Freefind.Com Ignites A New Category Of Webmaster Tool A new company, FreeFind.com, has introduced webmasters worldwide to a popular new category of webmaster tool: the remotely-hosted site search and navigation engine. have gone relatively un-remarked by the industry press. Although some tools, like ad servers (LinkExchange, Flycast, etc), have gotten specific notice, the continuing trend towards remotely-hosted tools in general seems to have been missed. This may change, though, with FreeFind.com's introduction of an important new remotely-hosted tool that has already become a category stand-out and is in use by millions of people browsing the web today. This service allows webmasters to instantly add the site search and navigation features that visitors find most important. These features are: 1. Site Search - allows visitors to search all the pages of a site for the occurrence of a text string, 2. Site Maps - allows visitors to see at a glance the overall structure of a site and go directly to the desired area, and 3.What's New Page - allows visitors to quickly determine what changes have been made since their last visit (a must for repeat visitors). The FreeFind.com service is at the crest of a wave that is changing the way web sites are constructed and delivered. By providing an important service for free which may be automatically and transparently accessed by any web site, FreeFind.com has eliminated all of the obstacles to the webmaster, including time, money, and server restrictions. Now just a few minutes of time is required to implement advanced site navigation. Webmasters simply signup then paste some HTML into their site. In addition, it has also opened up a major new market. The vast majority of webmasters do not have "hands on" control of their servers; they cannot install and run software as they please. Till now, these webmasters simply could not provide a site search feature as it required the installation of special software. Now, with FreeFind.com, all sites can have site search and navigation. Because the FreeFind.com search and navigation engine is remotely-hosted, it does not require anyadditions or modifications to the webmaster's server. This allows the service to be used with essentially any site on the web - simply signup and go. No longer is site search limited to the small percentage of sites that have full server access and control. The advent of easily implemented site searching technology is important not just to webmasters, but users of the web as well. Over time, more and more sites they visit will have comprehensive site search and navigation, allowing them to quickly locate the information they are looking for and improving their overall web experience. From major corporations to tiny operations, the new FreeFind.com service always has something compelling to contribute. For small operations the advantage is clear: now they can have site search and navigation where they simple couldn't before. Large corporate sites benefit as well by offloading a significant chunk of system administration, by saving time, and by not having to pay the multi-thousand dollar prices that search engines have often commanded. In addition to all those benefits, software upgrades are performed transparently by FreeFind.com, thus eliminating another major headache. http://www.FreeFind.com/ Sent in by: Jim Douglas Web Design, Business, Internet, Web, ISP, graphics utilities, html, - (7/18/99) Back to the Topic Index