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Many of our sites have in excess of one hundred thousand pages. <p> Free accounts start with an initial limit of 64MB of HTML and/or text (about 3,000 average sized pages). This limit can be increased, and large sites are welcome. <p> Subscription accounts are available in six standard plans up to 25,000 pages. For sites with more than 25,000 pages please <a href="https://freefind.com/contact.html">contact us</a>. Our subscription accounts do not subsidize the free accounts and are the most cost-effective available. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq01" href="#prefaq01">How often can I have my site reindexed?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> All accounts get unlimited on-demand reindexing and automatic reindexing as often as daily. Automatic reindexing can be scheduled to occur on a flexible daily, weekly, or monthly basis. <p> Because free accounts are not subsidized by subscription accounts, there are no hidden limitations or "gotchas". <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq02" href="#prefaq02">Is there a professional version?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> Yes, our service is designed for professionals. We recommend the professional subscription version to all businesses and anyone else who might find the advertising undesirable or who wants extended features and support. <p> The subscription version of our service is 100% advertising-free. It does not show our logo or any other identifying information. All subscription plans allow you to have fast re-indexing. "Enterprise" plans have even faster "parallel" re-indexing. Priority email support for quick answers to your questions is also available. In addition, subscription accounts do not subsidize free accounts, so you're not paying for someone else's search engine. <p> For pricing, <a href="https://freefind.com/plans.html">look here</a>. To subscribe, first log in to your free account then go to the <img height=18 width=66 src="https://freefind.com/img/tabsubscribe.gif" alt="subscribe"> page then click on the <span class="blue">select</span> link next to the desired plan. <p> Our load-balanced server farm provides both high performance and high availability. We are the pioneer in this field and have a proven track record of providing reliable search and navigation services to many thousands of websites around the world. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq26" href="#prefaq26">Do you index PDF files?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> Yes, all FreeFind accounts can index PDF files and most other common office file formats. To do this simply log in, go to the <img height=18 width=71 src="https://freefind.com/img/tabbuildindex.gif" alt="build index page"> page and then use the <span class="blue">extended indexing</span> option. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq04" href="#prefaq04">What extended (non-search) features do you have?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> Other services that come free with your account are: <ul class=ul0> <li><i>Automatic Site Map</i> – Every time your site is indexed we can create a top-level outline of your site. This lets your visitors know where they want to go at a glance. <li><i>Automatic What's New Listing</i> – This feature lists recently changed pages on your site along with an optional comment on the change from the webmaster. <li><i>Automatic Word Index</i> – This feature lists all words that appear on your site and allows the user to easily search a specific word. </ul> All of these features are part of your search engine account, to use or not use as you see fit. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq06" href="#prefaq06">Do you have some examples of companies that use your search engine?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> Yes, they are <a href="https://freefind.com/demos.html">here</a>. We also have <A href="https://freefind.com/useremails.html">unsolicited user testimonials</a>. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq05" href="#prefaq05">Where do I go from here?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> Go back to our home page and <a href="https://freefind.com/">sign up for a free account</a>. Once you receive your free account you will be able to change it to an ad-free subscription account (if desired) with just a few clicks. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="groupHeadline"> MORE QUESTIONS </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq03" href="#prefaq03">Can you tell me about your company?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> FreeFind pioneered the remotely-hosted site search engine business and so has the longest track record in the field. <p> Our conservative management decisions have given our company stability and long term reliability. <p> Unlike other internet companies, FreeFind has never had a "market share at any cost" attitude. While other companies were committing themselves to expensive high profile deals and long term over-priced services, FreeFind was optimizing its efficiency. As a result we do not depend on Venture Capital money to keep us going until some "drop dead" date, nor do we need excessively high pricing to pay off our investors. <p> This means that we are uniquely positioned to be your most dependable source of high-reliability search services -- the same high quality service we supply to thousands of other web sites. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq10" href="#prefaq10">Do you display advertising?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> Our free accounts do display advertising on the search results. This allows us to provide a full-featured solution to you without the usual hidden free service limitations or "gotchas" designed to make you pay. <p> If you do not want advertising, consider one of our <a href="https://freefind.com/plans.html">subscription plans</a>. They start at only $5/month. These plans eliminate 100% of the sponsorship content, including any mention of FreeFind. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq11" href="#prefaq11">What kind of advertising will be shown on free accounts?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> We show advertisements for a wide range of products, services, and web sites. We do NOT show ads for so-called "adult" sites. <p> FreeFind is used by many sites sensitive to the types of ads displayed including religious, child, educational, and government sites. <p> If you do not want advertising, consider one of our <a href="https://freefind.com/plans.html">subscription plans</a>. They start at only $5/month. These plans eliminate 100% of the sponsorship content, including any mention of FreeFind. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq12" href="#prefaq12">Is there a no-advertising version?