1. A method for searching for goods and services by means of a computer network, the method comprising: compiling a customer profile; entering parameters into a search engine, wherein the parameters relate to a specified product; receiving a list of product suppliers which satisfy the search parameters; selecting and displaying a subset of suppliers from the list, according to criteria in the customer profile; sending a product query and at least a portion of the information in the customer profile to a product supplier in the selected subset; and receiving and displaying product information from the product supplier, wherein the product information corresponds to criteria contained in the customer profile.