PC Doctor Guide 9: Getting the Best From Google"

Google is the world's most popular search engine and with very good reason. To many users it's the first search engine of choice.

However, it's very ease of use may be preventing you from getting the most from it. Takes 2 or 3 minutes reading the following notes and you'll soon be producing fewer, more appropriate results from your searches and saving yourself a lot of time in the process!

The Basics of Google Search

To enter a query into Google, just type in a few descriptive words and hit the 'enter' key (or click on the Google Search button) for a list of relevant web pages. Since Google only returns web pages that contain all the words in your query, refining or narrowing your search is as simple as adding more words to the search terms you have already entered. Your new query will return a smaller subset of the pages Google found for your original "too-broad" query.

Choosing Keywords

For best results, it's important to choose your keywords wisely. Keep these tips in mind:

Try the obvious first. If you're looking for information on Picasso, enter "Picasso" rather than "painters".
Use words likely to appear on a site with the information you want. "Luxury hotel dubuque" gets better results than "really nice places to spend the night in Dubuque".
Make keywords as specific as possible. "Antique lead soldiers" gets more relevant results than "old metal toys".

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