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Now we’ll teach you a little technique that can be used in any search to specifically define exactly what you want. Use quotes (“”). (Hmm – that looks like my little brother with his brush cut!) Anyway, when you put your search in quotes, then Google searches for that exact phrase only, instead of each of
words individually. In our last search, Google found pages that had “callaway”, pages that had “golf”, and pages that had “clubs”. By putting your exact phrase in quotes, like this: “callaway golf clubs”, Google now looks only for pages that have that whole phrase. Now you only have to search through 55,400 pages.
That’s still a lot of pages, but you can see pattern here – more specific your search, less pages you’ll get. And that means you’ll find what you want quicker.If you just wanted a new putter, you could type in “callaway golf putter”. Basically, what you’re doing is describing exactly what you want, in as much detail as you can.
Just to make sure you have right idea, we’ll list a few more examples for you:
Get idea?It’s simple, isn’t it? Now we’ll give you a few more simple tips to help you ride waves and stay on your board as you surf Internet.
Google helps you search for anything
One way Google can make your search simpler is if you use their Directory. It lists specific categories, so you can narrow your search if you know which category your information will be in. The English language can be very complicated with so many words having more than one meaning.So if you search by category, then you’ll get results only for that particular meaning of word.
Google also offers such features as Phone Book, to help you find U.S. addresses and phone numbers of people and businesses. Or if you watch stock market, you can search their Stock Quotes section for latest, up-to-date information. Their newest tool for helping you find what you want is their Search by Number.This search engine will help you track any packages you’re having delivered, helps you find U.S. patents, or search a number of other online databases. You can also find an address on a map with Street Maps, or you can get Travel Information with their travel search engine.They’ve pretty well covered all your search needs, don’t you think?
Searching can be simple
There’s no reason to make your Internet searching difficult.It can be very simple, if you just follow guidelines we’ve set out for you here. Try a few, and see what happens. Remember, more specific you are, more specific your results will be.Happy searching – and happy surfing!
Melissa Cameron is a successful freelance writer providing moneysaving tips and common sense advice for consumers purchasing contact lenses and Her many articles offer valuable insight and ‘straight talk on’ typically confusing topics.
