Here is a little basic information that everyone needs to have regarding Google.
Download toolbar.google.com for Page Rank information and a quick search bar for IE.
Here are search features for Google, use these in the search bar:
link:url shows which pages link to url
related:url shows whats related
site:domain limits results to the domain
allinurl: shows only pages with all terms in the url.
inurl: like allinurl but only for the next query word.
allintitle: shows only results with terms in title.
intitle: similar to allintitle, but only for the next word. "intitle:webdevforums google" finds only pages with webdevforums in the title, and google anywhere on the page.
cache:url shows the Google version of the url
info:url will show a page containing links to related searches, backlinks, and pages containing the url.
spell: will spell check your query and search for it.
stocks: will lookup the search query in a stock index.
filetype: will restrict searches to that filetype. "-filetype:doc" to remove Microsoft word files.
daterange: is supported in Julian date format only. 2452384 is an example of a Julian date.
maps: If you enter a street address, a link to Yahoo Maps and to MapBlast will be presented.
phone: enter anything that looks like a phone number to have a name and address displayed. Same is true for something that looks like an address (include a name and zip code)
site:www.somesite.net "+www.somesite.+net"
(tells you how many pages of your site are indexed by google)
allintext: searches only within text of pages, but not in the links or page title
allinlinks: searches only within links, not text or title
Also, here is some interesting options for you. Amazon does something like this also, though not webmaster related. This is Googles version.
Develop Your Own Applications Using Google
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Download toolbar.google.com for Page Rank information and a quick search bar for IE.
Here are search features for Google, use these in the search bar:
link:url shows which pages link to url
related:url shows whats related
site:domain limits results to the domain
allinurl: shows only pages with all terms in the url.
inurl: like allinurl but only for the next query word.
allintitle: shows only results with terms in title.
intitle: similar to allintitle, but only for the next word. "intitle:webdevforums google" finds only pages with webdevforums in the title, and google anywhere on the page.
cache:url shows the Google version of the url
info:url will show a page containing links to related searches, backlinks, and pages containing the url.
spell: will spell check your query and search for it.
stocks: will lookup the search query in a stock index.
filetype: will restrict searches to that filetype. "-filetype:doc" to remove Microsoft word files.
daterange: is supported in Julian date format only. 2452384 is an example of a Julian date.
maps: If you enter a street address, a link to Yahoo Maps and to MapBlast will be presented.
phone: enter anything that looks like a phone number to have a name and address displayed. Same is true for something that looks like an address (include a name and zip code)
site:www.somesite.net "+www.somesite.+net"
(tells you how many pages of your site are indexed by google)
allintext: searches only within text of pages, but not in the links or page title
allinlinks: searches only within links, not text or title
Also, here is some interesting options for you. Amazon does something like this also, though not webmaster related. This is Googles version.
Develop Your Own Applications Using Google
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