Google’s new co-op search engine feature is a great way to add a customizable search engine to your Website.
I had a chance this weekend to checkout some of the features of this new custom search engine; and I do have to say it is very cool. For instance, you can choose to add only Websites that you want to appear in the search engine results, or you can use the ‘search entire web’ feature that gives you all search results.
If you plan on placing the custom search engine on your site, you can customize the look and feel so that it fits right in with your design, making it look like it’s an actual part of your site.
As you create your custom search engine, you can truly make it a co-op search engine by allowing other users to post sites on it. You do have a choice though. If you only want to allow users to be able to post to your search engine, you can set it up to be ‘by invitation only’ or keep it open to anyone.
Making money with your custom search engine is a cinch! That’s right; Google’s Adsense is part of the custom search engine features. Just as you would use Adsense to make money from displaying ads on your Website, the ads that are displayed in the search engine results are also tied into your Adsense account.
Google’s Co-Op search engine opens up a whole new array of possibilities for marketing your Website, generating income, and having new content for your Website. Definitely worth stopping by Google and checking it out.
