Get more information from google searches using this simple hacks

In the large array of available SEO tools, Google search operators play a very technical role which has made them indispensable over time.

They are very useful for helping gain more clarity and perception of areas that need improvement on your website.

According to the Moz blog

“Google search operators are special characters and commands (sometimes called “advanced operators”) that extend the capabilities of regular text searches. Search operators can be useful for everything from content research to technical SEO audits.”

Here in this post, I will be sharing with you 5 different search operators and what they are used for.

The "" operator

Assuming you needed to search for an exact phrase or keyword to know which websites they have been featured all you have to do is to put the phrase in quotes and Google will return pages containing that exact phrase.

For example, say you needed to know which pages are hosting the phrase “Open Source Projects in Python”, just run a search query on Google with the above phrase in quotes

You have to be careful with the search term though, you don’t want it too long and specific.

The OR (|) operator

Using the “OR” operator would return pages featuring either of the two phrases specified with it or both. It can also be represented by using the symbol (|).

An instance of the OR operator would be

Allinurl and inurl operator

“Allinurl” and “inurl” are two different operators doing almost the same thing with a little variation.

Using both operators would return pages containing the specified search terms in their url.

Allinurl would run an internal search on all pages on a site and return pages with the specified terms while inurl would also run an internal search but instead would return pages with the specified term in the page title and page content.

Allintitle and intitle operator

Just like the operators directly above, these current operators work under the same principles.

Allintitle would return pages that contain all words/sentence specified in the page title while intitle would return all pages containing the specified term/phrase in the page title.

Think of it this way, allintitle can be used to search for specific posts/pages while intitle can be used to search for pages containing specific phrases in their page title

The Filetype

Use this operator whenever you want to search for any type of file containing a specified keyword in the title.

The filetype operator can also be replaced by ext, since they perform the same function.

Check out an instance of filetype below

There are more Google search operators than the ones mentioned in this post, most are of a technical theme and might not really be of much use to you. However, if you are still interested in how they work and would like to know more, check out this more extensive list on bynd blog.