The site is located at , and is monitored by an editorial team to ensure that search results are relevant as well as family friendly.
Thomson has already signed Freeserve, AltaVista and the online street directory Streetmap to take content. The company hopes to attract regular advertisers as well as developing the pay-per-click advertising.
Laurence O'Toole, director of new media and business information at Thomson Directories, said: "Webfinder.com provides a quick and easy method of connecting buyers and sellers over the internet either nationally or locally."
An interactive demonstration of the pay-per-click package can be seen at .
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