business. Great site design.
• Turnpike Emporium A to Z Directory
  http://turnpike.net Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: Search by category and keyword.
• URL Tree
  http://www.iea.com/~peterd/tree Search Submit
  Description: Just submit a URL and they will categorize it for you.
• USA Online
  http://www.usaol.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Size of Database: 22,000 entries
  Description: Search by category or location. Over 10,000 hits per month.
• ValueCom
  http://valuecom.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Listings
  Description: Search by location. Over 300,000 hits per month.
• The Vision Grafx Internet Directory
  http://visiongrafx.com Search Submit
  Type: WWW Directory
  Description: Full WWW directory including extensive business listings. Search by category and keyword.
  
• Web://411
  http://www.sserv.com/web411 Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: Searchable index with a huge database.
• Web Crawler
  http://webcrawler.com Search Submit
  Type: Search Engine
  Size of database: about 100,000
  Description: It may take a few weeks for Webcrawler to index a page and this is a rather small database. It does allow "surfing the net backwards" that is, you type in a URL and it will tell you which pages have a link to that URL. Web Crawler also reviews sites.
• WebDirect!
  http://www.wdirect.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Size of database: 3000 listings
  Description: Search by keyword.
• Web Walker
  http://www.vru.com Search Submit
  Type: Search Engine
  Description: Seems to be a rather small data base. Still, VRU.com has managed 3.9 million hits.
• WebVenture Hotlist!
  http://www.webventure.com Search Submit
  Type: WWW Directory
  Description: Search by category. Site indexed in 1-3 days.
• What's New Too!
  http://newtoo.manifest.com Search Submit
  Type: Announcement Service
  Size of database: More than 500 entries per day
  Description: A very popular way to announce a new site. Submit a site and it will be posted within 36 hours. "What's New Too!" frequently registers more than 1000 unique URLs in a day.
• Where 2 Go
  http://www.where2go.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: 16 different search fields.
• Wocket
  http://www.commerce2000.com/wocket Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: A searchable index where each and every site can be customized. Also allows much more information than a typical business directory.
• World Announce Archive
  http://www.aaa.com.au Search Submit
  Type: Announcement Service
  Description: Announce your website to the world. Also a great way to find sites that haven't been listed elsewhere yet.
• World Wide Yellow Pages
  http://www.yellow.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: Search by headings, name, and location.
• WWW Business Yellow Pages
  http://www.cba.uh.edu/ylowpges/ Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: Magellan 4-Star Site and Ventana Press Internet Business 500 premiere site. Search by keyword or category.
• WWW Worm
  http://guano.cs.colorado.edu/wwww Search Submit
  Type: Search Engine
  Description: This site pulls in two million hits a month.
• Yahoo!
  http://www.yahoo.com Search Submit
  Type: Search Engine
  Description: The original web searcher. Categorized listings combined with easy access to Alta Vista's results for the same keywords. A recommendation for speeding up submission time -- go to the category you want to submit to and then click on "add URL"
• YellowNet
  http://www.yellownet.com/ Search Submit
  
  Type: Business Directory
  Size of database: 17 million
  Description: The first yellow page directory. Huge. Don't forget to add your URL to the description. They don't have a field for it.
• The YellowPages.com
  http://theyellowpages.com/homepage.htm Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: Search by category.
• Yellow Pages Online
  http://www.classifieds2000.com/ypo Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Size of database: 18 million
  Description: This is THE on-line business directory with a huge database and searching by category, associated brand name, keyword, and company name.
• Yellow Pages Superhighway
  http://www.kwik-link.com/kwik-link/new_index.html Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: YPS is averaging nearly 10,000 hits per day. Automatic indexing of your site.
• YelloWWWeb
  http://yellowwweb.com Search Submit
  Type: Business Directory
  Description: Search by location and keyword.

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