{"id":11666,"date":"2021-03-04T12:37:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T12:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=11666"},"modified":"2023-09-13T10:17:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T10:17:10","slug":"duckduckgo-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"DuckDuckGo SEO: What is and How To Optimize Your Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11667\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11667\" class=\"wp-image-11667 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ezranking.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/09075935\/DuckDuckGo-SEO-1.png\" alt=\"DuckDuckGo SEO -What is and How to Optimize\" width=\"760\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; SEJ<\/p><\/div>\n<p>DuckDuckGo is a smaller search engine if you compare it with Google &amp; Bing. But, it has undoubtedly evolved rapidly since the time it has started its operations.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, many people these days have started to optimize their website for this search engine as well.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is generating a lot more traffic to the website and attracting a more contemporary audience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, in this blog, we would discuss what the DuckDuckGo SEO is and how it can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/how-do-you-optimize-your-website-for-google-discover\/\">optimized for your website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us begin without any further delay:-\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/#What_is_the_DuckDuckGo_Search_engine\" >What is the DuckDuckGo Search engine?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/#How_to_optimize_your_website_for_DuckDuckGo\" >How to optimize your website for DuckDuckGo?\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/#Use_modern_SEO_practices\" >Use modern SEO practices\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/#Focus_on_Local_keyword_strategy\" >Focus on Local keyword strategy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/#Use_High-quality_backlinks\" >Use High-quality backlinks\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/#Make_use_of_structured_data\" >Make use of structured data\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/#Optimize_for_Yahoo_and_Ping\" >Optimize for Yahoo and Ping\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/#Wikipedia-like_Backlinks_need_to_be_built\" >Wikipedia-like Backlinks need to be built\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/#Repurpose_the_content\" >Repurpose the content\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/#Submit_the_site_to_various_search_engines\" >Submit the site to various search engines\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/#Check_if_the_website_is_down\" >Check if the website is down\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/#Own_bang_needs_to_be_added\" >Own bang needs to be added\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/#Concentrate_on_the_local_search\" >Concentrate on the local search\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/#Realistic_resource_allocation_should_be_set\" >Realistic resource allocation should be set\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/#Make_use_of_its_firm_privacy_policy\" >Make use of its firm privacy policy\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/#Advertise_in_a_different_way\" >Advertise in a different way\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/duckduckgo-seo\/#Final_verdict\" >Final verdict\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_DuckDuckGo_Search_engine\"><\/span><b>What is the DuckDuckGo Search engine?\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is perhaps a search engine that was launched in the year 2008 by Gabriel Weinberg.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The good thing about this search engine is that it doesn&#8217;t track the user&#8217;s searches. Additionally, it doesn&#8217;t keep a record of them as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, it doesn\u2019t share or collect your personal info.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company mentions that it&#8217;s a bad experience if people at the search engines can view user&#8217;s information.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, they came up with DuckDuckGo that promises to offer complete privacy &amp; anonymity.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per the company&#8217;s research, it suggested that most of the traffic came from mobile devices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, they came up with a mobile application DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser which functions similarly to as desktop browser.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, you can search freely without having to worry about privacy or anything.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_optimize_your_website_for_DuckDuckGo\"><\/span><b>How to optimize your website for DuckDuckGo?\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the few steps that you can follow to optimize your website for DuckDuckGo:-\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_modern_SEO_practices\"><\/span><b>Use modern SEO practices\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This search engine is committed to delivering top-quality results to users. Hence, you need to implement modern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/best-on-page-seo-practices-for-new-websites\/\">SEO practices<\/a> such as:-\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loading time for the website should not take more than 3 seconds.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The website should be responsive in nature.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/complete-technical-seo-audit-checklist\/\">Technical SEO<\/a> needs to be focused on fixing bad meta tags, poor site structure, complicated URLs, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optimize the content such that it is well written &amp; error-free<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keywords should be used strategically to attract traffic.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need to ensure that your website is optimized for other search engines, such as Yandex, Bing, and Yahoo.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web design needs to be optimized for the overall user experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Focus_on_Local_keyword_strategy\"><\/span><b>Focus on Local keyword strategy<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following search engine has a strict privacy policy.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, geolocation data is not used to get the search results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, the local search response is not very precise.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, if you are a local company, you need to put in a lot of effort to make it to the search result.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, in-depth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/blog\/how-to-do-keyword-research-for-seo-in-4-steps\/\">keyword research<\/a> needs to be conducted to get an idea about your users.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, to find these keywords, you can use various online tools such as Demographics Pro.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, you will get an insight into how users are searching for particular services\/products.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_High-quality_backlinks\"><\/span><b>Use High-quality backlinks\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Backlinks play a significant role when it comes to DuckDuckGo SEO. So, you must get backlinks from high-quality websites.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For getting high-quality backlinks, you need to look out for things such as high domain authority website.