{"id":22102,"date":"2022-02-11T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=22102"},"modified":"2022-07-17T22:11:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T14:11:16","slug":"better-google-searching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/better-google-searching\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Better Google Searching Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In today\u2019s world, to find the answer to any question you refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/tag\/google-search\/\">Google search<\/a>. The search engine has helped millions of people with their queries no matter how strange or complicated they are.<\/p>\n<p>When searching something on Google, there are two things people usually look for i.e faster search and optimum results. For the former, you can refer to our <strong>Google search tips for faster results<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For the latter, take a look at the following guide with details on how to get better search results from Google.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/more-google-search-features\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 7 Tips to More Accurate Google Search Results\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">7 Tips to More Accurate Google Search Results<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/more-google-search-features.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-13423 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/more-google-search-features.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">7 Tips to More Accurate Google Search Results<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIt has become almost colloquial to \"Google something\" for which you want an answer. But have you been...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Why the need for proper searching techniques<\/h2>\n<p>Everyone including students, researchers, writers, etc. requires information, and they use search engines for that very reason. People spend most of their time <strong>continuously looking for the right information<\/strong> because they\u2019re not aware of the proper search techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Learning and using good search techniques will help you in the following ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Better search results<\/li>\n<li>Saves your time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Search queries or examples are included inside <code>&lt; &gt;<\/code> for better readability. Please do not include <code>&lt; &gt;<\/code> in your search query.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/ok-google-hotword-computer\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title='Read More: Use The \"Ok Google\" Hotword On Your Computer [Quicktip]' rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Use The \"Ok Google\" Hotword On Your Computer [Quicktip]<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/ok-google-hotword-computer.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-18840 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/ok-google-hotword-computer.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">Use The \"Ok Google\" Hotword On Your Computer [Quicktip]<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you've been using Google Now on your Android 4.4 device, you may have tried using the handy...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Make good use of google.com<\/h2>\n<p>Google is a smart and intelligent search engine with many exciting features. But not all the features are rolled out instantly for all versions.<strong> Google.com is always first to get feature updates<\/strong>, and then updates are provided in versions specific to different countries such as google.co.uk, google.co.in, or google.sh<\/p>\n<p>Google\u2019s version for your country might not support all the search techniques described below. That\u2019s why, it\u2019s suggested to <strong>use <code>google.com<\/code> to avail maximum benefits<\/strong> of the search features and techniques.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Typing google.com automatically redirects you to its version for your country, but you can override this behavior by going to <strong><code>www.google.com\/ncr<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Basic searching techniques<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Keep it simple<\/h3>\n<p>Keep your search <strong>simple and web-friendly<\/strong>. Start by entering one or two words, and gradually adding relevant or important words, if you\u2019re unsatisfied with the results.<\/p>\n<p><em>Less is more<\/em> for a search engine; meaning the less words you query for, the more results the search engine provides as output.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/better-google-searching\/01-keep-it-simple.jpg?2\" alt=\"keep it simple\" width=\"1020\" height=\"668\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>who is the president of america<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s a <em>better<\/em> example:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>president of america<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Order of keywords<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Select the right keywords to make your search<\/strong>. Search results completely depend on the given keywords, and if keywords are chosen wisely, then results are more efficient.<\/p>\n<p>Put yourself in the shoes of the author, and think of what words he\/she would use to write\/describe what you\u2019re trying to find. If you\u2019re looking for a phrase or quote, then <strong>keep the order of the words as accurate as possible<\/strong> to get the optimum search results.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/better-google-searching\/order-of-keywords.jpg\" alt=\"order of keywords\" width=\"1020\" height=\"641\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>This part of a quote by Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>itself divided house cannot stand<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s a <em>better<\/em> example:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>A house divided against itself cannot stand<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Skip unnecessary parts<\/h3>\n<p>Google <strong>is smart enough to handle most of your typos<\/strong>, and other things that could just be ignored. That\u2019s why you should skip those things in your query to save time.