PYTHON FOR SEO

Lessons: 8

Google Search Operators

An 8-lesson course that teaches you Google's advanced search operators for your SEO and content work, with real examples: searching for an exact phrase, excluding what gets in the way, searching inside a site or a section of it, in page titles, URLs and text, finding PDF files and searching by date, then putting it all together for real SEO tasks. In every lesson you try each operator yourself on real pages and solve challenges that are checked instantly.

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Lessons

  1. 1Google Search OR Operator, Exact Phrase and Exclude WordsSearch for an exact phrase, exclude a word or a phrase, and search for several forms of the same thing in one search.
  2. 2How to Search Within a Website on Google with site:Limit the results to one site or a section of it, exclude a site, and see which of a competitor's pages Google knows about.
  3. 3Google intitle and allintitle: How to Search Page TitlesFind a word or a phrase in a page's title, tell intitle from allintitle, and use both to find content ideas.
  4. 4Google inurl and intext Search Operators ExplainedReach one kind of page from the shape of its URL, like product pages, and find a phrase inside a page's text.
  5. 5Google Filetype Search: How to Search for PDF FilesReach reports and files by their type, combine filetype with site, and check where any number comes from before you use it.
  6. 6Google Search by Date: How to Use before: and after:Limit the results to a time range, know which date Google goes by, and when to use the search tools instead.
  7. 7Google Search Operators for SEO: Indexing, Competitors and LinksCombine the operators into ready-made recipes for real tasks: checking indexing, competitor content, link opportunities and brand mentions.
  8. 8Google Search URL Parameters: udm=14, tbs, gl, hl and MoreRead and edit the results page's link: the last 6 hours, 3 days or a range between two dates, news or forum results, country and language, with a table of every parameter.
Google Search Operator GeneratorPick a ready-made task, like tracking brand mentions on social media or checking indexing, or write the query yourself, then set the time, country and result type. The tool writes the query and its link for you, and explains every part.Open the tool →