Gwegle it?

www.gwegle.com

What do you think?

 

Is it yours?

 

Yes it is.

 

Nice! You forgot this ";" right under the search engine.

 

Do you use Yahoo as your API search engine?

 

The design isn't the best. Got a good name, but you might run into some legal problems with it.

 

A great name but a mediocre design. Using Altavista results is not going to get you very far since almost no one uses them anymore. The major problem you will have is that if you were to succeed on any level, Google will sue your pants off an win. That is way to close to their name to past mustard in a legal battle.

My best advice, build up the site, get some great backlinks and sell it before Google gets upset.

 

must have been a hard domain to get your hands on.

 

How do I build my own resuits then? how do I build it my own complate system like google?

 

Results aren't satisfied me.

 

interesting search engine

it finds my sites in my footer

your homepage isn't too great though in a sense the image below the text are didn't load!

am I right in also assuming you use Yahoo as your API

 

Why would the name attract Google's attention? Gwegle doesn't seem confusingly similar to Google, does it? If it is too similar, the banana and yellow logo should throw most people off the trail ;-)

Anyway, about the site:

1. When I do a search I get a security error alert probably due to a site you are advertising for. After clicking cancel the results load and they don't look too bad.

2. You might want to at least use some free scripts to setup your own ad system, assuming your main goal is making money.

3. Writing your own "real" search engine technology is a very large project. Depending on what your goals are and how much you already know it could be easier or it could be harder. Either way, you need to know at least one programming language. I have written my own, if you want more specific advice let me know.

Good luck!

-- Nathan Enns

 

I don't like the design. It doesn't stand out and just looks a little 'tacky'.

Whilst minimalistic is good, try doing more with it. I'd personally use a different colour and logo image. Soft gradients are nice.

It's nice that your engine has an immediately navigational range of useful search types. However, the results I got were quite poor and unsatisfying. This is because Altavista is powering it, so it's not your fault.

Doing a search engine yourself would be a HUGE task and unfortunately I don't have enough knowlege to help steer you in a better direction here. All I can say is try to give your engine a more appealing design.

Some people have brought up the point about the domain name being too similar to google. Be careful of this. If it were me, I'd try and sell the domain and get a new, more unique one that you will not get in trouble over.

good luck

 

So what do you think I should do.

Make my own Script with PR updates, do some SEO. and other stuff.

 

I pronounce it like how the Welsh pronounce google

Wonder why Google haven't tried buying gwgle.com and yahoo iahw.com

(not linked in case they're porn or something)

 

Google is light years ahead of you Teh-Uploader, your safe man but try to do something different with it. You don't have to be a search engine for all the sites in the world, there's lots of those out there that have failed even with millions of pounds behind them.

You can make it big by catering to a select few.

 

Domain name is great, design is crap. Hire a designer for like $50 and you'll be fine.

 

I'd be careful about the trademark issues. You don't want to end up like gewgle.com:

http://web.archive.org/web/20030603170608/gewgle.com/legal/

 

nice catch there mate. I really appreciate and love responses with proper references/sources. These replies typically hold more value that some guy giving personal opinion with 100% claim that he is right

Reps given.

 

How about those registered google with ccTLD? More worst isn't it? The only condition you will need a local precence and be prepared to get sued by Google. But at least you will be the proud owner of a Google domain.