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Why You Should Use an Alternative Search Engine

It’s important that we all make small changes in our daily lives to be more eco-friendly, from replacing plastic and paper products with bamboo to choosing a more ethical search engine than the main contenders.
We outline some of the benefits of switching from Google to a search engine that actually gives back and cares about the planet!
Help to fight climate change and its effects
One of the main benefits of switching to an alternative search engine is to help our planet. There are many search engines out there that are focusing on environmental issues and donating a large portion of their profits to charities that are working in this area.
Some of these search engines champion one particular issue, such as planting trees or restoring our oceans, while others split their profits across a range of climate-focused charities to target all the areas that are impacted by climate change.
Give money to charity
On a related note, using an alternative search engine is one of the best ways to give to charity! Not all of us can afford regular charitable donations, or have the time available to volunteer on a regular basis, but we can still support fantastic charities simply by switching our browser.
This is because most search engines make money through advertising and can therefore choose to donate a portion of that money to charity, rather than just keeping all of the profits for themselves.
Avoid the controversial big tech companies
Another reason you might consider switching to a smaller search engine is to avoid the big tech companies that already have a monopoly in the market and have faced all sorts of controversies in terms of personal data collection and tax evasion.
Instead, you can choose to support a small company with a mission to make the world a better place. It’s such a simple change to make and, as we will explore in our next point, it won’t leave you with a poorer quality searching experience.
You still get a great search experience!
A fear that some people have when switching from a more well-known search engine is that they won’t get the same level of service. However, that is simply not the case! There are many search engines out there that really prioritise the user experience so that you don’t feel like you are making a compromise.

With SearchScene, for example, we have prioritised creating an experience that is very similar to that which you get on Google by creating sophisticated knowledge panels and snippets to answer quick queries such as calculations, translations and the weather.

So, those are just some of the reasons why you should consider switching to an alternative search engine that is more interested in the planet than in making profits! It’s one small change that we believe can make a big difference.

Author bio: Sophie is a blog writer for SearchScene, the charitable search engine that donates 95% of its profits to international charities which help to fight climate change!