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7 Google Search Tips That Save Me Countless Hours
Find what you’re searching for in no time
We all use Google daily. We’re searching so frequently that it’s become a verb.
What if I told you you could level up your search skills? And that could save you hundreds of hours per year? Here are seven tips to become a search rock star, with easy examples:
1. Remove Words From the Results
If you’re looking to buy an item or want to read an article and you know there is a website you don’t want to see appearing in the results, use the hyphen "-."
For example, you could search for
cheap sneakers -runrepeat
and you won’t be served with results showing “RunRepeat” offers.
See below — Initial search:
After excluding “RunRepeat”