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> Yes. The subscription version of our service is 100% advertising-free and does not show our logo or any other identifying information. Most plans come with priority email support for quick answers to your questions. In addition, subscription accounts do not subsidize free accounts, so you're not paying for someone else's search engine. <p> <a href="https://freefind.com/plans.html">Subscription plans</a> start at only $5/month. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq13" href="#prefaq13">How much does this cost?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> There are two types of accounts. Free "sponsored" accounts and subscription accounts. <p> Sponsored accounts are truly free. Advertising displayed on the search results allows us to provide a full-featured solution to you without the usual hidden free service limitations or "gotchas" designed to make you pay. If you do not want advertising, consider one of our <a href="https://freefind.com/plans.html">subscription plans</a>. They start at only $5/month. <p> Subscription accounts are 100% sponsorship-free and most come with priority email support for quick answers to your questions. In addition, subscription accounts do not subsidize free accounts, so you're not paying for someone else's search engine. Because of this, they have very affordable <a href="https://freefind.com/plans.html">pricing</a>. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq14" href="#prefaq14">Why is your pricing so low?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> There are two things that allow us to offer low pricing:<br> <ol class=ol0> <li><i>Subscription accounts do not subsidize free accounts.</i> Because free accounts are supported by advertising, your subscription account is not paying for someone else to have a free search engine. </li> <li><i>We are a conservative, profitable internet company.</i> For more on this, see the answer to <a href="#prefaq03">Can you tell me about your company?</a> </li> </ol> <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq15" href="#prefaq15">Can more than one site be combined into a single index?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> Yes. This is trivial to do with our easy-to-use <a href="https://freefind.com/control.html">Control Center</a>. For detailed instructions look <a href="https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/setup.html#setup06">here</a>. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq16" href="#prefaq16">Can the look of the search results be customized?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> Yes. You can easily customize the look of the search results by using the <a href="https://freefind.com/control.html">Control Center</a>. You can also use templates to "drop" the search results into a page <i>completely designed by you</i>. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq17" href="#prefaq17">Can dynamic content be indexed (database, asp, jsp, php, cfm, shtml, etc)?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> Yes. FreeFind does not care what happens "behind the scenes" at your server. It accesses your pages just like a visitor with a browser does. Because of this it can index just about any site on the web. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq25" href="#prefaq25">Does it work with frames?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> Yes, FreeFind works fine with frames. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq18" href="#prefaq18">Can my corporate intranet be indexed?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> Typically no. Most corporate intranets are private and so are shielded from our spider (indexer). We cannot index such sites. If your web site is visible to the public over the internet we can index it. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq20" href="#prefaq20">Can password-protected pages be indexed?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> Yes. Pages protected with HTTP Basic Authentication can be indexed. Also, we can index content that requires a filling out a typical web form to log in. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq21" href="#prefaq21">Can you index my database?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> Only websites accessible over the internet can be indexed. It is OK if the web pages are dynamically generated from a database, but they must appear to an internet browser as web pages. Databases cannot be indexed directly. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq27" href="#prefaq27">Can you index my CD-ROM, my hard disk?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> Only websites accessible over the internet can be indexed. It is OK if the web pages are read off a CD-ROM or hard disk, but they must appear to an internet browser as web pages. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq22" href="#prefaq22">What are your privacy policies?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> We have very strict privacy policies. For more information, look <a href="https://freefind.com/policy.html">here</a>. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq23" href="#prefaq23">What are your other policies?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> The policy page is <a href="https://freefind.com/policy.html">here</a>. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="item"> <a id="prefaq24" href="#prefaq24">What is the difference between site search and web search?</a> <div class="revealable revealClosed"><div> "Site search" is what a visitor to your site uses to locate pages <i>on your site only</i>.<br> "Web search" is used to locate pages anywhere on the entire internet. Typically, web search results do not include pages from your site simply because your site is only one of millions. <div class=itemfrom> <span>From</span> <a href='https://freefind.com/library/ref/faq/prefaq.html'>Pre-signup Questions</a> </div> </div></div> </div>  </TD></TR></TABLE>    <div id="bottomNav" class="mlinks"> <a href="/control.html"><b>login</b></A> <a href="/">home</A> <a href="/details.html">features</A> <a href="/plans.html">pricing</A> <a href="/library/ref/faq/">faq</A> <a href="/library/">library</A> <a href="//search.freefind.com/find.html?si=3225682&m=0&p=0">sitemap</A> <a href="/policy.html">policies</A> <a href="/contact.html">contact</A> </div>  </td></tr></table> </main>  <div class="footnote"> FreeFind and FreeFind.com are trademarks of <A class=plink href="/about.html">FreeFind.com</a>.<br> <a class=plink href="/policy.html#copyright">Copyright 1998 - 2024</a> </div>  </div>  <script> window.freefind_options = { highlight_sync_eof_start:true }; </script> <script src="https://inc.freefind.com/inc/ffse-highlight.min.js" async></script> <script src="/site.library.00.js" async></script> <script src="https://inc.freefind.com/inc/ffse-overlay.min.js" async></script> </body> </html>