I have repeatedly emphasized the importance of Google for foreign traders.
If you are in a situation where "there is no exhibition and no platform, you can only rely on yourself to find customers."Or the situation of "no one to teach and no one to lead, all rely on yourself to study". So,Mastering Google's advanced search capabilities must be a guarantee that you will be "fed".
Don't stay at the stage of using "keyword + buyer" to find customers, the search results are thousands of pages, turn page by page, and then remember how many pages you have turned to, so finding customers is undoubtedly looking for a needle in a haystack.
Today, I will share these 40 most practical and complete Google search skills and grammar instructions again, so that you can make good use of Google search in your future work.
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Google has more than a dozen search commands, and using these syntax commands can help us find information more accurately. Important: Punctuation marks such as quotation marks, commas, and colons in commands are all in English.
Each of these search syntax can be used separately or in a mixture. Below, we'll give you an example of how to use these syntax commands, as well as some more search techniques.
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1.Use "" for precise queries
When using Google Search, use the English quotation marks "" to frame the keyword, and Google will do an exact search that matches exactly, and the search results will contain the full keyword or phrase. For example, if we want to find information about Google Webmaster Tools, we don't limit the type of page, but we must include the full term "Google Webmaster Tools". Enter the search command: "Google Webmaster Tools".
2.Use or for selective queries
In general, Google will search for all the words you type. By using the OR command, Google will know that it needs to look up one set of words or another set of words. or must be all caps, otherwise Google will think it's just a part of the keyword and won't do that search syntax. For example, we want to find a way to grill shrimp or scallops. Enter the search command: grilled shrimp or scallops
3.Use Exclude unwanted search results
This technique is often used in foreign trade to develop customers, by adding a minus sign in front of the keyword - to exclude the results related to the keyword. For example, we want to find the best suppliers of LED lights, but we don't want to see results from Amazon. Enter the search command: LED Light -Amazon
4.allintext: Text query
Using Google's "allintext:" search syntax, we can help us search for pages with full keywords in the body. If you remove all and only use "intext:", then the search will not be limited to the body of the page, and its title, URL link, etc. will also become keywords. For example, let's say we want to find pages that contain the keyword foreign trade SEO in the body. Enter the search command: allintext: foreign trade SEO
5.allintext: Title query
The title referred to in this article is not the various titles displayed in the body of the page, but the meta title of a page, that is, the page title displayed in search engine results. Using the "allintitle:" search command can help us find pages that contain the exact keyword group in the title. If it's a single word, you can also remove all and just use "intitle:". For example, let's say we want to find pages that have the keyword SEO in their titles. Enter the search command: allintitle: English SEO
6.allinurl: link query
Using the link query syntax "allinurl:" helps us find pages with URL links that contain the target keyword. For example, let's say we want to find pages that have "SEO" in their URL links. Enter the search command: allinurl:seo
7.Use site:
To limit the search results to a specific keyword, you need to use the search command "site:". Fill in the ** of a specific site, or ** of a certain page, and you can limit Google's search to that site or a specific page. For example, we want to find content about "Foreign Trade Training" on this site. Enter the search command: Foreign Trade Training site:made-in-Chinacom
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In various languages, there are words that have the same or similar meanings. Using the approximate query directive, we can get the search results for the target keyword and its approximations. For example, let's say we want to look up SEO strategies or tutorials. Enter the search command: SEO strategies
9.Use related:
The Find Related Sites search directive "related:" helps us find other related sites that are close to the content of the target. For example, we want to find other sites that are similar to Made-in-China**. Enter the search command: related:made-in-Chinacom
10.Use define:
Query Word DefinitionIf you want to know the definition of a word, just use the "define:" search character in Google to make a quick query. Google will show you the specific meaning of this word, and you can know the specific pronunciation of this word through the ** device. For example, we want to know what SEO means. Enter the search command: define:seo
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Google can help you compare the selling price information in the store and use "$" to find the product and store that matches your expectations. Let's say we want to buy a phone that costs $99. Enter the search command: mobile phone $99
12.Use location:
If you only want to view the relevant information in a certain area, you have to use the "location:" search command. For example, let's say we want to find hotels in Nanjing. Enter the search command: hotel location:nanjing
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Make predictionsIf you want to search for a phrase but can't remember the full content, you can use the prediction method. Google will automatically help you think of the missing parts, which are often used to find headline information, such as book titles, song titles, etc. For example, we want to find a thousand and one night fairy tales, but we only remember the word one thousand and the last night. Enter the search command: 1,000*nights.
