How to: Create a custom search engine with Google

Did you know that you can create your own search engine using Google CSE. Google custom search engine beta enables you to specify web sites that you want to search rather then searching the entire web. For instance, I’ve created a search engine that will search only popular social networking websites and embedded it into my iGoogle page. So here is how you can create your own search engine in just a few steps:

1. Click here to go to CSE start page.
2. Before you begin, you have to name your search engine, write a brief description of it, select preferred language and websites you want to include.
3. You can also specify whether or not to display google ads on your query.
4. Once created, you can try it out by typing a keyword in the search box.
That is all that has to be done! Easy huh? You can also customize the look and feel of your search box and you can embed it into your blog or a website.