To the casual observer it could appear that the main problem with the internet is simply "too much" information, coupled with the feeling yet I could not find what I was looking for! With an understanding of how to use these FREE Google search tips one can cut through the extraordinary volume of data to drill down and find very specific results.
The best way to learn is to experiment. Try more than just one or two words in the Google search box and give these power user tips a try.
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Search phrase | Comment - Finds pages containing |
The words solihull business club or solihull networking | Will find find solihull business club or solihull networking |
“business club” | The exact phrase in that order note the " marks |
business club -london | Will find pages with business club but not london |
business club +midlands | +midlands causes an emphasis on midlands in the results |
business club ~glossary | Emphasis is on glossaries, dictionaries, lists of terms, terminology the character before the word glossary is a Tilde hash Key plus shift ~tilde means “is similar to” |
business-club | All search results for business club and business club i.e. all variations note the - between the two words |
define: business club | Definition of the word |
site:www.sbcw.co.uk | Site: searches only one site so to search just the Solihull Business Club site for references to Twitter use |
site:www.forum.sbcw.co.uk | Do not overlook sub-domains, such as forums - Google frequently serves up results from forums. |
business clubs #..# | business clubs #2004..2009# using the # and dates reduces the search to between the dates 2004 and 2009 |
business clubs Filetype:pdf | Would find pdf documents relating to business clubs |
business clubs Filetype:ppt | Would find PowerPoint documents relating to business clubs |
business clubs Filetype:xls | Would find Excel documents relating to business clubs |
business clubs Filetype:doc | Would find Word documents relating to business clubs |
book business clubs | Book related search |
info:www.sbcw.co.uk | Brings up more google options which can be clicked upon |
related:www.sbcw.co.uk | Pages related to Solihull Business Club in terms of content |
allinanchor: | Allinanchor:business club The anchor text is the text which appears in the web link to business clubs |
inanchor:business club | inanchor:business club a wider search term |
allintext:business club | Must appear in the text on a page so a wider search than above |
intext:business club | business club Intext:midlands |
allintitle: business club | Allintitle: business club with this search term the two words business and clubs must appear in the title of the page |
intitle: business club | Intitle: business club wider version of above |
allinurl: business club | allinurl: business club business and clubs must appear in the name of the website. |
inurl: business club | inurl: business club one of the words at least must appear in the name of the website |
author: gerber author: business clubs | Will bring up sites referencing gerber and business clubs |
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Initially it can appear that there is an unmanageable amount of data sitting in cyberspace but the above terms can narrow the data down to manageable proportions.
Google searches can be targeted at the Web or Images
Google Alerts scans the Internet continually looking for words which you define which could be useful for your business.
This free service can bring pages to your attention which can be used to power your sales effort. Working quietly in the background Google will send you an email with links in to your predefined stories. To make the most of this opportunity why not contact Website-Docotor for help in turing this powerful feature in to sales.