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Did I say FREE, yep you can have your own search engine for FREE. Below are links for services to help you build your new FREE search engine. Google better lookout!
Resources:
Google Custom Search link
Here is the information from Google:
Google shows you relevant results based on the words you enter in the search box. But what if you’re looking for a specific type of results, like restaurant reviews updated within the last 24 hours? Instead of painstakingly spelling out the conditions you’d like to use, use options on the search results page to slice and dice your results. These options let you do the following:
- Filter results according to their type, such as videos, forums, and reviews
- Filter results according to when they were created or last updated
- Alter how your results are displayed
Here is a link with more information – New Google Search Options Explained
Great cartoon from the guys at – FlashDaWeb
Great name and great site – Bulkdog.com offers FREE bulk domain checking that includes Google PageRank (PR), Alexa and a Web thumbnail if you like for up to 20 domains at a time. What is great about this site in addition to that fact that it is free, is that it is so fast. When I say fast I mean that it can churn through 20 domains in less than 20 seconds! Now that is fast.
Check it out today at – Bulkdog.com
My favorite directory submission service, Directory Maximizer just got a face lift. In addition to a new look they have added a couple of new features. Basically this is one of the best services on the web. They can manage and keep track of all your directory submissions (from their ever updated list) in one great spot all for only .14 cents per submission.
Also, just as a side note Directory Maximizer also has a discounted paid directory section with discounts available for some of the top web directories like Aviva and Family Friendly Sites (both with an incredible Google PageRank of 6). These discounts are always available and they selectively add in new directories every once in awhile. Very cool and very unique.
Check it out today at – Directory Maximizer Submission Services
Wanna have some fun with your Twitter account? Then check out Huitter. It is a great resource with some interesting tools that include:
* Mutuality – is a simple service which allows you to make bulk operations with your account like unfollow all who do not follow you back, unfollow all and follow all who follow you.
* GTalk2Twitter – is a service that watches your Google Talk status and post it to Twitter.
* Twitter2Feed – is a free simple service which represents your Twitter timeline like a RSS feed.
* Love/Hate – see how often people use certain words in Twitter.
* Microsites (very cool) – allows you to build you own site that will represent Twitter status updates of your Twitter users list. (sample #1, sample #2)
Check it all out here for free at – Huitter
Best of the Web (BOTW), one of my favorite and most respected web directories on the Internet is offering a 15% off coupon code for all submissions in May including:
- Best of the Web Directory
- Best of the Web Blog Directory
- Best of the Web Directory (UK and Ireland)
- Best of the Web Local
The code is – MAYDAY
Happy Submitting!
In case you are interested, digiWebTools recently launched and is offering a great consolidation of FREE webmaster (and SEO/SEM) tools in a central location.
digiWebTools claims to be different in this explanation from their site:
Our unique features include:
* Most comprehensive collections of online web tools.
* Customized tool’s collections: Users can set up their own collections.
* Posibility of integration of external web tools to user account – All webmaster tools in one place.
* Posibility of sharing tools and collections with other users.
* Easy tool and collection management system.
* Smart tool searching by keywords.
* And many more webmaster tools and unique features are under development …
Check it all out today for FREE at – digiWebTools
Just saw a post on the DMOZ (Open Directory) Blog that is titled, “R-E-S-P-E-C-T for DMOZ“. Well, well, well, the DMOZ wants us to respect them, huh? From the most non-transparent and corrupt directory organization on the web this seems a bit of a surprise.
Let me walk you through what the DMOZ wants you to believe as to where your submission(s) go:
Here is their explanation:
http://blog.dmoz.org/2008/10/10/what-happens-after-i-submit-my-site-to-dmoz/
Here is mine:
Unless you offer this:
Here are some fun resources for your viewing pleasure:
- DMOZ Extortion (Shoemoney)
- The DMOZ Mob Strikes Again (Yoast)
- Trouble at the DMOZ (Turner Dow Search Engine Optimisation)
- Corrupt DMOZ Editor Blog (a confession)
There are very open buying and sales of DMOZ links on the forums – see below:
- Guaranteed DMOZ Listing (check out the amount of responses)
- Guaranteed DMOZ Listing 2 (still lots of people ready to bid on the project)
The list goes on and on, the above only represents two samples of an endless ocean of requests and fulfilled orders for guaranteed listings in the DMOZ.
Hell, they even have a way to report the abuse on their own website - Open Directory Public Abuse Report System
What should happen is simple. Make the DMOZ a paid directory. It will weed out the crap and allow it to generate some much needed income for AOL (the current owner) as does the Yahoo Directory for Yahoo. It will end the corruption as you can now ‘officially’ buy your way in and Google will still probably give it the credibility they do as they need to keep their search agreement with AOL in place as it is up for review soon.
While I love and respect web directories (and own some myself), respect for the DMOZ is something they are going to have to earn not request and it will probably not happen anytime soon.
