Search Engine Tricks That Work

When anyone searches the internet through a search engine, their looking for better results; results that are relevant to what they seek. UnGoogle.org has collected many tricks (called modifiers) to refine your search so you can receive the best results possible out of all the web pages available.

Before we show you some nifty modifiers we want to remind you every search starts with the keyword(s) you chose. You should provide the obvious keywords first. Don’t type in “Truck” if you seek information about “Chevrolet Trucks”.  Be as specific as you can easily, then if needed use more and more generalized keywords for a broader range of results.

“ “          Exact phrase

What it does:   Searches for an EXACT phrase

What to type:  "Chevy c10 truck transmission"

What you get:  Results that include the exact phrase "Chevy c10 truck transmission"

-          Excluded Words

What it does:   Excludes search results with a particular word or phrase

What to type:  car -ford

What you get:  Results about cars that are not fords

…           Numerical Range

What it does:   Searches for a range of numbers

What to type:  Kyle Bush 1999...2001

What you get:  Results about Bush during this time period

OR         Multiple Words

What it does:   Searches for web pages that include either word

What to type:  Vacation Mexico or Vagas

What you get:  Results with the word "Vacation" and either "Mexico" or "Vagas"

~             Similar Words

What it does:   Searches for a word and all of its synonyms

What to type:  ~mobile phone

What you get:  Results with the word "phone," as well as "cell," "cellular," "wireless," etc.

Link:

What it does:   Searches for all links into a particular site

What to type:  "Link:WWW.USA.GOV"

What you get:  Results that show all list of inbound links to the site

1+1  

What it does:   Basic calculator function

What to type:  8+4, 2.2% of 99, 15^2, sqrt(3.14), etc

What you get:  The answer 

Cm in foot  

What it does:   converts unit of measure

What to type:  mm in foot, 3cm in f, $ in pound, days in fortnight, miles in league, mph in speed of light, ect.

What you get:  The converted answer 

Site: 

What it does:   Searches only particular websites

What to type:  invention site:org

What you get:  References to inventions found on .org websites

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