{"id":20556,"date":"2020-09-01T11:54:49","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T11:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stanventures.com\/google-search-operators\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:39:24","slug":"google-search-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/","title":{"rendered":"24 Advanced Google Search Operators for SEOs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#1_Exact_Match_Searches\" >1. Exact Match Searches<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#2_Exclude_Words\" >2. Exclude Words<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#3_Exclude_Exact-Match_Phrases\" >3. Exclude Exact-Match Phrases<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#4_Using_OR_Command\" >4. Using OR Command<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#5_Customize_OR_Command\" >5. Customize OR Command<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#6_Get_More_Results_With_Wildcard\" >6. Get More Results With Wildcard (*)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#7_Include_Words\" >7. Include Words (+)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#8_Find_Words_Around_Each_Other\" >8. Find Words Around Each Other<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#9_Search_Specific_Sites\" >9. Search Specific Sites\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#10_Search_Related_Sites\" >10. Search Related Sites<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#11_See_Cached_Versions\" >11. See Cached Versions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#12_Search_Specific_Domain_Type\" >12. Search Specific Domain Type<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#13_Search_Using_a_Range_of_Numbers\" >13. Search Using a Range of Numbers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#14_Find_Keywords_in_Page_Titles\" >14. Find Keywords in Page Titles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#15_Find_Phrases_in_Page_Title\" >15. Find Phrases in Page Title<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#16_Find_a_Keyword_in_Page_Content\" >16. Find a Keyword in Page Content<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#17_Find_Phrases_in_Page_Content\" >17. Find Phrases in Page Content<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#18_Find_Keyword_or_Keyphrase_in_the_Anchor_Text\" >18. Find Keyword or Keyphrase in the Anchor Text<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#19_Find_Keyword_or_Keyphrase_in_the_URL\" >19. Find Keyword or Keyphrase in the URL<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#20_Finding_Content_by_a_Specific_Author\" >20. Finding Content by a Specific Author<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#21_Narrow_Down_Search_to_a_Specific_Location\" >21. Narrow Down Search to a Specific Location<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#22_Identity_Pages_that_Arent_Secure\" >22. Identity Pages that Aren\u2019t Secure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#23_Get_Definition\" >23. Get Definition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#24_Search_by_Filetype\" >24. Search by Filetype<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-search-operators\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Google search operators are not new to SEO experts and webmasters around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Even though most of you know what exactly are search operators and how to use them, let me give an overview of it to my readers who are new to this concept.<\/p>\n<p>Google Search Operators are special commands that enhance your search and help you in a number of ways, like conducting SEO audits to content research.<\/p>\n<p>The advanced search commands on Google help you narrow down your search queries and get accurate results.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s more than you can imagine doing with Google search operators and it doesn\u2019t require any additional technical expertise.<\/p>\n<p>Most of them are short and simple commands that\u2019ll get you closer to your search results and save ample time. Knowing these special commands is very helpful in making your day-to-day work simpler.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are some of the best Google search operators list.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Exact_Match_Searches\"><\/span><strong>1. Exact Match Searches<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are looking for something specific, you can insert the search terms within quotation marks (\u201c\u201d) to get answers for the exact query.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax for Exact Match Search&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cSearch word\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For example, your search term is \u201cbook,\u201d which may refer to the books we read or the act of making a reservation. If you intend to learn more about reservations, you can use your command as book -\u201creading.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Without the exact match search command, observe the search result number below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/without-exact-match-search-command.png\" alt=\"without exact match search command\" width=\"732\" height=\"260\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the exact match search command, observe how the results are more refined.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Exact-Match-search-operator.png\" alt=\"Exact Match search operator\" width=\"715\" height=\"254\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try out some exact search examples with:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/guest-posting-guide\/\">Guest Posting<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-algorithm-updates\/\">Google Algorithm Update<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Exclude_Words\"><\/span><strong>2. Exclude Words<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to look for words that might have more than one meaning, you can do so through a particular Google search command.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll have to add the desired work followed by a hyphen (-) and then the meaning you want to exclude from search results.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax for Exclude Word:<\/h4>\n<p>-Search word<\/p>\n<p>For example, your search term is \u201cbook,\u201d which may refer to the books we read or the act of making a reservation. If you intend to learn more about reservations, you can use your command as book -\u201creading.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Without the exclude word command, observe the search result.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/without-exclude-search-term-function.png\" alt=\"without exclude search term function\" width=\"751\" height=\"568\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the exclude word command, observe the search result. They are now more refined.