So the question for the day is: who among internet users today has never used Google to search for something? Probably none. And today I’ve stumbled upon an entry of Stephan Spencer in Search Engine Journal which talk about Google Query Operators.
If you’re a frequent web user, or should I say, Google user, then you probably would want to know about these parameters you can use in order to help narrow down your search results to your desired… well… results.
Some of the Query operators he cites are:
| Operator Description | Format Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| filetype: | search marketing filetype:doc | Restrict search results by file type extension |
| site: | google site:sec.gov | Search within a site or domain |
| inurl: | inurl:marketing | Search for a word or phrase within the URL |
And there’s plenty more for your Google searching needs. It even has stocks results and mathematical expression. Maybe next time there’ll be results for cooking recipes too!
I’d advise you guys to use these parameters in helping you out with your SEO client work. While it’s true that not all people use these operators now, it might just find it’s use in the near future since the data in the web isn’t getting any smaller.
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Great information here. I think this is going to help with my SEO. Thanks for helping fellow marketers.
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Hi there, Howdy
This entire article kept me glued to its tips and I did try them for carrying filtered searches that fetched me very relevant results. I find this article very much similar to this blog, thetreasureblogland.blogspot.com/, that I came across while searching about distinct ways to simplify Google searches.
Just stumbled across this – if you’re interested in tweaking the Google search parameters I built a little GUI to do it; http://searchlatte.com/. Hope it helps!