Webmasters talk about 'the search engine wars'. The search engines are so important - an estimated 85% of web visits are generated by them. With millions of websites throughout the world, how have we created such a high profile?

Fortunately, the experts at Tangled Spider created an excellent and immediate search engine presence for the site.

Please see the fascinating screen shot examples below. They show the variety of search terms viewers use to find the site and the site's ranking.  They are just a few examples from tens of thousands of results we've monitored. Click on the image to see an enlarged version. These are results from genuine viewer searches that resulted in hits to site. Click on the screenshots to see enlarged versions.

 

Yahoo

See how the site came second only to KitchenAid in a Yahoo search for 'kitchenaid recipes'. Yahoo has an estimated 30,802,693 home users* and is the most widely used search facility.

   Google

In a search for 'Harry and David recipe'. The site was the first result, beating the Harry and David website. Google has an estimated 7,231,131 home users* More from Google......

AOL Search

In the weeks before Christmas 2001, when the site had just been launched, there were many hits from viewers searching for 'Martha Stewart stollen recipe'. This site was the number one result, ahead of the Martha Stewart site. AOL has an estimated 36,826,358 home users*.		  
Netscape Search

A search on Netscape for 'chicken pie recipe' shows the site as the first and second result early in January 2002. Netscape accounts for 20% of Internet searches.

Excite

The site had may hits from viewers searching for 'gourmet chicken recipes' throughout December 2001.		  
Go.com

Go.com featured the site in second place in a search for 'recipe gourmet chef'. Go.com accounts for over 22% of Internet searches.

HotBot

On January 2nd. 2002, a search for 'sausage rolls recipie' showed as the top result. Note the mis-spelling!		  
MSN

At MSN, the second most widely used search facility, the site again is number one.

All the Web

Even we were amazed when are search for simply 'recipe forum' showed the site in first position.		  
Earthlink Search

 

Ask Jeeves

The siteis regularly in top place for recipe searches at Ask Jeeves		  
I Won

I Won captures almost 8% of viewers.
 

Altavista

The sitewas the third result for an Alta Vista search for 'alfredo sauce recipe' out of 4191 results.		  
About

Ever growing in popularity, about.com brought this site as the third result for 'recipie Swedish coffee"

Cnet

First place for the site when a viewer searched for 'sticky toffee pudding'.		  
Hotbot - again

.IxQuick

Ixquick claims to be the world's most powerful metasearch engine and returns results from all the major search engines.		  
Search for 'Emeril'

1/30/02 A search for an Emeril recipe brought the site as the top result.
 
Other!

The site regularly gets hits from searches performed throughout the world.		   Other!

Radar is a Spanish-language search engine

Other....!

Tangled Spider went for a completely global coverage for the site! The site is in search engines throughout the world		  
Surf Solutions

The site was Surf Solutions' Food site of the month.

'Experts' say that it takes months to get into the important search engines and that it can take years to get a good ranking. Our experts have shown otherwise.

Search engine usage chart*


 

The figures show US audience reach, which is roughly the percentage of web surfers in the United States at work or at home estimated to have visited each search engine or portal during the month. Because a web surfer may visit more than one service, the combined totals exceed 100 percent.

KEY: YH=Yahoo, MSN=MSN, AOL=AOL, GO=Go.com, NS=Netscape, GG=Google
EX=Excite, LY=Lycos; IW=iWon, AV=AltaVista; OVR=Overture (GoTo), 
LS=LookSmart; AJ=Ask Jeeves; HB=HotBot; NBC=NBCi

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*Source: Nielsen//NetRatings Audience Measurement Service