So, if you want to become a Google Search pro, these are the top tips you need.

I swapped soccer with football, and a couple of relevant results popped up.

Note that while this is a great way to avoid irrelevant results, it isn’t a foolproof method.

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you’re free to also exclude full phrases or sentences.

You’ll just have to enclose them in quotation marks.

So, instead of -Elon Musk, you’d have -“Elon Musk”.

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Include an asterisk in a query in place of an unknown wordor a word that can have many synonyms.

For any tech information I need to find, I usually use thesite:operator.

Thanks to this search operator, you’ll only get results from your preferred website.

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Use therelated:operator.

Google will display results listing similar sites.

This is also a fantastic way to discover alternative services in any industry.

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Google will only return results in the specified file format: XLS.

Once you nudge the link in a search result, you’ll be directed to download a file.

After searching, clickToolson your desktop PC and expand theAny timedropdown selection.

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you could choose any time frame between the past hour and the past year or select a custom range.

Let’s say you’re searching formuseums created 1900..2000.

This feature is great for identifying landmarks, products, or artworks.

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you might access it on the search results page of your query.

On mobile, selectSearch tools>Advanced Searchon the search results page.

Meanwhile, on your desktop, clickTools>Advanced Search.

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This way, you’ll get Google’s AI overviews.

And I still have the option to check out the linked resources to learn more.

Always remember that Google is at your serviceyou only need to ask right.

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