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You’ve probably noticed that the built-in search tools on most websites often do a horrible job at helping you find the exact content you’re looking for on those sites.
For example, if you make even the slightest of a misspelling of a single word in your search term, the search will usually come up empty.
What’s more, most site search tools won’t suggest posts/pages from the site that are closely related to, but slightly different from the actual search term.
Google excels in situations like those, and that’s why I almost always use Google instead of a website’s native search tool.
The folks at Google have developed and refined the best search engine on the planet, and if you know how to use it correctly you can find virtually anything on the web that’s worth finding, in a jiffy.
Note: This post offers several great tips for searching Google like a pro, and you can use every one of them to help you find what you’re looking for on a specific website.
Searching any website using the powerful Google search engine is very easy. Here’s how:
1 – Visit www.google.com.
2 – Type your search query into the search box, followed by the following:
site:example.com
For example, if you wanted to search for all the pages on the website www.example.com that contain the phrase tips and tricks, this is what you would type into the search box:
tips and tricks site:example.com
3 – After you’ve typed your search query, press the Enter key to perform your search.
That’s all there is to using Google as an advanced site search tool for virtually any website.
Bonus tip: Do you use Google Docs? If so, you need to check this out.