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/exclude-search-term-command.png\" alt=\"exclude search term command\" width=\"815\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try out exclude terms searches with:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steve jobs and steve -jobs<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/on-page-seo\/\">On page seo<\/a> and -on page seo<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Exclude_Exact-Match_Phrases\"><\/span><strong>3. Exclude Exact-Match Phrases<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are still finding it hard to find the desired result by excluding words, you can choose to exclude an exact-match phrase by writing your search term, followed by a hyphen (-), and then writing the phrase that you want to exclude from the search.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax for Exclude Exact-Match Phrase<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cSearch word\u201d -search term<\/p>\n<p>Or<\/p>\n<p>-search word \u201csearch term\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For example, you want to learn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/technical-seo\/\">technical SEO<\/a> without going through the schema markup concept immediately; you can write technical SEO- \u201dschema markup.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You can keep adding multiple phrases to the above command by adding a hyphen and then typing the particular term you want to exclude within quotation marks.<\/p>\n<p>Without the exclude and exact Match search, observe the search result number.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/without-exclude-and-exact-match-term-search-function.png\" alt=\"without exclude and exact match term search function\" width=\"755\" height=\"306\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the exclude and exact match commands, observe the search result number.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/exclude-and-exact-match-term-to-know-brand-awarness-on-internet.png\" alt=\"exclude and exact match term to know brand awarness on internet\" width=\"739\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you use the exclude exact match command for a website, say, stanventures.com, Google will filter results for the search term you\u2019re looking for from all around the web except the stanventures.com website.<\/p>\n<p>This is also a great way for marketers to analyze their brand awareness without using any tools.<\/p>\n<p>Try out these examples for exclude-exact terms:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google search engine and -google \u201csearch engine\u201d<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social media and \u201csocial\u201d -media<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Using_OR_Command\"><\/span><strong>4. Using OR Command<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you don\u2019t want your search results to be precise but still want to control the search result, try using the OR command.<\/p>\n<p>The OR command is used to tell Google to show results related to either of the two keywords placed before and after OR.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax for OR Command:<\/h4>\n<p>Search word OR search term<\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p>Search word | search term<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you want to look up results for social media marketing, you can use the command [social media marketing sprout social OR social media examiner].<\/p>\n<p>You can also use the pipe (|) symbol instead of OR to get similar results.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/OR-function-to-search-if-not-this-then-that.png\" alt=\"OR function to search if not this then that\" width=\"770\" height=\"405\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try out these examples for the OR search command:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sej OR search engine journal OR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/\">stanventures<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/keyword-density\/\">Keyword Density<\/a> | Keyword Staffing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Customize_OR_Command\"><\/span><strong>5. Customize OR Command<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to look for two specific phrases in the search results, you can use the OR <b>Google search command<\/b> to specify them.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax for Customize OR Command:<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cSearch word\u201d OR search term<\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSearch word\u201d | \u201csearch term\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can try multiple search combinations as you require.<\/p>\n<p>For example, you can look for \u201ccontent marketing\u201d OR \u201csocial media marketing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/exact-match-search-operator-with-if-else-condiction-.png\" alt=\"exact match search operator with if else condiction\" width=\"726\" height=\"331\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With multiple search function<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/search-operstors-exact-exclude-with-if-else-or-conditon.png\" alt=\"search operators exact exclude with if else or conditon\" width=\"747\" height=\"265\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try out the customized OR search operator with this example:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;John Muller seo&#8221; or &#8220;john muller twitter&#8221; -Cena<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Get_More_Results_With_Wildcard\"><\/span><strong>6. Get More Results With Wildcard (*)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The wildcard operator is denoted by an asterisk (*). If you add this asterisk in the search command, it will show all the searched phrase variations.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax for Wildcard Command:<\/h4>\n<p>Search*word<\/p>\n<p>For example, How to write*on<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/search-command-for-content-research-using-wildcard-operator.png\" alt=\"search command for content research using wildcard operator\" width=\"778\" height=\"766\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try out the Wildcard search operator with these terms:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/link-building\/\">Link building<\/a>*2026<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO*2026<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Include_Words\"><\/span><strong>7. Include Words (+)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Just like you can exclude words from the search, you can also include words by using the plus (+) command.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax for Include Word Command:<\/h4>\n<p>Search +word<\/p>\n<p>For example, searching for content marketing +video<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/include-search-operator-is-must-include-in-web-result.png\" alt=\"include search operator is must include in web result\" width=\"700\" height=\"577\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try out the Include search operator with these terms:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iron man +movie<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">twitter +webmasters<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Find_Words_Around_Each_Other\"><\/span><strong>8. Find Words Around Each Other<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the <b>Google search commands<\/b> that people hardly use is the AROUND (X) operator. This command can be used to look for terms that <i>are close to each other in a sentence<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>X denotes the number of words that can separate the two terms at most. This is useful when you want to look for information connecting two topics.