Hidden Google Search Tricks That Make Google 10X Better Than ChatGPT
Google helps us in so many different ways, but sometimes we have to go through a lot of sites to find the correct information.
That’s where Google search operators come into play.
With the help of certain Google search operators, you can filter out all the irrelevant results.
So how can we do that?
In this post, you’ll find the most popular Google search operators that will help you find the right information almost instantly.
#1 Find The Files Quickly
When we search for files on Google, like pdfs or docs, we usually find sites that don’t provide such files, but they still appear at the top for such keywords.
If you use this operator, you’ll only find pages that provide the files that you’re looking for.
keyword filetype: file format
For example, if you want to find “free copyrighting ebooks” then you can type:
free copywriting ebooks filetype: pdf
As you can see in the above screenshot, every URL contains a pdf file, which you can download easily.
Similarly, you can quickly find videos, music files, images, or any other kind of file.
#2 Show Results From a Specific Site Only
Want to get results from one website only? You can use this search operator.
keyword site: medium.com
For example, if you want to read stories on Medium related to the best copywriting books, then you can type:
best copywriting books site:medium.com
As you can see, all of the links lead to medium stories about the best copywriting books.
#3 Exclude a Specific Site
Now you may want to exclude a particular website from search results. In that case, you can type
keyword -site.com
For example, if you want to read content related to the iPhone 14 but want to exclude the Apple website, then you can type-
iPhone 14 -apple.com
There are no links that redirect to apple.com.
#4 Exact Match Search
If you find thin content, you can exclude all the broad and partial match results with the help of this Google search operator.
Simply put your keyword in double-quotes.
“keyword”
As you can see, every search result specifically talks about the keyword- “best laptops for Fortnite”
#5 Search Using OR Operator
If you want to search for two different things simultaneously, you can do that using the OR operator.
Messi OR Ronaldo
Here, Google shows results about Messi, Ronaldo, or both.
#6 Quickly Find Definitions
This is a very simple search operator. All you need to do is type “define” or “definition” at the start of your keyword.
define yikes
It will show results from Google’s dictionary.
#7 Find Related Websites
If you want to read articles on other similar sites, you can find the sites using the related search operator.
related:medium.com
As you can see, Google shows similar blogs and websites.
#8 Allintitle Search
Want to read stories that only talk about the topic you want to know about? You can use the allintitle operator.
allintitle:best copywriting books
All the results that show up in the SERP contain this keyword in the title.
#9 Wild Card Search
When you use this operator, Google automatically suggests what you might be looking for.
For example, if you type
Tesla * Elon
First, type both words, then come back in the middle and type an asterisk.
Google will suggest relevant keywords that fit well between these two words.
Final Thoughts
These operators will make it really easy for you to find information on Google. I’ve only included the most popular search moderators; if you want to dive deeper, you can search for other operators.
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