Thrasher Google Search Secrets 2
The next search secrets is very simple to start. Just add a plus sign "+" to all your Internet searches. So combined with the last secret that shows how much difference the quotes make in your search results the plus sign will make you a much more efficient Internet researcher.
The plus sign tells Google that you must have that word or phrase, in quotes, in your search results. So rather than leaving a search up to chance, you tell Google you want all the words or phrases. If you do a search for the words: Thrasher Search Secrets then you will end up with all Web pages with all three of these words, or, with any of the words. If you search for +Thrasher +Search +Secrets then you will narrow the search to only pages that have ALL THREE words. Now when you combine that with the quotes such as: +"thrasher search secrets" +google then you tell Google you only want Web pages that have the phrase "Thrasher Search Secrets" PLUS the word Google. This narrows your results significantly.
"thrasher search secrets" - - - - - - Returns 440 results
"thrasher search secrets" +google - - Returns 9 results
As you drill down using quotes and plus signs you get more and more pertinent results.
Summary: Combining phrases in quotes with the plus symbol will make your Web research in Google highly efficient. Part three of this series will summarize all the other features that can narrow searches, but the most important two are in Part (Number 1) and in this article, Part 2.
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