UK _ 17 search engines and directories

that's all that jump out at me, but I'm sure we can add to this, mind you how many of them are actually worth submitting to, maybe 10/15% of them and I think I'm being generous with that

ops and of course

[uk.goto.com...]

makemetop

8:25 am on Feb 6, 2001 (gmt 0)

[looksmart.co.uk ] is the only other main one I can think of. Then, I suppose for other PPCs:

[espotting.com ] (I am actually getting referals from their affiliates though they seem to mostly be free Inktomi entries).

[godado.co.uk ]

Woz

8:36 am on Feb 6, 2001 (gmt 0)

the only problems seem to be

www.bigfoot.co.uk - server not found

www.yell.co.uk - no response

Onya
Woz

tigger

8:42 am on Feb 6, 2001 (gmt 0)

yell is

[eyp.co.uk...]

don't know about bigfoot

sorry

oldtimer

11:02 pm on Feb 6, 2001 (gmt 0)

Some more also rans

CyberBritain
[cyberbritain.co.uk...]
MaxiSearch
[maxisearch.com...]
Linkcentre
[linkcentre.com...]
WebTop
[webtop.com...]
@uk (travel/tourist)
[atuk.co.uk...]
Qango
[qango.com...]
Scotland org (Scottish sites only)
[scotland.org...]
Tapaz (business)
[tapaz.com...]
UK Shop Search
[ukshopsearch.com...]
UK Planet
[ukplanet.com...]

loveitmate

11:37 pm on Feb 14, 2001 (gmt 0)

Dont forget
[travelbritain.com...]

rencke

9:32 am on Feb 15, 2001 (gmt 0)

I hope that I am not spreading panic and confusion if I tell you that here are 69 UK search engines [db.alba36.com] and 32 Irish [db.alba36.com]. Straight from Alba36, which keeps 1272 European engines in their database, believed to be the world's most complete.

tigger

10:00 am on Feb 15, 2001 (gmt 0)

thanks rencke I didn't realise there was so many(so called) search engines in the UK

How much use they are is anyones guess, as I've only have heard of a few of them and I sit in front of this PC all day

engine

11:09 am on Feb 15, 2001 (gmt 0)

There are few REAL traffic generators, although there are many useful link opportunities.
In addition, I've found value in ODP's database being distributed widely.
Concentrate on the real traffic generators and you'll not go wrong.

oldtimer

8:28 pm on Feb 15, 2001 (gmt 0)

>not spreading panic and confusion if I tell you that here are 69 UK search engines

There are probably 75 by now! even Alba36 is not totally up to date - but most not worth even trying at this stage:
1 few people know of them (except a smattering of webmasters/SEOs)
2 they have little content
3 they haven't been indexed themselves by the main search engines/directories to be useful for links.

oLeon

9:33 am on Mar 24, 2001 (gmt 0)

A new one from Germany went to UK, it�s
Abacho [abacho.co.uk] one of the five biggest se in Germany.
And the only one where the owner earns money with his buisness;-))

AndyJ

9:59 am on Mar 29, 2001 (gmt 0)

Abacho wouldn't be so bad if I could submit my URL. I keep getting an error every time I try. :(

mark_roach

10:47 am on Mar 29, 2001 (gmt 0)

oldtimer wrote:

>There are probably 75 by now! even Alba36 is not totally >up to date - but most not worth even trying at this stage:
>1 few people know of them (except a smattering of >webmasters/SEOs)
>2 they have little content
>3 they haven't been indexed themselves by the main search >engines/directories to be useful for links.

Agreed. A better policy is to try and find the directories yourself. Use the major engines to search on your keywords and get yourself listed with the directories that appear in the search results. As these directories are often specific to your topic you can get more relevant traffic from this technique.

As an example I run a directory for dog breeders. Last week I recieved an email from someone who is listed in my directory. Her own site is well listed in the major engines, it is in the ODP and it comes top for the toughest two word dog phrase in AV UK. She mailed me to say that I provide her with 5-10% of her traffic (50-100 referals a month). Not earth shattering perhaps, but a steady stream of highly qualified traffic.

engine

11:46 am on Mar 29, 2001 (gmt 0)

Hi AndyJ,
Check your StickyMail.

Seems Abacho had a minor problem, but now, it's fixed.