Google Like a Pro - All Advanced Search Operators Tutorial [2023 Tips]

Learn how to become more effective at searching the web!
In this video, student Seth Goldin discusses how Google works, how to ask the right questions and identify the best results, and using built-in search operators to power up your search!
🔗 Read more like this from Seth: goldin.io/blog
⭐️ Course Contents ⭐️
⌨️ (00:00) Intro
⌨️ (03:14) How Does Google Work
⌨️ (09:40) Asking the Right Questions
⌨️ (14:41) Identifying the Right Answers
⌨️ (23:40) What Are Search Operators?
🔍 (24:43) Matching Operators
🔍 (28:23) Date Operators
🔍 (29:58) Source Operators
🔍 (33:29) Boolean Operators
🔍 (34:03) In-(URL/Title/Text/Anchor) Operators
🔍 (37:02) Utility Operators
⌨️ (41:05) Using and Combining Search Operators
⌨️ (44:02) Google Lens and Image Search
⌨️ (46:29) Specialized Search Engines
⌨️ (51:21) Keyboard Shortcuts
⌨️ (52:38) Wrapping Everything Up
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[@quincylarsonmusic]

22:00 Thanks Seth for vouching for me as a "highly transparent reputable person". Just a quick note that Google is partially wrong here in its search result - I do not own freeCodeCamp any more than you do. When we applied for tax-exempt status many years ago, I donated all my shares to freeCodeCamp, which is now a 501(c)(3) public charity. This means that everyone watching this course on the KZbin channel is technically a part-owner of freeCodeCamp. I now own roughly 1 / 8,000,000,000th of freeCodeCamp - as do you.😉

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[@thecoderguy_0001]

Quincy, started it watching yesterday, May God bless you. Its awesome.

[@Felix.942]

You are forever the pioneer

[@podcastsubmit4206]

Quincy , big thanks 👍🙏

[@mayurarun]

Thank you man.

[@officialcodingnotes]

Even though I thought I knew a lot about googling right, I still learned some new operators I have never heard of. Great course.

[@codewithguillaume]

That course should be taught to every person that works in web companies. Such basics ! Even me I learned a lot. Thanks!

[@codewithguillaume]

Thanks to Seth by the way !

[@DissonantSynth]

Hi Guillaume! I know English isn't your first language, and it's tricky, so I will provide corrections. "That course should be **taught** to every person **that** **works** in web companies."

[@codewithguillaume]

@@DissonantSynth Hello my friend! thank you very much for these corrections :) I'll edit it right away.

[@DissonantSynth]

@@codewithguillaume no problem. I'm happy that you didn't think I was mocking or attacking you ☀️

[@saahil2869]

@@DissonantSynth if your correcting someone pls correct him properly

[@Garrison86]

Definitely a essential skill to have as a programmer, great video

[@mohammedk8545]

Most important course for anyone who is in the computer field

[@RohitSahaRay]

Thank you, the course was very well explained & informative.

[@Aero_red]

A course i never thought would exist. You learn something new everyday….

[@JojoLamit-mi3zq]

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[@JojoLamit-mi3zq]

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[@JojoLamit-mi3zq]

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[@frankferdi1927]

I utilize google around 50-90 times a day, so these insights are more than helping, thanks for that. Even though I knew some of these, others were new.

[@recklessotaku]

Very underrated skill, thanks for covering it. Happy coding :)

[@akioasakura3624]

THANK YOUUU everyone thought I was dumb for asking but now I understand I’ve learnt so much srsly thank u 🙏🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥 absolutely GOAT video

[@m5s10]

Slight mistake in chapters: boolean operators is from 33:29 to 35:04 and in operators is from 35:04. Currently it shows that in operators start from 34:03. Thanks for the video thought, it is amazing!

