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Google Search Tips
Google Search Tips
Google Search engines are responsible for
85% of the on line searches, of this approximately 65% were for
people wanting to buy something; the other 20% were classed as
research.
We give you some tips on how to use Google as the professionals
do, and find what you are looking for quicker.
Be Specific with Google Searches
1 Lets say you want to find
a ‘Courier’ firm. If you enter the word :- ‘Couriers’
you will come up with millions of courier firms, and finding the
one you want will take a long time
2 You can clarify your search
by specifying an area:- ‘Yorkshire Couriers’, or narrow
it down a little more by using the term ‘Yorkshire Parcel
Couriers’
3 If you are looking for
a specialised courier, most specialised couriers will have optimised
their site for phrases people will type in for that particular
specialised market, such as :- ‘ Hanging Garment Deliveries’.
Or more specific:-‘Hanging Garment Deliveries UK and Europe’
The more specific your search is, the easier it is to find what
you are looking for.
You can use the ‘This Or That’
All search terms are usually
not case sensitive. This term is case sensitive, the ‘OR’
must be in uppercase.:- for example ‘hanging garment deliveries
europe OR pallet deliveries uk and europe’
If you are searching for
a specific word, and you want to include similar words or synonyms.
Use ‘~’ between the words. :- for example ‘
Courires~transport’
If you want to exclude words
from the Google search use ‘-‘ between the words.
:- for example ‘Couriers – Transport’
If you want to search a
site, such as this one for a particular phrase, use site:www.rftexpresscouriers.co.uk:-
for example “1p per mile" site:www.rftexpresscouriers.co.uk
To find results that contains
any of a range of numbers. Use this ‘..’ search parameter
for example :- Births 1967..2010 or laptop £200..£300
Convert currency, GBP to
US Dollars ,sizes from metric to inches, litres to gallons, Example
1 metre=?inches
Check the weather where
you are or where you are going. Example:- weather London
Look up the definition of
word quickly: Example :- define:austerity
Typing the name of a song
followed by :lyric will generate the lyrics for that song for
example :- dancing queen:lyric
Search Google from your
cell phone by sending your search query to 466-45 (goo-gl) You
get the results as a text message.
Hope you find these interesting, if you know any more, email me.
These will probably work on other search engines.
Coming shortly Twitter Tips and Tools.
Vic
farron Rftexpress
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