From the monthly archives:
Tips #5: Use the ~ SymbolThe ~ (tilde) symbol enables you to expand your search for a particular keyword and its synonyms.
For example, let’s say you’re looking for “facts about food”. A search for ~food ~facts would render web pages relevant to food facts as well as information about its synonyms “nutrition and cooking”.
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Tip #4: Use the – SymbolThe – (minus) symbol allows you to refine your search by excluding words. Use the – symbol when you want the search engine to find pages that exclude particular words.
For example, imagine you are doing a research paper on Jackie O, but don’t want to wade through the millions of [...]
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Tip #3: Use the + SymbolThe + symbol enables you to pin down your search request even further. Use the + symbol when you want to make sure that the search engine finds web pages that contain all of your search words (not just some of them.)
For instance, if you are researching your family tree, [...]
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Tip #2: Ask a QuestionYou should ask a specific question when looking for help via a search engine. Suppose you are having trouble getting a new digital camera to work with your computer. Instead of doing a search for the camera manufacturer (SONY) website, try asking the search engine a question.
Search for how do I [...]
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Do you have problems finding exactly what you are looking for on the Internet? Search engines were created to make finding things out there easier. Without them, we’d be totally lost out there. We’ve put together a number of search tips will show you how to get better search results. These tips will help you [...]
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Ah, the meta keywords tag…
I’m surprised to see how many webmasters still to this day, stuff dozens (and more) keywords into this tag in hopes of delivering visitors to a site. Surely, they know by now that this only hurts the chances of a qualified visitor finding their site on the search engines.
It is debatable [...]
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