14.Use filetype:
Find a specific format of filesWhether it's Word or Excel, each file has its own specific type, if you want to find a specific type of file, you can use the "filetype:" search character. For example, let's say we want to find SEO-related PDFs. Enter the search command: seo filetype:pdf
15.Area code query is based on area code
We can easily query the corresponding region. Conversely, we can also query the corresponding area code by region. Search the area corresponding to 212 and the area code of New York. Enter the search command: Area Code 212, Area Code New York City
16.Zip code query
Using a Google search, you can easily find the zip code of an area. For example, let's want to know the zip code for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. Enter the search command: 1600 Pennsylvania **E, Washington, DC
17.Sunrise and sunset time inquiry
If you want to know the exact time of sunrise or sunset in a certain area, you can use "sunrise or sunset" to look it up in Google. For example, we want to know the sunrise and sunset times in Madrid, Spain, on July 4, 2023. Enter the search command: sunrise or sunset madrid spain July 4, 2023 (where or can also be replaced by and, the effect is the same;.)If you remove the specific time July 4, 2023, Google will show the results of the query for the current day).
18.Flight Enquiry
Enter the airline name and flight number into Google and it will tell you information about that flight, including: departure time, delay information, and current status. For example, let's say we want to see information about flight 101 of American Airlines. Enter the search command: delta 101
19.useMake a numeric range query
We can use Google to find a certain type of information within a certain range, most commonly for a certain period of time. For example, let's say we want to find information about Star Wars from 1980 to 1981. Enter the search command: Star Wars 1980...1981 (if we remove 1980, then all relevant information before 1981 will be found).
20.Journey route inquiry
Google [city] to [city] to see the flight route between the two places. For example, let's say we want to see our flight route from Nanjing to Guangzhou, type in your search direction: Nanjing to Guangzhou.
If you need to know the distance, you can add the word "distance" to your query (for example, "New York to London distance") to get information about the distance between two locations.
21.Local time query
Using Google, you can look up the exact time of each place, such as london time. At the same time, you can compare the time differences between different regions. For example, we want to see the local time in London and the difference from the time in Beijing. Enter the search command: London to Beijing Time
22.Customer support inquiries
Enter "company name + customer service" into Google to get that company's customer support***For example, we want to find Apple's customer support channels. Enter the search command: Apple Inc Customer Service
23.Festive date inquiry
I don't know exactly when the festival isJust search for "holiday name + year" in Google. For example, I would like to know the specific date of Mother's Day in 2023. Enter your search order: Mother's Day 2023
24.Use tags to specify the scope of your search
In the top part of the Google search results page, we can see that there are a lot of tags. With them, we can specify the scope of the search and get more precise results.
By clicking the "Tools" button, you can further filter the search results by language and publication time.
25.Web page snapshot query
Next to the URL address of each search result, we can see a small arrow, click on it to find the snapshot view button.
If a page doesn't open, you have the opportunity to view its contents through this snapshot feature. In addition to the above way to view snapshots, you can also type "cache:+url" into Google to view Google snapshots of a page.
26.International general inquiry
Usually, when you use Google Search, the search results are affected by the country and region where the IP is located. For example, if you're in India, your visit will be directed to Googleco.in, not googlecom。If you want to exclude the influence of geography, you can visit Googlecom ncr this**, where ncr stands for no country region redirect.
