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    1. Re: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] Search engine failure
    2. Robert Sullivan
    3. Not sure what your FreeFind problem is; did you accidentally exclude a directory? > Additionally, since Google has a "search this site" feature where you > just put in your search terms followed by a colon and the web site > address, is there a way you can put the searcher on the site itself with > the search criteria already entered for the site?  Of course, I am > looking for "free."  If FreeFind continues to work, I am happy with no > need to change. The old free Google site search for nonprofits was phased out some ago (although existing ones still work) in favor of their Custom Search Engines: <http://www.google.com/cse/> N.B. Google indexes what they choose, when they choose. They may hit your site about once a month, but may not always spider the same pages. Creating a sitemap file (which has a specific meaning for search engines, not just what some sites call a site map) will help Google know what pages you have created - but they still make the decision about what to index. More information about Google sitemaps is available as part of their Webmaster Tools: <http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/home?hl=en> This is one of the big reasons to have a Google account (even if you choose not to use Google Mail). -- Bob Sullivan Schenectady Digital History Archive <http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/> Schenectady County (NY) Public Library

    11/21/2009 01:13:25