Traffic Rankings
Use alexa.com in order to browse the most popular sites on the web or get traffic details about your web site:
http://www.alexa.com/site/ds/top_500
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Search Engine Directory
Here is a Search Engine Directory where you can visit each search engine and use it:
2. Google
3. MSN
5. ExactSeek
6. ScrubTheWeb
7. SearchSight
8. EntireWeb
9. GigaBlast
10. Exalead
11. Link Centre
12. MavicaNet
13. World Site Index
14. Info Listings
15. FWD
16. What U Seek
17. IllumiRate
18. 01WebDirectory
19. BusinessSeek
20. Accoona
21. Domaining
22. AMRAY
23. Wikidweb
24. Zeezo
25. AnooX
26. Arakne Links
27. Pedsters Planet
28. WebbieWorld
29. Amfibi
30. Info Tiger
31. Submission4U
32. Anaximander
33. DareDirectory
34. Cipinet
35. TowerSearch
36. TopSites
37. NetInsert
38. ABD
39. Web Directory
40. Klottra
41. FreshTV
42. AnyApex
43. Cache Directory
44. Purple Directory
45. Dramba
46. IRKA
47. CherryDir
48. JDGO
49. Rio Directory
50. CyberWebSearch
How robots work
Each search engine has it is own script - algorithm. It is said that Google uses an algorithm with over 100 criteria in order to put the sites in first place.
For example:
We search at Google "food". Results are over 1,00,000,000. The first site (foodnetwork.com right now) is too nice for these Google criteria. The second site (latimes.com) is the same but 1 criteria is bad.
We do not know which criteria of foodnetwork.com brings it in front of latimes.com. It may be the visitors, the direct clicks, nobody knows!
The point:
We have to watch our criteria in order to complete them according to the previous and next sites positioned.