Search My Site
searchmysite.net
A search engine and directory for independent blogs, personal sites and digital gardens, which ranks sites without ads higher and is open source.
Why it is useful
Finds the kind of writing that is buried on mainstream search engines. You can also submit your own site, so it doubles as a way to get a small site noticed.
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