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Have you ever been reading an article or blog post and seen a term (or person) mentioned that you wanted to get more information about?
If so you probably opened a new browser tab, launched your favorite search engine in that tab and then copied the term and pasted it into the search box.
That certainly works, and it works extremely well.
But did know there there’s an easy way to streamline the process and make it a lot faster?
Have you ever been reading something on the Internet and encountered a word or phrase you wanted to learn more about?
If so, you probably did something like this to do a web search on that term:
1 – Highlight the word or phrase.
2 – Copy the highlighted text to the Clipboard.
3 – Launch a new browser window and use it to visit your preferred search engine’s website.
4 – Paste the copied word or phrase into the search box.
Truth be told, I used to do it that way myself, but I eventually learned that there’s a much faster way when using any major web browser: [Read more…]
Are you wondering what you need to do in order to get your website on the front page of Google?
Most website owners ask this question and are driven by this precise goal when developing digital marketing and SEO strategies.
Luckily, the smart combination of different promotion tactics can help you hit the target, get on the first SERP position, and keep it in the long run.
If you want to get your website on the first page of Google, this post offers several simple, yet effective tips to reboot your Google results. [Read more…]
These days you can find virtually anything you’re looking for with a Google search.
But as you’ve probably noticed, the search results pages can sometimes be confusing and cluttered with results that have little or nothing to do with the topic you’re interested in.
But by using a few tricks you can eliminate many of the distracting non-relevant listings and find the info you need in a jiffy.
With that in mind, here are eight tips for searching Google like a pro: [Read more…]
Do you have a young child who uses a computer of his/her own?
If so, you probably know that the major search engines make it very easy for your child to stumble upon web pages, photos and other content that are more suitable for teenagers and adults while searching for “kid” topics.
There are a number of great child-safe search engines out there, and I’ve tried a bunch of them over the years. After all my testing, I must say the one I like best is KidzSearch.
KidSearch is powered by Google, regarded by many to be the best search engine on the planet.
That means your child will get the best search results possible for most any query without having to be subjected to all the nasties that lurk about on the Internet. [Read more…]