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Tips for Better Search Results
Use these tips when using a search engine to optimize your results.
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Be specific
Use nouns and unique words Use multiple terms when possible |
If your topic is "human morality in Star Wars" you could search for: morals, moral philsophy, ethics, movies, star wars, etc. |
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Use quotes around phrases
so the search engine will search for the words as a phrase not as separate words |
To look for a complete term, rather than individual words in a term, use quotes around it: "Star Wars Epsiode I" |
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String words together so the search engine will search for the words only if they appear together |
Use hyphens between words to find them only when they are next to each other in a page. So Star Wars becomes Star-Wars |
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Use a plus sign to require words Search engines may remove common words from your search, such as: an, and, the, I, where, how |
Add a plus sign (+) in front of a common word to include it. So Episode I becomes Episode +I |
Check the advanced features of your search engine to discover other tips for searching.
