Tools and Resources to Learn Google Advanced Operators, Ann Smarty, SEO Journal (Dec 23)
Ann Smarty gives us all a year-end present with this posting about using Google's advanced search sytnax for making searches more productive. Facility with thinking about searching a site or parts of a url, or narrowing to a title or filetype are what marks the difference between a novice searcher and an expert.
She wrote that, "I for one use Google advanced operators all the time: when doing on-page diagnostics; searching for backlink opportunities, doing competitive research, etc, etc"
Several tools that can help in constructing the query are listed:
+ Searchzooka is on the web. It helps in constructing the query and will save the search.
+ Google Advanced Dork - an extension for Firefox
+ Google Search Tool - a desktop application for Windows.
There are also tutorials.
+ Unofficial Google Advanced Search - by Joseph Becher. Very detailed - right down to hacking the search URI.
+ Google Guide - all the tricks with examples.
+ Articles written by Ann Smarty herself.
Posted by Gwen at December 24, 2009 02:02 PM