Users wants answers to their questions, period. They do not know what information you publish versus getting their question answered. Most web sites bleed traffic and money to web search engines because they do not attempt to keep users on the search pages. Eighty percent of users leave a web site they do not like the search results. You have to leverage available information in order to cover your users' requests.

Search portals provide your search customers with answers that will bring them back, thus increasing revenue, or making workers more productive. By leveraging the best of breed technology trends you can use advanced search interfaces without the sky high cost of the leading enterprise search vendors.

For public facing sites, search portals generate more traffic and increased revenue.

For internal sites, it means the your system actually gets used and makes users productive.

If your search does not increase usage on the site, then select your industry to see how search portals will work for you.

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