POWER SEARCHING WITH GOOGLE

Google is the most popular search engine, so most of us use it to find information online. But here’s a key thing to remember: when you search on Google, you’re not searching the entire internet. Instead, you’re searching Google’s own index of web pages. Google can’t show you everything on the web, and sometimes, finding the exact information you need can be tricky with all the search results you get.
To make your searches more effective, use the power tips on this page. These tips will help you search smarter, get better results, and become a quick and efficient fact-finder.

Power Searching Tips for Google

Serial No.	Search Strategy
1	Think about what you're trying to find
2	Choose words that you think will appear on the page
3	Put yourself in the mindset of the author of those words
4	Word order matters
5	Every word matters
6	Case doesn't really matter
7	Special characters don't count ordinarily
8	Here are some special characters which do count: ++ (in programming contexts), #, $ (before a number), % (only after a number), @ (in front of a person's name)
9	Use Ctrl + F to find a word on a page
10	Make use of Google Snippet available on the top right of Google SERP
11	Also make use of the Related Search functionality
12	Make use of Google Autocomplete while searching
13	Don't skip words you don't know
14	Sometimes it's useful to look at a video suggestion when you are doing a web search
15	Remember that ellipsis under the SERP snippet means Google has extracted the summary
16	Use Google Scholar for scholarly and legal search
17	Use the filetype operator to do filtering of content
18	To use advanced search, first do a keyword search. Then click on the Advanced Search options button to select the parameters
19	Look at the URL folder composition to understand the perspective from which the Web Page comes
20	Use the Google Date Range skillfully to check on the authenticity of quotes
21	Don't bake your questions into your query
22	Use Google Books to verify a quote
23	Work from simple searches to the complex
24	Use the Street View function in Google Maps to get a street level view of the location you are searching for

 

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