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    Default 20 Advanced GOOGLE Search Techniques ...

    Google, undoubtedly is the most popular search engine. May be you are using google for a long time, but do you know the advanced searching techniques to get the best results out of google?

    It's never too late. A few search techniques you must know, are below. For ease of understanding, each technique is explained with an example.

    Click here to try it yourself.


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    I have been around for a while, and 6 or 7 of these are new to me. Thanks for sharing!

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    Nice information.
    The first and third one are very important for me.
    I am looking forward for more techniques.
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    Hi

    Best techniques. I used to take lot of time to google any thing. after seeing this, the time will reduce to google I think. Thanks for sharing.

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    Hi

    Thanks for posting. I use google as it gives the most precise results for my search queries.

    Your ideas are more helpful as it minimize my search time.

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    Search is rarely absolute. Search engines use a variety of techniques to imitate how people think and to approximate their behavior. Your collection of techniques is really helpful.

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    Wow! Nice technique!!! Usually i took a lot of time to search in google. Now you save time.Thanks for sharing. Keep sharing.......

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    Here are more tips.

    1. Keep it simple. If you're looking for a particular company, just enter its name, or as much of its name as you can recall. If you're looking for a particular concept, place, or product, start with its name. If you're looking for a pizza restaurant, just enter pizza and the name of your town or your zip code. Most queries do not require advanced operators or unusual syntax. Simple is good.
    2. Think how the page you are looking for will be written. A search engine is not a human, it is a program that matches the words you give to pages on the web.
    3. Use the words that are most likely to appear on the page. For example, instead of saying [ my head hurts ], say [ headache ], because that's the term a medical page will use. The query [ in what country are bats considered an omen of good luck? ] is very clear to a person, but the document that gives the answer may not have those words. Instead, use the query [ bats are considered good luck in ] or even just [ bats good luck ], because that is probably what the right page will say.
    4. Describe what you need with as few terms as possible. The goal of each word in a query is to focus it further. Since all words are used, each additional word limits the results. If you limit too much, you will miss a lot of useful information. The main advantage to starting with fewer keywords is that, if you don't get what you need, the results will likely give you a good indication of what additional words are needed to refine your results on the next search. For example, [ weather cancun ] is a simple way to find the weather and it is likely to give better results than the longer [ weather report for cancun mexico ].
    5. Choose descriptive words. The more unique the word is the more likely you are to get relevant results. Words that are not very descriptive, like 'document,' 'website,' 'company,' or 'info,' are usually not needed. Keep in mind, however, that even if the word has the correct meaning but it is not the one most people use, it may not match the pages you need. For example, [ celebrity ringtones ] is more descriptive and specific than [ celebrity sounds ].

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    And one more

    1. Think like some other visitor that comes on your site.

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    Google also has got a calculator and currency conversion;
    try 5 + 4 or 5 USD = ? AUD

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    I took a look at these tips and I found them to be mostly useless. There is nothing advanced being offered here. There are lots of better tips available. I would suggest doing a Google search for "advanced Google search tips" for better answers. These tips are simply about how to ask a question when using Google.

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    One of my favorites is the calculator and unit convertor function in Google - e.g. "convert 12 GBP to USD" - the answer comes up above usual search results! Very useful once you realise it's there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Red Paul View Post
    One of my favorites is the calculator and unit convertor function in Google - e.g. "convert 12 GBP to USD" - the answer comes up above usual search results! Very useful once you realise it's there.
    How many ways can you say pork shoulder meat here. Please do not spam this forum anymore!

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    I particularly liked that google can be used as a calculator. Now, I do not to open a new application or my pc calculator anymore for simple computations.

    I do hope to remember the rest when the need arise.

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    Not sure if anyone uses this trick, but I always use my google searchbar to do length and temp. conversions... you can type "5m = ? inches" and it will calculate it for you, or "56F = ? C", etc.

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