This is excellent information for everyone. I am surprised that more internet users do not know these simple types of searches. I am even more surprised at how many marketers do not know this. The search engines are here to give us targeted info regarding our searches but they are not perfect. By adding some simple syntax you can help the search engines deliver the goods.



Find common words: Google and most search engines ignore certain common words - such as a, the and, where, how - and some single digits and letters. For instance, search for King George I, and when the search results page appears, you see this message: "I" is a very common word and was not included in your search. Syntax example: "king george I" or king george +I

Search for synonyms: This search is a fun one. You can tell Google to find synonyms for you. For instance, searching for synonyms of internet marketing returns pages with the phrases web marketing and online marketing. Syntax example: ~internet ~marketing

Search the page text: When Google searches, it looks at Web page text, TITLE tag text, URL text, and so on. If you want, you can tell Google to look only at the text in the page and ignore everything else.

Syntax example: allintext: internet marketing. This will return pages with only the words internet and marketing in the page text in any order. TIP: To view all the pages on a site, -iunbiiurheh. By adding - followed by garbage text, you're asking Google to show you all the pages that don't contain the garbage text. Assuming no pages have this text, Google should return all pages. (On very large sites, Google gets a little confused and may show different numbers in the blue bar depending on what garbage text you provide. Try experimenting with different strings of text, such as a long string of the same character and a short string with mixed characters.)

Search within a Web site: You can tell Google to search only within a particular Web site. This type of search is handy if you're pretty certain that the information you want is in that site. It's also a great tool for finding out how many pages on your site, or on a competitor's site, is indexed by Google. And it allows you to search within particular top-level domains. Syntax example: Iraq war (searches just) or site: org business laws (searches all .org sites)

TIP: To view all the pages on a site, -iunbiiurheh. By adding - followed by garbage text, you're asking Google to show you all the pages that don't contain the garbage text. Assuming no pages have this text, Google should return all pages. (On very large sites, Google gets a little confused and may show different numbers in the blue bar depending on what garbage text you provide. Try experimenting with different strings of text, such as a long string of the same character and a short string with mixed characters.)

Well I hope this article helps you get better results from your searches. These tips have helped me zero in on the information I want so I spend less time scanning pages and more time reading. Gets the info you desire and save a ton of time searching?