[@krishnachaudhary9740]

00:00 Become a better web searcher with Google 06:34 Formulate precise queries to get relevant results 12:39 Understanding how Google generates autocomplete can help you complete queries more quickly 18:29 Verify information from multiple credible sources 24:02 Learn advanced Google search operators 29:42 Use Source and In operators to narrow down search results 36:08 Google search operators can be powerful tools for refining your searches. 41:56 Maximize your search results with specialized operators and tools. 47:56 Use Google Scholar for comprehensive academic research 04:12 Reviewing and improving course material

[@IoT_]

The content we don't deserve, but the one we need👌

[@Ou8y2k2]

With respect to Seth, I already have a Google Certificate from them for Search. Also, tools like ChatGPT are changing the game by deprecating various operators for natural language queries and commands.

[@mcdonaldsokeke3439]

Which google certificate is for search? .I would love to know that

[@Ou8y2k2]

@@mcdonaldsokeke3439 I got a digital certificate about 11 years ago using this video course from Google: kzbin.info/aero/PLAwoHAdFuMmrJ_LML2WBJG_ITHdD-XVvG

[@Andre_RDX5]

Ou8y2k2 , all fair, but remember ChatGPT's knowledge base basically extends to 2021 for most part. And it's far from replacing the current search methods. Besides, should you want to use more secure and private browsers to dig real deep for stuff that ChatGPT will never be allowed near to for the foreseeable future, the current way is the only way ;-)

[@thecoderguy_0001]

@@Ou8y2k2 thanks for sharing.

[@Ou8y2k2]

@@thecoderguy_0001 no problem

[@firojpaudel]

wow !! Im so glad I knew like most of them except for ctrl + click XD Thanks a lot !!

[@angelabeckman9203]

Thank you so much for your time. I learned a lot!

[@blin483]

Never thought I needed this lol. Glad I’m subscribed!

[@IoT_]

The content we don't deserve, but the one we need👌

[@mRxmodule]

Thx for the video. Btw the book behind you Andy Weir : Hail Mary is a very good book!:)

[@kumarbiswas9316]

Thanks Seth.. It'll be great to get to know Google & compare with ChatGPT :-)

[@dreamisover9813]

Googling might be one of the most important skill when you're in the IT field, good video

[@Kottam_Yallawa]

ChatGPT is forcing Google to get creative with marketing 🙂

[@moezrr8046]

Possibly. I mean, this course could become obsolete in months if it hasn't already (bing + chatgpt) .. but being able to Google is still a super useful skill to have, so no complaints!

[@piyusharyaprakash4365]

Honestly I will trust a guy on stack overflow rather than listening to an AI

[@GhostsOfSparta]

Exactly my thoughts! Soon they'll be forced to provide their own version of ChatGPT in the search engine...

[@artemzimin7669]

😂

[@tariqashraf5855]

@@moezrr8046 until Microsoft/openAi manages to scale chatgpt google is not dying!

[@itsallaboutislam9504]

Thanks for adding value in other's life , may God bless you

[@Fresh_Career_Compass]

Will use this for my final year project and paper publishing. Thank you ❣️

[@7iceman]

completely watched this video 👌❤ ty.

[@its_kumar]

Nice tips, very helpful course.

[@lilagoldin8810]

great tutorial seth!

[@Snowflake_tv]

This is what I was looking for.

[@ziyasefikatun4138]

Great help for me. Thank you!

[@Aba_Dagnew]

Thank you. Keep the good job.

[@stayhome8342]

Great course! I'm not going to use ChatGpt no matter what. I needed this ♥️

[@weebprogrammer2979]

that would be a lie

[@ahmedamr1124]

I appreciate your effort 👌 and it was useful tips

[@kylekeenan3485]

ChatGPT has not solved much yet as it's data is up to 2021 and it can't search the Internet. Plus once it's ready ChatGPT will cost money to use. So this was a genuinely useful video for access to the words best search which is free at the point of delivery.

[@noobgameplay2695]

Right bro ChatGpt is highly overrated. What's the use of technology when you can't even get the realtime info

[@Ou8y2k2]

There will be integrated ads. Hence, it'll be 'free to use.' Otherwise, someone will undercut them in price.

[@useraccount9414]

The most underrated skill I learn from my friend in college. If you know how to utilize this, you dont even need college degree =)))))

[@Hacking-NASSA-with-HTML]

Ohh Thank you guys soo much 🙂👍♥️

[@smitbhatt3593]

Thanks a lot for this.

