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Yahoo is a good place to start, but it is a directory and therefore carries a limited amount of information. I would next try MetaCrawler, which is a multisearch engine, and then SavvySearch, another multisearch engine. You should also look at a directory guides like Point Top 5% or Magellan. But, bottom line, you should try all of these engines at least once. I always perform my own acid test on a search engine: I search for my own websites. If I find my websites, the search engine passes, if not, well..... This assumes, of course, that you made a submission to the search engine. But in some cases, such as Alta Vista, the search engine may have found your sites even without your having made a submission to it. Those engines not only pass, they get an A+.
Some of these search engines, for example Yahoo, provide quick links to other search engines like Lycos. It's kind of like a serial multisearch engine facility. The search engine automatically transfers your search words to the other engine. This is easy and convenient. But you lose control, as I've mentioned elsewhere. You don't know what default parameters are in use. I prefer to come back to Eureka! and copy and paste the words into the next engine and keep the parameters under my control.
I have reviews of the seach engines on the Eureka! search pages for most of the major engines. These reveiws provide additional guidance on the features and benefits of the engine. They also point out what they are best at and they should be useful to you in your selection of a search engine. I suggest that you read the review of an engine before using that engine. If you think my observations are incorrect or could be improved, I welcome your suggestions and comments and look forward to your contacting me.