Refine Google Search Results with Smart Words

October 2, 2008 by: PC

Google Search is being used by everyone who uses Internet. The results you get for a particular Search Query may not be what you are looking for. So Here are some Tips to Refine your Google Search to get the filtered results of a particular search query, the way you want. Here are a list of smart words along with the function that particular word does. All you need to type into the Search Bar to get your desired results.

 

  • link:  URL Shows other pages with links to that URL.

 

  • related:  URL same as "what’s related" on serps.

 

  • site:  Domain restricts search results to the given domain.

 

  • allinurl:  Shows only pages with all terms in the URL.

 

  • inurl:  like allinurl, but only for the next query word.

 

  • allintitle:  Shows only results with terms in title.

 

  • intitle: Similar to allintitle, but only for the next word.

 

  • cache:  URL will show the Google version of the passed URL.

 

  • info:  URL will show a page containing links to related searches, backlinks, and pages containing the URL.

 

  • spell: will spell check your query and search for it.

 

  • stocks: will lookup the search query in a stock index.

 

  • filetype: will restrict searches to that filetype. "-filetype:doc" to remove Microsoft word files.

 

  • daterange: is supported in Julian date format only. 2452384 is an example of a Julian date.

 

  • maps: If you enter a street address, a link to Yahoo Maps and to MapBlast will be presented.

 

  • phone:  Enter anything that looks like a phone number to have a name and address displayed. Same is true for something that looks like an address (include a name and zip code)

 

  • site:  www.somesite.net "+www.somesite.+net" tells you how many pages of your site are indexed by google

 

  • allintext:  Searches only within text of pages, but not in the links or page title

 

  • allinlinks: Searches only within links, not text or title

 

You may share any more tips and tricks you know here. Share these with your friends and Enjoy Searching in Google..!

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