Some of the most helpful search enhancement tools at our disposal are
advanced search operators.
In particular, if you run a search for one or two terms, you may get a certain number of results; however, if you run a specific search with
advanced search operators such as + or — the system may produce more results, even if the search is being run for more refined results.
To get the best results out of Google, you have to be creative and you have to know
advanced search operators (my favorite cheat - sheet is here).
Advanced search operators can smartly guide search Find listings daytime primetime ABC specials E! Good Morning America Web site.
You can check out the rest of
the advanced search operators here, learn their function, and apply them to research candidates.
Using
advanced search operators, researchers get the most relevant search results unlocking a treasure trove of political intelligence.
Try a new tool, learn more about
advanced search operators, try a different search engine, try some image - only search days, build links in a new physical place, trade projects with another coworker, create some new email templates, have a link contest, refresh your competitive analysis, refresh your keyword focus, indulge in link building daydreams, & reflect on your misses.
Not exact matches
More business owners than I would expect treat the exact match function of Google AdWords in a similar way that traditional searchers are unaware of
search query shortcuts and
advanced operators in the
search field.
It seems the general
search produces general results; the
search with
advanced operators kicks into a different type of
search.
A Firefox plugin that presents the user with a contextual menu whenever a highlighted term is right - clicked, which menu allows the user to
search Google using any of the previously chosen
advanced operators, of which there are 15.