How Search Engines Operate (SEO Beginner’s Guide - Part I)

Part I: How Search Engines Operate

The major global search engines include Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft/Live, Baidu, Naver & Ask.com. This guide primarily covers Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft & Ask - the major engines in the United States and other English language countries. Sadly, we don’t have the expertise or experience to offer insight into Baidu (which operates almost exclusively in China) or Naver (Korea’s primary search engine)