27.Domain name lookups
We talked about site:This directive can be limited to a certain **, and this search instruction can also be limited to query a certain domain name type**. For example, we want to find out about tea. cn domain name. Enter the search command: Tea site:cn
28.Google advanced search function
Tip 38If you don't want to use all kinds of search commands, you can choose to use Google's advanced search feature to narrow down your search results. In advanced search, you can specify search criteria such as language, region, publication time, file type, and more.
29.Full statement query
Often, when we search on Google, we use short words or phrases to explain what we're looking for. What's more, Google is very good at understanding our needs in most cases. However, this approach doesn't work well when you're looking for something very specific that may not be searched for very often, and you need to be specific about the information you're looking for. The more information you provide to Google, the more likely Google is to find the most relevant results.
30.Reverse query
In addition to using text to search for related, you can also use to find similarities. Open the Google search interface, click the "Camera" button, enter the address to be checked, or upload it directly to search:
31.Search privately
Despite Google's power, it's not very suitable for privacy-conscious users due to tracking concerns. In this case, you can use Startpage to do a Google search without worrying about its tracking or other privacy issues. It will display search results from Google but will not track information such as your IP address or location, and there are many such Google alternative search engines that can help you do private searches.
32.Spell check
Google can even check spelling for you. If you don't know how to spell a word, just type it into Google's search box, and Google will tell you the correct spelling, among other things.
33.Use etymology: to find etymologies
Use etymology:[vocabulary] to help you find the origin of a word. If you're learning new words or doing some research on words and their origins. For example: "etymology:love" lets you know the origin of the word "love".
34.Convert numbers to words
This feature is really useful when you need a lot of numbers in the form of text. For example, if you type in the search command "1098375 in English" or "1098375=English", you will get the result "one million ninety-eight thousand three hundred seventy-five".
35.Tip calculation
Typing "tip calculator" opens the tip calculator, which allows you to calculate tips by entering your billing information. Here, you can add the bill amount, the percentage you want to tip, and it will calculate the full amount for you. If you want to split the bill, you can also split the bill by changing the value under "Number of people." It then calculates the amount to be apportioned for each person. Trick 47To query the IP address, enter "My IP address" in the search bar to get the current IP address.
36.Newspaper Archive Search
Google can provide you with digital news content from the past few years. It scans and digitizes old print newspapers in an attempt to make the content of old newspapers easily accessible to internet users. For example, enter "site:google."com news***s Berlin Wall" for reports on the subject "Berlin Wall".
37.Use the Google Alerts feature
If you want to become a pro in Google searching, then you must learn how to create custom reminders to your liking. Google Alerts provides a handy tool to send new articles and information on a topic of your choice to your Gmail account. All you need to do is type in keywords, and Google will notify you of all the latest developments on a daily basis.
38.Check the date the page was published
For foreign traders, it is important to check the release date of the web page when studying the customer's product release and cooperation time. Open the webpage first and press Ctrl+U to open the page source, or you can right-click on any page and open the page source. Then press "Ctrl+F" and search for "date" to see all occurrences, you can find any of these parameters: "date", "datemodified", "dateupdated", "updatedat", "createdat". These variables contain information about the date the page was published.
39.Discover what others are searching for
Google Trends can show you what other people in any country or around the world are searching for. It is an excellent tool for foreign trade business, what is hot, what product is about to become popular, product sales season and off-season, the situation of industry competitors, you can get new ideas through data, and see search trends. You can also filter the trend by selecting a category to see more information about it, such as related articles, interests over time, interests by region, and more.
40.Set up memo reminders
You can ask Google to set a reminder for you on your desktop that will remind you to complete the task within the provided date and time. It only works if you are a Google Reminders user. For example: "Set a reminder for tomorrow's meeting in Beijing at 4 p.m.", you can receive a reminder notification on your Android or iOS device.
Summary: The above Google search skills and numerous search syntax instructions can help us query the desired results faster and more accurately, which are of great help to us whether we actively search to find customer resources or accurately target and analyze key customers.