Do you struggle to find the information you are looking for online?

2Market Online Strategies of Leamington Spa have kindly outlined their top tips for getting the most from the internet, using google and other search engines.

Google usage tips by 2Market of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire:

• Type more! the more you type, the more Google knows how to satisfy your needs.

• Use phrase matching. Surrounding your search queries with "" tells Google that you are looking for exactly these words in this order.
  • In this example i have typed in song lyrics to try and identify which song they are from http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22lost+in+music%22&meta=

• To search within a specific website prefix your search query with site:www.the-site-i'm-interested-in.com
  • the following query shoes you how to find 2Market within the business club http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=site%3Awww.the-business-club.co.uk+2market&meta=
  • this example is a great way of finding out which pages on your website Google knows about (i.e. 8 pages from Patt's website) http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=site:www.pattstock.co.uk&hl=en&safe=off&filter=0

• You can search for specific filetypes (i.e. .pdf, .doc, .xls,) with the fietype: command (great for finding out information your competitors didn't intend for you to see)
  • in this example i am looking for all the PDF's on the Business Club website http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=site%3Awww.the-business-club.co.uk+filetype%3Apdf&meta=

• Use the define: command for quick definition lookups (great when trying not to look stupid mid phone conversation)
  • http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=define%3Amezzanine+finance&meta=

• Just enter a calculation into Google's search box for a quick answer
  • http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=145*756%2F2&meta=

• Enter the weather: operator for a quick forcast
  • http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=weather%3A+leamington+spa&meta=

• Get share prices
  • http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=SBRY&meta=

• Get metric / imperial conversions
  • http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=11+inches+in+cm&meta=

• Get global times
  • http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=time+in+beijing&meta=

• Google also provides some great free tools that may interest you:
• • Google trends shows you the online popularity of subjects that may interest you (great for tracking seasonal performance in business) http://www.google.com/trends?q=life+insurance&geo=gbr&sa=N

Article by 2Market Online Strategies, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.

For more information on the services of 2Market Online Strategies see thebestofwarwick feature for 2Market under Web Design, Warwick or visit the 2Market Online Strategies Website.

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