However, there are a few things you should be aware of. Search engines typically use software called 'robots', 'spiders' or 'crawlers' to automatically visit web sites and generate or update indexes of them. You supply your URL and they do the rest. Web guides usually organise web sites into categories and topics. When you submit your URL, you will usually be asked for additional information, such as a description and an appropriate category.
Web guides allow visitors to browse through their listings in order to find what they want.
This is a good way to find general information. Search engines, on the other hand, require users to enter keywords or phrases to look for, returning a list of web pages that 'match' these criteria. This is good for locating highly specific information. Most web guides incorporate some search engine facilities allowing their directories to be searched as well as browsed. When you're registering with web guides, think carefully about the category you think your site fits in.