Help visitors find information on your site

Why add site search?

Here's why your website should have its own search engine:

• Increase visitor satisfaction and loyalty.
• Increase sales by guiding visitors to the products they want to buy.
• Reduce support costs by allowing visitors to find services and help on your site.
• Google Custom Search is a low cost and low management solution for Site Search.

Here's why to choose Google Custom Search for your site search solution:

• Deliver fast, relevant search results using Google technology.
• Search results pages are hosted reliably by Google.
• Customize the search results to integrate with your site's design.
• Add site search in just a few minutes.

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Features

Custom Search provides several out-of-the box features:

• Google.com's relevance and speed - Custom Search uses the same index as Google.com to provide world-class relevance and speed.
• Instant setup - it takes just seconds to create your search engine.
• Site search across multiple sites - configure your search engine to search a number of websites of your choice.
• Design wizard - upload your company logo, or change the search results' font colors to match your website's look and feel.

 

Watch this video to see Custom Search features in action.

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How to get started

Add site search to your site in minutes.

1. Specify the websites you'd like to search.
2. Customize the appearance of your search box and search results pages.
3. Add the search engine to your site by copying and pasting two small snippets of code.

To influence how your site is indexed, use Google Webmaster Tools, or for complete control, consider a Google Mini.

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Editions

We offer two editions of Custom Search Engine:

	Standard Edition	Business Edition
Google.com Quality Search	Yes	Yes
Hosted by Google	Yes	Yes
Ads Alongside Search Results	Required *	None
User Interface Customization	Limited	Complete Control with XML
Google Branding	Required	Optional
Email Support	No	Yes (English only)
Phone Support	No	Yes (For premium customers)
Cost	Free	Starts at $100 per Year
* Non-profits, schools, and government do not need to show ads

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Current customers

Hundreds of thousands Custom Search Engines have been built to power site search on businesses, orgs and blogs.

You can read a number of success stories by visiting the Google Enterprise Superstars blog.

Sites such as Macworld.com, CollegeHumor.com, and thousands of blogs use the free Custom Search Engine. Current Custom Search Business Edition customers include UK Parliament, Salesforce.com's Developer Network, Monarch Airlines, and Techsmith.com.

Here are a few things customers have said:

"We were able to get Custom Search Business Edition up and running almost instantly on developer.salesforce.com, and then it was simply a matter of taking our results page and applying our look and feel. I'd certainly recommend CSBE to other customers, especially those that are looking to provide a world class search experience without having the burden of having to manage hardware and software." - Adam Gross, VP Developer Marketing for Salesforce.com [watch testimonial]

"Since adding Custom Search to www.emcinsignia.com, there has been an approximate 85% decrease in customer-requested refunds, and approximately a 20% increase in e-commerce sales." - Layla Rudy, Webmaster, EMC Insignia

"I would highly recommend Custom Search Business Edition due to the relatively low cost and quick set up time. It is hard to find a comparable product that is as critical for the success of content-driven sites. " - Roy Rubin, President, Magentocommerce.com

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