1. A computer implemented method of facilitating on-line searching of an information marketplace (IM), comprising the steps of: generating one or more metadata files having keyword value pairs from internal search indices of a commercial or private web site arranged within the IM that require an authorized certificate to access intellectual property (IP) within the commercial or private web site; storing the one or more metadata files within one or more hyper-text markup files (HTML) files in a directory accessible through a network; creating a master index file containing one or more links to each of the one or more HTML files; saving the master index file and the one or more HTML files in a searchable directory of the IM; and accessing at least one of the one or more HTML files via the one or more links to locate the IP, the accessing comprising: redirecting search requests from the external web search engines to the searchable directory; executing the requests from the external web search engines on the searchable directory for the one or more HTML files; and transmitting the one or more HTML files from the searchable directory to the external web search engines, wherein the internal search indices are exposed to the external web search engines such that data is segregated into at least two types which include one layer of search data specifically for the external web search engines and another layer for users, the method further comprising: reproducing information about the IP in a format that the external web search engines can recognize and locate; and forwarding users coming through the external web search engines to an IP graphical user interface instead of files that the external web search engines discovered.