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax for Around() Command:<\/h4>\n<p>Search word()<\/p>\n<p>For example, you can use the command <i>off-page SEO AROUND (7) link building.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Try out the AROUND() search operator with these terms:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO audit AROUND(10) tools<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social media hashtag research AROUND(15) tools<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Search_Specific_Sites\"><\/span><strong>9. Search Specific Sites\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to get the search result from a specific website, site: name of the site you want to see your search result from.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax for Specific Site Search Command:<\/h4>\n<p>Site:yourwebsite.com \u201cSearch term\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can also specify the keyword or keyphrase you are looking for on that particular site. So, the command will look something like this <b>example<\/b> site:site:stanventures.com \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/google-pagespeed-insights\/cls\/\">Cumulative Layout Shift<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Search-specific-term-from-any-website.png\" alt=\"Search specific term from any website\" width=\"690\" height=\"356\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Search_Related_Sites\"><\/span>10. Search Related Sites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This command is used to find sites that are related to sites you already know. You should use the command related:site name.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax for Search Related Sites Command:<\/h4>\n<p>Related:site name<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/search-command-related-sites-which-shares-same-niche-.png\" alt=\"search command related sites which shares same niche\" width=\"647\" height=\"653\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try out these examples for search related sites command:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">related:google.com<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">related:moz.com<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_See_Cached_Versions\"><\/span><strong>11. See Cached Versions<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The cache:site name command is used to find when the most &#8220;recent&#8221; cached version of a web page google indexed.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax for Cached Version Command<\/h4>\n<p>cache:site name<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screenshot-2020-08-31-at-2.39.11-PM.png\" alt=\"cached-version-search-command\" width=\"1330\" height=\"425\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see in the image above, the last time google crawled google.com site was on 30th August 2020, 11:53:44 GMT.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_Search_Specific_Domain_Type\"><\/span><strong>12. Search Specific Domain Type<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to see search results from a specific domain, say,\u00a0for example, .org, you need to use this command site:net.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax to search specific domain type<\/h4>\n<p>site:domain type<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/to-search-domain-type.png\" alt=\"to search domain type\" width=\"654\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try search specific domain type command with these examples:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">site:.edu<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">site:.org<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13_Search_Using_a_Range_of_Numbers\"><\/span><strong>13. Search Using a Range of Numbers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Google can find results involving a range of numbers. For this, you need to add two periods (..) between both the numbers to define the range.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax to Search Using a Range of Numbers<\/h4>\n<p>keyword Starting range number..ending range number<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/search-function-to-find-withhin-the-range.png\" alt=\"search function to find withhin the range\" width=\"635\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For example, if you have a specific budget to purchase a laptop for yourself and don\u2019t want to see models that exceed it, you can use the google search function [laptop price $200..$600].<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14_Find_Keywords_in_Page_Titles\"><\/span><strong>14. Find Keywords in Page Titles<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are looking for a specific keyword within a page title, use the <b>Google search command<\/b> intitle:keyword.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax to Find Keywords in Page Titles<\/h4>\n<p>intitle:keyword<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/to-search-keyword-in-title-on-serp.png\" alt=\"to search keyword in title on serp\" width=\"655\" height=\"465\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try using the intitle command with these examples:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>intitle:SEO<\/li>\n<li>intitle:marketing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15_Find_Phrases_in_Page_Title\"><\/span><strong>15. Find Phrases in Page Title<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Use allintitle: phrase command lets you search for an entire phrase in the title.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax to Find Phrases inPage Title<\/h4>\n<p>allintitle:phrase<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/all-intitle-search-function.png\" alt=\"all intitle search function\" width=\"632\" height=\"743\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try using the allintitle command with these examples:<\/p>\n<p>Allintitle:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/managed-seo-services\/\">seo services<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Allintitle:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blogger-outreach-services\/\">blogger outreach<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"16_Find_a_Keyword_in_Page_Content\"><\/span><strong>16. Find a Keyword in Page Content<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can use the operator intext: keyword to search pages containing certain words anywhere in the content.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax to find Keyword in Page Content<\/h4>\n<p>intext:phrase<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/intext-search-funtion.png\" alt=\"intext search funtion\" width=\"682\" height=\"628\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try using the intext command with these examples:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>intext:seo<\/li>\n<li>intext:content<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"17_Find_Phrases_in_Page_Content\"><\/span><strong>17. Find Phrases in Page Content<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Just like how you find phrases in the page title, you can use the command allintext: phrase to find phrases from the body text.