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Useful Search Engine Marketing Lists

alltheweb
Also known as FAST Search, FAST was a crawler based search engine. Has now been replaced by Yahoo Search

AltaVista
One of the original crawler-based search engines on the web. Has recently been replaced with Yahoo Search.

AOL
The main listings come from Google.

Ask Jeeves
Human-powered search service that integrates information from search engine

Teoma
Search engine used by Ask Jeeves

Google
Largest collection of web pages of any crawler-based search engine. Google provides results to a number of search engines and directories such as Yahoo. Offers two types of paid listing, Premium Sponsorship, which enables a site to get listed at the top of the relevant search results and AdWords, which puts your information on the right hand side of the page.

HotBot
HotBot's results comes from alltheweb, Google, Inktomi and Teoma. Searches each search engine separately.

MSN
Results from Overture / Yahoo Search but will be changing in coming months.

Netscape Search
Netscape Search's results come primarily from the Open Directory, followed by Google.

SiteMatch
Currently provides search results to (amongst others!) About, AltaVista, HotBot, Overture, Espotting, Lycos and MSN, AllTheWeb.

DMOZ
Major directory, that feeds number of search engines throughout the web, such as Google and AOL.

Yahoo
Yahoo is the oldest major web site directory and is compiled by editors. Results are backed by Yahoo SiteMatch.

Overture
Know as the Godfather of paid placement search engines.

Espotting
Provide pay-per-click inclusion into a number of search engines and portals

Search Engine Watch
One of the most useful resources on the web in regards to search engine optimisation.

Search Engine Forums
Very useful search engine discussion forum.

WebmasterWorld
Another very useful search engine discussion forum.

Search Engine World
Source of useful information in regards to search engine optimisation and online promotion.

Search Engine Spy
Well-known UK web resource that contains information on website promotion. As well as details of top SEO companies in the UK, the website also reviews new and established engines and directories, as well as provide articles on current changes within the industry.