Hi K....okay,pen ready..here's a lesson in search101
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I need a website to put the search box on, right?
only if you really want to.Almost every search engine provides you with a search link...if you dont want to go thru the hassle of setting up a page with little search boxes all over,you can simply promote the search text link you get from the engine.If you have a site already,by all means,put on a box
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What are some good free website hosting companies?
Geocities and freewebz--there are plenty of good ones,those are just the ones i use
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Do I just get a site and slap some search boxes on there?
Back to question one,only if you want to.In my experience,its always better to use the link provided by the engine and if they dont have a text search link,then by all means, get a site and "slap some search boxes on there".
If you have any more questions,pls post here or in the search exchange discussion thread,tonnes of pple will help you there.
Also,dont forget to sign up for searchjuncture as you set out on this search thing.