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax to find Phrases in Page Content<\/h4>\n<p>allintext:phrase<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/intext-search-operator.png\" alt=\"intext search operator\" width=\"643\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try using the allintext command with these examples:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allintext:seo services<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allintext:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/guest-post-services\/\">guest post services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"18_Find_Keyword_or_Keyphrase_in_the_Anchor_Text\"><\/span><strong>18. Find Keyword or Keyphrase in the Anchor Text<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To find a keyword in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/link-building\/anchor-text\/\">anchor text<\/a>, just type the command inanchor:keyword.<\/p>\n<p>For finding a keyphrase in the anchor text, you\u2019ll have to use the Google search operator command allinanchor: keyphrase.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax to Find Keyword in the Anchor Text<\/h4>\n<p>anchor:keyword<\/p>\n<p>Try using the inanchor command with these examples:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inanchor:seo<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inanchor:marketing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Syntax to Find Keyphrase in the Anchor Text<\/h4>\n<p>allinanchor:phrase<\/p>\n<p>Try using the allinanchor command with these examples:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allinanchor:blog writing services<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allinanchor:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blogger-outreach-services\/\">blogger outreach services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"19_Find_Keyword_or_Keyphrase_in_the_URL\"><\/span><strong>19. Find Keyword or Keyphrase in the URL<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To find a keyword in the URL, just type the command inURL: keyword.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax to Find Keyword in the URL<\/h4>\n<p>inurl:keyword<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/inurl-search-operation.png\" alt=\"inurl search operation\" width=\"647\" height=\"714\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try using the inurl command with these examples:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inurl:seo<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inurl:content<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For finding a keyphrase in the URL, you\u2019ll have to use the Google search operator command allinURL: keyphrase<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax to Find Keyphrase in the URL<\/h4>\n<p>allinurl:phrase<\/p>\n<p>Try using the allinurl command with these examples:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allinurl:seo services<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allinurl:content marketing services<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"20_Finding_Content_by_a_Specific_Author\"><\/span><strong>20. Finding Content by a Specific Author<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Find content written by your favorite influencer or guest blogger easily using this command from the Google search operators list-[allinpostauthor: name of the influencer\/blogger].<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax for Finding Content by a Specific Author<\/h4>\n<p>allinpostauthor:name<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you want to see content written by Barry Schwartz, type allinauthor:Barry Schwartz<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"21_Narrow_Down_Search_to_a_Specific_Location\"><\/span><strong>21. Narrow Down Search to a Specific Location<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For local SEO optimization, location-based searches are always necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore for location-based searches, you can use the command loc: location name to narrow down the results<\/p>\n<p>For example, to find an SEO agency in London, you can use the command SEO agency loc: London.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax to Narrow Down Search to a Specific Location<\/h4>\n<p>loc:name of the location<\/p>\n<p>Try using the loc command with these examples:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loc:birmingham<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loc:paris<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"22_Identity_Pages_that_Arent_Secure\"><\/span><strong>22. Identity Pages that Aren\u2019t Secure<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to identify the pages that can be harmful, run a command like this site:etsy.com -inurl: https.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"23_Get_Definition\"><\/span><strong>23. Get Definition<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Want to get the definition for a search term? Use the Google Search Command define: search term.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax to Get Definition for a Search Term<\/h4>\n<p>define:keyword<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/what-is-define-search-function.png\" alt=\"what is define search function\" width=\"716\" height=\"302\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try using the define command with these examples:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">define:digital marketing<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">define:schema markup<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"24_Search_by_Filetype\"><\/span><strong>24. Search by Filetype<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are looking for a specific file type, say PDF,\u00a0 enter the search term followers by this command filetype: pdf. You\u2019ll only get results that contain PDF files.<\/p>\n<h4>Syntax to Search by Filetype<\/h4>\n<p>Filetype: specify the file format<\/p>\n<p>Try using the filetype command with these examples:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filetype:.pdf<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">filetype:.gif<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019ve made it this far, it means you were really keen about learning the Google search operators list.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend you bookmark this content and keep going through the commands unless you absolutely master it, which honestly, is not a big deal.<\/p>\n<p>Google search operator list is really a great resource for all those budding SEO professionals and digital marketing enthusiasts, so utilize it at your benefit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google search operators  are not new to SEO experts and webmasters around the world. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[443,444],"class_list":["post-20556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seo","tag-advanced-google-search-operators","tag-google-search-operators"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>24 Advanced Google Search Operators for SEOs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With Google Search Operators, you can make online searches simpler. 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