Definition

If you are looking for a definition of a particular word or a phrase, Google is best place to get it. In Google search box, write "define: word or phrase" without quotation marks and click search button. If there is a definition available for your search term you will, most certainly, get it. It's a very useful feature for students and people, those who write research papers.

Synonyms

You may think that search engines are too dumb to show query results of synonyms of your search term. It's not so! At least, in case of Google! If you use tilde "~" in front of a keyword in your search term, Google will bring results on synonyms of that word as well.

Searching within a website

Another great feature of Google search engine allows you to make your query within a specific website. First you write your search term in Google search box and then write "site: website or domain name". For example: if you are looking for word "Microsoft" within website www.micromedia.com you will write: Microsoft site: micromedia.com.

Check backward links to your website

If you have a website, Google search engine also has a nice feature to show you which web pages are linking to yours. In search box, write: Link: you website address.

Other important tips to remember are:

There is no need to use "AND". Google always relate all words in a search term with Boolean "and".

However, if you would like to make your query for two words - one or another - you can use "OR". You have to write "or" in capital letters to give it Boolean value.

Google is not case sensitive. You can write your search terms either in capital or in small letters. You can even mix them up.

Google omits most of very common words, such as the, in, etc. If you, indeed, need to add a specific word forcefully, use plus (+) sign in front of that particular word. Same way, you can exclude a word from your search expression by putting minus (-) sign in front it.

If you would like to make a search on an exact phrase or expression, put words within quotation marks. That way, your search result will show only those pages where exact expression was found. In order to search phrase: For whom bell tolls, write "For whom bell tolls" in search box. I'll also suggest you to download Google Toolbar. Apart from search box and its ability to block pop-ups, Google Toolbar also shows pagerank of website you are visiting now. Pagerank is a system of evaluating web pages - developed by Google founders and used as core of Google's search engine algorithm. The Toolbar also includes feature with ability to fill up online forms from stored information automatically. You can also keep your daily journal or blog right from toolbar.

Much to net users delight, Google, in accordance with its ambitious mission statement to organize world's information and make it universally useful and accessible, so far doing a great job by providing us best search engine and extremely handy features and services. We can only hope that flow of innovative ideas from Google will not slow down in future, when it becomes a public company.

Self-confidence, however, is not a personal trait that either you have or you don't. A person can have high self-confidence in one situation and totally lack in another. This is one of those skills that can be developed by training.

4. Ability to get things done

Successful entrepreneurs are persistent and hardworking. They master self-discipline to such extent that if a work is important and related to their goals, they will, eventually, complete it.

Getting things done is vital link between motivations and their outcome. At times, entrepreneurs force themselves to choose work over fun, a boring job against a pleasant one, working on tax papers rather than reading a glamour magazine. This requires a self-control that many people simply fail to develop in them.

5. Creativity

Creativity is ability to use your insights and come up with new solutions to old problems, get things done in a different way or find a totally different approach for conventional things to work together. Entrepreneurs need creative thinking ability virtually in everything. Each new product, each new marketing method, each business decision - all these are fertile ground for creative thinking.

Often, entrepreneurs become immensely successful thanks to one single creative idea!

6. Ability to lead

Successful entrepreneurs are capable of leading people and get work done by them. They use a combination of various methods - effective motivation, planning, coaching and evaluation - to lead people. They are concerned about wellbeing of others and easily get along with people.

7. Self reliance

Successful entrepreneurs try to take full responsibility for their actions. They know that what they are today, and what they are going to be tomorrow, depend solely on themselves, as it is outcome of their own choices and decisions. They are proactive people, who set goals, walk an extra mile to achieve them and rely, primarily, on their own resources and abilities.

If you would like to check out if your personality fits typical entrepreneurial profile, following site has questionnaire that will help you asses your entrepreneurial skills:

http://www.rateyourself.com/subject.cfm/Subject_ID/2

If, even, you have all these great qualities and you feel quite confident about yourself, you will never know how good an entrepreneur you are, unless you give it a try! So, best way to prove your abilities, is to jump start a new venture!