Tpage FAQ

Tsearch How do I use Tsearch? Tsearch consists of a search box and search source. Place the item that you are searching for in the search box (for example, raw titanium). Choose the source you wish to search from the drop down box (either the Tpage Company Directory, Tpage Trade Expo, Tpage Offer Board, Metasearch or Usenet). Within the Tpage Offer Board and Metasearch you can also narrow the search to buy or sell offers. Then hit the search button to receive your results! If you wish to do a more detailed search, click on the Advanced Search link. The Advance Search allows you to specify Boolean type string searches, the business sector you want to search from, limit results from a particular country and number of returned results. *Please note that searches from Usenet are processed through a non-affiliated website, Deja.com. What is Tsearch? Tsearch is the evolution of MetaSearch. Tsearch is Tpage's exclusive, comprehensive B2B world trade search engine with direct search capabilities from the following sources. To search for a particular item or company, enter the words in the "search for" field. The search function operates on "and" by default. Advanced search allows you to search using the "or" command. - Tpage Company Directory - Only Tpage gives members access to over 1,045,000 companies registered in our exclusive database, broken down by industry sectors. - World Trade Expo - The World Trade Expo is Tpage's own virtual online expo on the internet. The effectiveness of trade expos in bringing about greater exposure for a company and its products is well understood by those involved in international trade. But the barriers of cost and time make such opportunities difficult. Tpage helps remove these barriers by establishing an expo on the internet so potential purchasers can examine your products 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Tpage users are free to browse the Expo, and it only costs your company a small, one time setup fee. Members can participate in the Expo by setting up a virtual booth, organized by industry sectors. - Tpage Offer Board - Tpage's Offer Board is where you will find trade leads posted directly by Tpages' registered members. - Metasearch - Metasearch is a search engine that will automatically search over 65 major trade sites and bulletin boards. Tsearch allows you to access metasearch. - Usenet - The usenet is a worldwide public network where individuals create interest groups. Presently there are over 80,000 groups (or bulletin boards), including many trade specific groups. Searching manually through all the various groups is time consuming, but Tsearch will automatically run your search. How Does Tsearch differ from the Meta Search I've seen at other trade websites? - Tsearch is the evolution of Meta Search. Many of you are familiar with Meta Search, the name other trade websites give to their trade lead search engine. Although Meta Search is a good search engine, it is limited to trade sites and bulletin boards. Tsearch is superior to Meta Search because it accesses the same sources, but also includes the power to search from the Tpage Company Directory, Tpage Offer Boards, Tpage Trade Expo and Usenet from one simple interface!