JustLocal is designed so it doesn't require search facilities. The aim is to go to the area you're interested in a the logos of local businesses are all there with the business a single click away.
However we're all used to searching using Google and until the coverage of JustLocal increases sufficiently, searching is still the way most of us will find what we want. The problem I find with search results is they're now largely populated with directories and in some cases, large overseas sites clobber local sites. I wanted a search facility which only provided results for Australian sites.
Now interestingly I read an article which showed the top ten most popular sites people search for. I thought that was weird. Why search and then have to go to the site. If I search for the ANZ bank by entering 'ANZ' why not just go straight to the ANZ site. It turns out there are millions of searches a year which could just as easily go straight to the site. I decided to build the top search terms into my search facility.
The search engine I've created can be found at http://www.justlocal.com.au/search/australia/ and can be found in the menu of every JustLocal (www.JustLocal.com.au) postcode page.
If you visit my Fun With Search page (http://www.justlocal.com.au/clients/search-fun/) and go to the bottom you'll find you can add the search engine to Internet Explorer. Now I simply enter what I'm searching for direct into the address area and if it is a popular term for a popular site I go straight there. If it isn't a popular term I'm presented with a list of results from Google.
You may asked what are the terms. The following are some examples. When typing a tern you don't need to worry about upper case or lower case. You'll notice some common misspellings are included in the terms for the popular sites.
Gumtree, Commonwealth Bank, Netbank, CBA, Commbank, ANZ, Telstra, Seek, Jobs, Westpac, AFL, Virgin, NAB, ABC, Qantas, Quantas, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Qantas Airlines, Optus, Ebay, Woolworths, Big W, BigW, Coles
TIP: If you just want to go to Google, Bing, or Yahoo, then enter the Google, Bing or Yahoo and you'll go to the search site.
BONUS: As an added bonus for the rest of the month anyone typing 'dictionary' in the search page on JustLocal will be provided with the password to use Word Check to check the spelling and meaning of words.
Enjoy,
Kelvin Eldridge
Online Connections
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
Call 0415 910 703 for computer support.
Servicing Templestowe, Doncaster, Eltham and the surrounding area.
However we're all used to searching using Google and until the coverage of JustLocal increases sufficiently, searching is still the way most of us will find what we want. The problem I find with search results is they're now largely populated with directories and in some cases, large overseas sites clobber local sites. I wanted a search facility which only provided results for Australian sites.
Now interestingly I read an article which showed the top ten most popular sites people search for. I thought that was weird. Why search and then have to go to the site. If I search for the ANZ bank by entering 'ANZ' why not just go straight to the ANZ site. It turns out there are millions of searches a year which could just as easily go straight to the site. I decided to build the top search terms into my search facility.
The search engine I've created can be found at http://www.justlocal.com.au/search/australia/ and can be found in the menu of every JustLocal (www.JustLocal.com.au) postcode page.
If you visit my Fun With Search page (http://www.justlocal.com.au/clients/search-fun/) and go to the bottom you'll find you can add the search engine to Internet Explorer. Now I simply enter what I'm searching for direct into the address area and if it is a popular term for a popular site I go straight there. If it isn't a popular term I'm presented with a list of results from Google.
You may asked what are the terms. The following are some examples. When typing a tern you don't need to worry about upper case or lower case. You'll notice some common misspellings are included in the terms for the popular sites.
Gumtree, Commonwealth Bank, Netbank, CBA, Commbank, ANZ, Telstra, Seek, Jobs, Westpac, AFL, Virgin, NAB, ABC, Qantas, Quantas, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Qantas Airlines, Optus, Ebay, Woolworths, Big W, BigW, Coles
TIP: If you just want to go to Google, Bing, or Yahoo, then enter the Google, Bing or Yahoo and you'll go to the search site.
BONUS: As an added bonus for the rest of the month anyone typing 'dictionary' in the search page on JustLocal will be provided with the password to use Word Check to check the spelling and meaning of words.
Enjoy,
Kelvin Eldridge
Online Connections
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
Call 0415 910 703 for computer support.
Servicing Templestowe, Doncaster, Eltham and the surrounding area.
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