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other factors that you need to consider is Relevance, Trust Flow, framing, and placement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Make_use_of_structured_data\"><\/span><b>Make use of structured data\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This search engine loves having structured data. It provides clues about the content present on your page.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, it saves the search engine from a lot of hard work.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Structured data is perhaps a standardized format in which content is classified. Apart from this, information about a webpage is provided.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The search engine makes use of the above info to understand the content of the page.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, if structured data is given to this search engine, then a lot of time is saved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the crawlers process the data faster as it understands it in a better way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Optimize_for_Yahoo_and_Ping\"><\/span><b>Optimize for Yahoo and Ping\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DuckDuckGo pulls the answer from Yahoo and Bing.\u00a0\u00a0<b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, best practices for these search engines should be implemented as well. For example, XML sitemaps need to be reviewed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need to make sure that they are error-free and accurate. Further, it needs to be submitted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/webmasters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bing Webmaster Tools<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, you can use webmaster tools to monitor the various performance parameters of your site.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This includes crawl, heath, and indexation of your website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wikipedia-like_Backlinks_need_to_be_built\"><\/span><b>Wikipedia-like Backlinks need to be built\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wikipedia<\/a> is an open-source platform that allows the users to get customization &amp; control. Moreover, it has a strong backlink profile and low bounce rates.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, DuckDuckGo uses Yahoo as the primary source to fetch the search data.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, they value &amp; trust crowdsourced websites such as Wikipedia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, it is recommended that you get backlinks from Wikipedia to get higher rankings in the search results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also consider taking no-follow links from Wikipedia as it is still a crucial part of the algorithm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Repurpose_the_content\"><\/span><b>Repurpose the content\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bots of this search engine extract the data from 400+ sources to get accurate results.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason is that they understand that users are searching for answers rather than links.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, you must repurpose your content.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can try to answer the queries on various sources such as Stack Overflow, Quora, etc.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The content present on these platforms are often ranked higher in the search results. The reason is that search engines is providing the answers rather than just the links.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Submit_the_site_to_various_search_engines\"><\/span><b>Submit the site to various search engines\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to rank your website on DuckDuckGo, try submitting your website to various search engines.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can easily crawl your website from DuckDuckBot, which is its custom crawler.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It finds the information from 400+ directories such as Yahoo, Wikipedia, Bing, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_if_the_website_is_down\"><\/span><b>Check if the website is down\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you cannot access a particular website, it is essential to check if it is down.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need to check if it is not accessible from just your computer or from everywhere.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use the websites such as isup.me to check for the same.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a significant feature that will help in optimizing your website in case it is down.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Own_bang_needs_to_be_added\"><\/span><b>Own bang needs to be added\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bangs are shortcuts through which you are directed to a particular website when entered into the search bar. For instance,!Reddit, !twitter etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, you can also personalize your search query in Bangs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, when looking out for shoes on Amazon, you can enter \u201c !a shoes\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Concentrate_on_the_local_search\"><\/span><b>Concentrate on the local search\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DuckDuckGo search engine doesn&#8217;t track the users, and thus you are not aware of their location.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It makes use of Geo::IP to identify the locations through IP addresses.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, users need to mention the exact location to get personalized results.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, specific location info should be included in the meta tags &amp; content.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other than this, you can add any nearby landmarks or any significant streets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Realistic_resource_allocation_should_be_set\"><\/span><b>Realistic resource allocation should be set\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to take leverage of DuckDuckGo SEO, you need to invest resources &amp; time into it.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This platform is growing rapidly, but it is still behind Bing, Google, and Yahoo.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, you don\u2019t need to spend more than 10% of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ezrankings.com\/seo-services.html\">SEO services<\/a> efforts on this search engine. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if privacy holds paramount importance to your company, then you can focus more on this platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, it is important to get high-quality backlinks while creating engaging content.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Make_use_of_its_firm_privacy_policy\"><\/span><b>Make use of its firm privacy policy\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this search engine, your browser apps &amp; extensions are permanently secure.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, an in-built tracker blocker is available on this platform.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This arguably prevents the ad networks from gathering your information regarding online activities.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other than this, it detects all the hidden networks and further blocks them instantly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also get an option to select the kind of ads that you wish to view.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advertise_in_a_different_way\"><\/span><b>Advertise in a different way\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you launch a PPC campaign, you need to understand that control and customization won&#8217;t be the same.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This search engine aims to safeguard users &amp; 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