[@SuperDali4]

Thanks, it was very helpful

[@sayitam2362]

thank you so much and please make a video about typing(keyboard) . keep going

[@jithusj2261]

Outstanding Content🚀

[@hasanbaaqeil42]

well done ..thanks for this

[@fawadit11]

thank you ... great course

[@Sampad-Sarker]

it would be a life saving tutorial

[@realmaureenoyakhilome]

This is a terrific video, thanks.

[@baronstanleyeloagu8644]

Nice piece, so impactful

[@GeorgeMulak]

Thanks!, Very valuable

[@segunadewola]

Great tutorial!

[@joannawheeler8441]

Super useful thanks! Question, is there a wildcard operator for a single letter or character? Say I wanted to search -> $3** iphone 11. This was just one example but do asterisks only apply to words and is there a similar asterisk operator for single chars or numbers? Thanks!

[@seth.goldin]

this is awesome!

[@donisvideos8907]

that was awesome thanks a lot

[@fmaylinch]

I asked GPT how to search Google 😂 Thanks for your video. The advanced search tool looks very useful.

[@merlysumatra4314]

just direct to the point

[@anything9497]

very helpful , Thank you

[@salijoghli]

I like how mister fantastic is teaching us

[@yuvrajpawar4177]

Great course everyone should learn

[@ryuavincaux]

Thank you!

[@elidvenega3017]

Great course

[@chrisfelicien]

Thanks

[@gabrielgomesmabiala6707]

It seems awesome I can wait to check this ou

[@MrDeeb00]

So the wild card is either asterisk or underscore ? The instructor mentioned both of them as a wild card for a forgotten word or term Thanks for the tut!

[@xmoreno3366]

Thanks✨❤️✌️🥺 Beacuse I'm need to search better God bless You❤️ 9:40 thanks ✨

[@kapral18]

ext:pdf doesn't care about file type it only checks the names of the files filetype:pdf doesn't care about the names it only checks for the file types

[@Ellipsis115]

This presentation has way too much manufacturered energy for right now but it seems worthwhile... I've been needing it to be properly broken down for me what I'm actually looking for - be it documentation, HOW to actually find that one stack overflow thing and understand what they were doing and how it relates to me and HOW THE HECK, I go from not having the base knowledge to understand something to deciphering it from context to having the actual knowledge I need - there are massive gaps there but I hope in next month april I will go from being the worst/among the worst searchers I know to being among the best.

[@apoorvsahu8204]

full support from India

[@Snowflake_tv]

I'm going to be an active searcher!

[@soxxks]

Not a dev but this is great!

[@josevicente632]

Excelent!!!

[@nahouiramzi3449]

liking Transistor = unimaginably BASED

[@CanaanMcGee]

Man, thank!

[@shialeto]

Nice video!

[@ChegandoFluente]

Amazing ;)

[@Snowflake_tv]

Great! I watched until 10:15. I hope 🙏 you will teach me how to ask ChatGPT to get an answer that I want. Thank you so much for this video!

[@goldenfishes3695]

Actually it's on chatgpt tutorial page, just use negative prompts. E.g. give me a list of dog breeds remove USA remove pit remove Chihuahua. Chatgpt will remove those prompt from their ans.

[@anukrititripathi152]

Thankyou😭😭😭

[@halkyxn345]

Fantastic Video! Does this also work with google scholar?

[@maimisa]

Great!

[@gasserakagee]

God bless you..

[@paolobena]

Great Video

[@crutzigluffae6233]

Nice thanks

[@T61APL89]

I wonder how long this will stay relevant with how intuitive ChatGPT's chatBot is for researching stuff, only problem is that it doesn't provide any direct sources just recommended references once it's asked. I'm guessing with DeepBlue's AI Alphabet will seriously considering a buyout and implementation to Google if possible.

[@marinettemasyrenaud8742]

What's the gold and black book's name on his shelf? Edit: It's the Mistborn 10th edition collector's hardcover by Brandon SAnderson.

