Relevant search results explained

Better and more Relevant Results

An explanation of search result relevancy.

Even the top search engines can often show up jumbled results when your searching for something and we wonder why when you've apparently asked for something simple and straightforward, say for instance in this example your looking for a mortgage, you'd probably type in the keyword 'mortgage' (click on the keyword for our search engine and you'll see what results come up).

On the face of it our results are pretty accurate and certainly mortgage based, for example, at the time of writing this article Mortgage101 showed up in first place along with a load of other results; But were you looking for a mortgage calculator? or, were you looking for something more specific?

This is where the benefit of the Cantufind Directory comes into effect.  We've designed a search system so powerful that you will only ever get what you ask for and nothing else.  For example, let's say you live in London, and this is where you'd like to find a mortgage company, you'd probably type in 'Mortgages London' or 'Mortgage brokers in London', see the difference in results by Clicking our examples.

Even though in this particular example you've got just the one result, at least you are guaranteed that it is what you searched for, its certainly what you were searching for with your keywords or phrase! (Please note; at the time of writing this article we're still rebuilidng the directory). So you want to broaden your search?  Not a problem.

Type in a broader keyword that is likely to get more results, in this example try 'mortgages' now you'll see the results get larger, that's because the search is using the term 'mortgages' loosely, you asked for it and you got it, but that still means you now have to sift through the larger number of results to see if there is a mortgage company near you or that suits your needs.

In a nutshell being specific is what it's all about; be specific in your use of keywords when searching, when we're editing the directory we're trying to do so as searchers ourselves, which is why we'd type in the keyphrase 'mortgage companies in London' if that's what we were looking for.  It's simple isn't it, and its this simplicity that Cantufind.com aim to capitalize on.

When compiling our directory we take into account as many relevant keyword phrases as possible to each individual link.  This way you can be all but guaranteed to get exactly what your looking for without any fuss or need to sift through hundred or thousands of irrelevant results; What you ask for is what you get!

Give us a hand!  Help us improve even further!    If you search the directory and don't find your result with your chosen keyword search but find it another way then simply write to us and tell us, give as many suggestions as you like, the more the better, within reason of course.

We all have our different ways of searching and its with this in mind that searchers interaction is vital to our success.

The more you help us, the better our results are going to get, so we're all in a win situation. We've spent 8 years working out how to get the very best search results on the internet and we think we've cracked it, we now plan start organising this web once and for all and start getting relevant results, and safely.

If you want more tips on how to search then follow the link here you'll soon be in charge of your searching; In the meantime please feel free to use the following links to go back to the directory or the websearch.