advancedSearchOperators PDF
advancedSearchOperators PDF
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cache:news.google.com.au
Also keep an eye out of the time of Google cached results. At times you can even
access the cached version from a site that may have required registration
Shows backlinks pointing back to the URL being searched. Link operator requires a
link:
link:google.com or link:yahoo.com
Note: by the nature of Google being secretive, this operator is very unrealiable for
proper back link analysis
Note: when you see targetUrl.com being mentioned, simply replace that with a websites address you want to analyze
Note: when you see targetKeyword being mentioned, simply replace that with a keyword/s you are interested in
Google Advanced Search Operators
Search text within a given URL. This gives you the ability to search for precise
inurl: directories or folders. Extremely powerful operator especially with the site and
filetype operators.
inurl:targetUrl.com
allinurl:
allininurl:targetKeyword anotherTargetKeyword
Search for the title of a page. The title is the text that appears at the top of the Web
intitle: page, and you can use intitle to locate text in that spot
intitle:targetKeyword
allintitle:targetKeyword anotherTargetKeyword
allintitle:
Locates a string within the text of a page. Although I have shown you examples
intext: using intext:targetKeyword which showed results for targetKeyword/s being any-
where on the webpage (as stored by Google cache servers) but when you want to
find targetKeywods anywhere in the web copy, instead of the title, the URL, and
allintext:
links. Then use allintext:tagetKeyword anotherTargetKeyword
Note: when you see targetUrl.com being mentioned, simply replace that with a websites address you want to analyze
Note: when you see targetKeyword being mentioned, simply replace that with a keyword/s you are interested in
Google Advanced Search Operators
filetype:
Out of all the Google operators, filetype: operator is one of the rare gems, which really will allow you to find
great information on internet’s public domain.
It searches for pages that end in a particular file extension. Here some of the useful extensions:
Adobe Flash (.swf) -- Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) -- Adobe PostScript (.ps) -- Autodesk Design
Web Format (.dwf) -- Google Earth (.kml, .kmz) -- GPS eXchange Format (.gpx) -- Hancom Hanword (.hwp) --
HTML (.htm, .html, other file extensions) -- Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx) -- Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx) --
Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx) -- OpenOffice presentation (.odp) -- OpenOffice spreadsheet (.ods) -- OpenOffice
text (.odt) -- Rich Text Format (.rtf, .wri) -- Scalable Vector Graphics (.svg) -- Text (.txt, .text and other file exten-
sions) -- Wireless Markup Language (.wml, .wap) -- Extensible Markup Language XML (.xml) -- Lotus 1-2-3
Spreadsheet (.wk1, .wk2, .wk3, .wk4, .wk5, .wki) -- Lotus WordPro (.lwp) -- MacWrite (.mw) -- Microsoft Works (
.wks, .wps, .wdb) -- Microsoft Write (.wri) -- Shockwave Flash (.swf) -- Adobe Illustrator (.ai) -- Adobe Photo-
shop (.psd)
Don’t forget the power of mix and match these advanced operators
- minus sign just before the targetKeyword basically fetches results minus the
- targetKeyword -targetKeyword
Note: when you see targetKeyword being mentioned, simply replace that with a keyword/s you are interested in
Google Advanced Search Operators
Don’t forget the power of mix and match these advanced operators
inurl:targetKeyword pdf
inurl:targetKeyword xls
site:www.targetURL.com
inurl:www.targetURL.com/ pdf OR doc xls
allintext:targetKeyword anotherTargetKeyword pdf OR doc xls