{"id":14355,"date":"2025-12-10T08:30:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T13:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/?p=14355"},"modified":"2025-12-10T09:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T17:18:10","slug":"discover-better-gifts-with-these-3-google-search-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/?p=14355","title":{"rendered":"Discover Better Gifts with These 3 Google Search Tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the holiday season just around the corner, you\u2019ll be spending a lot of time on the Internet trying to find the perfect gifts for the loved ones in your life\u2026 but do you actually know how to find exactly<\/em> what you\u2019re looking for? Today, we want to give you a holiday gift in the form of a guide on how to make the most of Google\u2019s search functionality.<\/p>\n

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Quotes: The Key to Specificity<\/h2>\n

Take a step back into 1996\u2019s Jingle All the Way<\/em>, in which Howard Langston spends most of the movie trying to find a very<\/em> specific Turbo-Man action figure on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s certainly admirable to work as hard as Langston does, this commitment does become a problem when faced with a little last-minute shopping\u2014a problem that knowing how to use Google could solve. If Langston did a Google Search for the exact kind of Turbo-Man his son wanted, he could narrow it down in moments. I mean, how else are you supposed to find a 12-inch Turbo-Man with Turbo-Rang and Jetpack accessories? Just type in:<\/p>\n

\u201c12 inch Deluxe Turbo-Man with Turbo-Rang and Jetpack\u201d<\/p>\n

With the quotes, Langston can find the exact match for this toy, or even gauge interest in products or services of his own.<\/p>\n

The Minus Sign: For Removing Certain Types of Gifts<\/h2>\n

Gift subscriptions and cards are some of the more common gifts to give, but some individuals are particular about which websites and platforms they want to give their business to.<\/p>\n

Google doesn\u2019t know this, of course, so you have to tell it to omit certain results. This is done with a minus sign in front of whatever terms you don\u2019t want included in a search. Now, imagine if, in National Lampoon\u2019s Christmas Vacation<\/em>, Clark Griswold\u2019s boss had applied this knowledge instead of giving him a Christmas \u201cbonus\u201d of a year-long subscription to a \u201cJelly of the Month\u201d club. It would be a simple search for \u201cgift idea -jelly,\u201d and the entire display could have been avoided.<\/p>\n

You can also use this to find gifts for others, or, say, purchase new computer hardware. A fun example is searching \u201cmouse -rodent\u201d to guarantee you won\u2019t get any pest removal products in your results.<\/p>\n

Site: For Single-Source Searches<\/h2>\n

For those who like to do their shopping in-person at specific stores, there\u2019s a Google feature that lets you emulate this experience by preceding your search terms with \u201csite:URL\u201d<\/p>\n

This trick tells Google you only want to see results that pop up on the specific website of your choice. It\u2019s like a modern-day version of Kris Kringle in the 1947 classic, Miracle on 34th Street, where the last-minute Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade Santa tells parents where to find their child\u2019s exact wishes. The mother seeking a toy fire engine for her son could have just typed up \u201csite:schoenfeldtoys.com fire engine\u201d to find exactly what her son wanted.<\/p>\n

Business owners can of course use this method to conduct their own market research and track competitors. <\/p>\n

The Gift of Technology<\/h2>\n

Technology is supposed to be convenient and make certain tasks less time-consuming, so why not let it do its job for your business? Coleman Technologies can help you acquire the right tools for any job. Learn more by calling us today at (604) 513-9428.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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