<\/p>\n<p>You should not worry about the following when writing a search query:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spelling<\/li>\n<li>Cases (uppercase or lowercase)<\/li>\n<li>Punctuation (dot, question mark, exclamation mark, and more)<\/li>\n<li>Special characters (plus, minus, brackets, and more)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Social searching<\/h3>\n<p>Google is really good at handling searches related to people and social networks. You can <strong>search for people and their social profiles<\/strong> using:<\/p>\n<p><code>#&lt;word&gt;<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Using the \u2018#\u2019 before a word enables you to search for hashtags in Twitter, Facebook and more social networks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>#privacy<\/code><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/better-google-searching\/04-social-search-01.jpg\" alt=\"social search\" width=\"1020\" height=\"606\"><\/figure>\n<p><code>@&lt;person_name&gt;<\/code><\/p>\n<p>You can search for social accounts associated with a person\u2019s name by putting the \u2018@\u2019 sign before his\/her name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>@avamax<\/code><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/better-google-searching\/04-social-search-02.jpg\" alt=\"social search\" width=\"1020\" height=\"656\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Intermediate searching techniques<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Zip codes work very well for the US, but for other countries, it\u2019s better to <strong>write the country name followed by the zip code<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>new delhi, india<\/code>, or<\/li>\n<li><code>india 110033<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. Get sunrise & sunset times<\/h3>\n<p>You can <strong>use Google to get sunrise and sunset times<\/strong> for many cities of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Type your search query in the format of <code>&lt;sunrise place_name&gt;<\/code> or <code>&lt;sunrise zip_code&gt;<\/code> to get the sunrise time for the specified location.<\/p>\n<p>For sunset times, just subtitute the words as per the following style of <code>&lt;sunset place_name&gt;<\/code> or <code>&lt;sunset zip_code&gt;<\/code>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/better-google-searching\/05-get-sunrise.jpg\" alt=\"get sunrise\" width=\"1020\" height=\"470\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>sunrise chicago<\/code>, or <code>sunrise 60611<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>sunset chicago<\/code>, or <code>sunset 60611<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Advanced searching techniques<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> You can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/advanced_search\">Google Advanced Search<\/a> form for a more convenient search.<\/p>\n<h3>6. Synonym search<\/h3>\n<p>You can use the synonym search feature to <strong>tell Google to even search for synonyms of a specified word<\/strong> in the search query. This is helpful for when you want to search for a word and all its similar words without having to spend time looking for them individually.<\/p>\n<p>Using the <strong>tilde symbol <code>~<\/code> before a word tells Google to search for the words and its synonyms<\/strong> too.<\/p>\n<p>Type your search query in the format of <code>~&lt;synonym_word&gt; &lt;other_word&gt;<\/code> to search for the word and its synonyms in a single search.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>~sweet fruits<\/code><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/better-google-searching\/06-synonym-search.jpg\" alt=\"synonym search\" width=\"1020\" height=\"792\"><\/figure>\n<h3>7. Search for numbers in a range<\/h3>\n<p>You can tell Google to search within a range of numbers, such as dates, prices, and measurements. Using <strong>two periods <code>..<\/code> between two numbers makes Google search within that number range<\/strong> and skip other results.<\/p>\n<p>Using two periods after a number indicates a lower minimum <code>&lt;number&gt;..<\/code> while putting it before the number indicates a higher maximum <code>..&lt;number&gt;<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>Type your search query in the format of <code>&lt;first_number&gt;..&lt;second_number&gt; &lt;other_words&gt;<\/code> to search between a specified lower and upper bounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>android phone $300..$500<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>television 20..50 inches<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/better-google-searching\/07-search-for-numbers-in-range.jpg\" alt=\"numbers range search\" width=\"1020\" height=\"848\"><\/figure>\n<h3>8. Search using \"file types\"<\/h3>\n<p>You can tell Google to search for a specified type of file for your query. Using <strong>filetype operators before a type of file tells Google to search only for specified file types<\/strong> and skip other files.<\/p>\n<p>Type your search query in the format of <code>filetype:&lt;type&gt; &lt;other_words&gt;<\/code> to search for a specific file type.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>filetype:pdf free photoshop books<\/code><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/better-google-searching\/08-search-via-file-types.jpg\" alt=\"file type search\" width=\"1020\" height=\"647\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Complex searching techniques<\/h2>\n<p>You can also use more than one of these techniques in a single search query. You can <strong>combine the above methods to make a complex search query<\/strong>, which will provide efficient and focused results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>site:gov filetype:pdf \"death rate\"<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>site:hongkiat.com photoshop OR \"adobe photoshop\" tutorials<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/better-google-searching\/complex-search.jpg\" alt=\"complex search\" width=\"1020\" height=\"527\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Congratulations! You have learnt all the <strong>useful search techniques to make better searches on the web<\/strong> and have learnt all the tips and tricks to get better and efficient search results. Now you can save a lot more of your time and resources.<\/p>\n<p>So why not head on to the site and<strong> try out your new skills<\/strong>? 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