Google Advanced Search Operators [2020 SEO]

Google Advanced Search Operators,

Google Advanced Search Operators,

Did you ever experience an unproductive search with Google, spending a lot of time and not finding what you need?

Did you know that you can get more accurate and valuable results from Google’s basic search engine offerings?

You probably did it. But I bet many of you didn't even know it.

This article tells you how.

General Advanced Search

This Google guide provides a complete description of the latest search operators. It makes no sense to repeat it here. Instead, I will focus on the most interesting examples and their practical implications.

 Search Queries:

Exact Phrase:

"Latest news" - finds the exact phrase in the quotes. The result can be more accurate and relevant than just typing the latest news without quotes.

Either This or That,

latest news OR gossips - search for all pages that have both words latest and news simultaneously or pages that have the words latest and gossips.

This but not That,

latest news -gossips - Search for all pages that have both words latest and news simultaneously but do not have gossips. Note, there should be no space (!) Before gossips.

Historical Figures,

Henry + viii England - provides information on HENRY the Eights, King of England, but excludes pages about other English Kings. Note the use of Roman numbers (i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix, x).

When Related Words Unknown,

The latest * SEO trends * news - * - wild-card symbol is a very powerful search operator and lets you find phrases that contain unknown intermediate terms. In this example, you will find pages containing

Top Seo Trends,

SEO News & SEO Trends

Latest SEO Trends and Metrics

Latest SEO News, New SEO Trends

As you can see, Google tries to offer the best matches that expand on the query

Latest SEO trends & news.

Finding Glossaries and Definitions,

SEO ~ glossary - Finds glossaries and dictionaries about SEO, lists of terms and definitions.

Hyphenated Words,

Case-sensitive - Finds pages with all forms of this phrase, including the hyphenated form, both of these words as a phrase or placed separately on the pages.