[@unreleased74]

hello Could you provide some insights on why when doing the site: search, my results are significantly lower then my indexed pages in search console? Not only lower.. but continuously decreasing the last month.. this also has a huge effect on visibility and total impressions which are 0 No penalty, no indexing problems.

[@somebodyontheinternet1090]

I have a question! Google maps will give results for what u want near by but zooming in on a close area will net more result that were not originally shown......is there a way to get all things close by related to my search to show up instead of using the search this area bottom to see more results?

[@Choicexband]

the match and date operators work on youtube search too

[@compangit1524]

Comments for myself: You can use * if you can't remember a word and google will read it as a "wildcard" word. word1 AROUND(X) word2 will search for results with around X amount of words in between word1 and word2. You can use before:yyyy-mm-dd or after to indicate a specific date. If you want a start and end date, you can use date1...date2 as the range operator. site:siteName to return results only from siteName. filetype:fileType to return results with fileType extension, e.g. filetype:pdf. loc:location. blogurl to return a blog from the url. cache:siteUrl returns backedup saved version of a site.

[@MadeinIndia-Vlogs]

ChatGPT is a real threat to google for its existence because ChatGPT is improving it self day by day and correct it self by taking feedback from the user in next 5 years ChatGPT is definitely going to be a big competitor for Google.

[@nextfangtechlead6239]

Might take a look at that, if got some time 🤭

[@elmehdiezziar]

Skills 👍

[@ivang2490]

I have another amazing trick, that is not use google anymore. Now, I find all the things I need.

[@Zeichenkette]

What books are in the background? I only recognize "project hail mary" by Andy Weir.

[@id104335409]

Can you do one on Google Search Images and Reverse Image Search? And why they shat on it? What am I supposed to do with Google Lens???? I have yet to see it find anything for me! Is it Beta? Is it limited? Does it have some option checkmarks?? Am I doing something wrong? I feel like we are back in Windows 8 era when I opened it for the first time and I was shocked. Where are the things that worked just fine??? Why is everything changed???? Whyyyyyy?

[@tushartushar4477]

I think you should make a cheat sheet of all these operators, so it would be more developer friendly

[@fred.c.johnston]

I came here looking for precisely that... great video! Cheat sheet would be super!

[@fred.c.johnston]

I googled to find this one, pretty good, lol... docs.google.com/document/d/12-FWvfGdz4MMOOCFl_4TFeMqPzZqomwYH5ivP1Gkyno/edit?usp=drivesdk But you have a lot more... I'm sure there's better ones...

[@tushartushar4477]

@@fred.c.johnston thanks man

[@MohAmuza]

@@fred.c.johnston the doc is useful thx

[@newsyouchoose]

it's weird all this just comes naturally for me using Google since a young age

[@All-us]

I have two bars of chocolate next to me now, I'm going to watch the video and eat at the same time, it's fun for me

[@EthiowareSEG]

For five years, I've been searching a dictionary. But now, I'm going to search the library of human knowledge!

[@tejaswithme3713]

"The most important technique is not knowing what you know" - A wise man/woman

[@MaxCullen-ld1bu]

It should be like "The most important thing is knowing what you are doing"

[@tejaswithme3713]

@@MaxCullen-ld1bu thanks for suggestions ☺️

[@Ou8y2k2]

ChatGPT, rewrite that quote in the tone of a gangster from _The Godfather._ "Fuggedabout it" - A wise guy/broad

[@Snowflake_tv]

How about searching effectively via Thor browser to dive into DeepWeb?

[@mukeshkumarmaurya338]

❤❤❤

[@ray3dx661]

Is there any way to circumvent the algorithmic biases? Especially political ones?

[@BrinkyPain]

It‘s like making a tutorial on sending a fax in 2022. Same energy.

[@renoma111]

He looks like he's about to burst into laughter any second

[@kadorwarehouse]

there is a critical point missing. when i search A B operator:C D operator:E F am i searching ABDF based on C and E, or AB based on CD and EF that confuses me hard

[@surfas5434]

The teacher has this kind of Elliot Alderson's voice