Select presets then Load or Append
You can also save presets below in the Custom section.
Tips: Select multiple presets (they show a checkmark), then choose Load or Append. Use quotes for exact phrases.
Presets & Advanced combos
Common
Filetypes & resources
SEO / Content & Backlink discovery
Backlink & Citation Finding
Competitor / Company Research
Recruiting / People
Government / Academic
Advanced combos
Custom presets
Saved presets persist in browser.
Cheat sheet — common operators & combos
site:example.com— restrict results to a single domainintitle:keyword— pages with keyword in the <title>allintitle:words here— all words must appear in the titleinurl:keyword— pages with keyword in the URLallinurl:words here— all words must appear in the URLintext:keyword— pages containing keyword in body text"exact phrase"— search exact phrase (use quotes)-word— exclude pages containing wordfiletype:pdf— restrict to PDFs (also xlsx, csv, ppt, doc)AROUND(n)— proximity search (word1 AROUND(5) word2)related:example.com— sites related to a domaincache:URL— view Google cached copyauthor:"Name"— useful for searching author snippetssite:.edu— search across a TLD (edu/gov)
Advanced combos (examples)
- site:competitor.com intitle:"pricing" OR inurl:pricing — competitor pricing pages
- site:example.com "guest post" OR "write for us" -site:yourdomain.com — guest-post targets outside your site
- filetype:pdf "keyword" site:edu — academic PDFs on keyword
- "keyword" "link roundup" OR "best of" -site:yourdomain.com — roundup pages
- intext:"yourdomain.com" -site:yourdomain.com — possible external mentions / backlinks
- intitle:"sponsor" OR "sponsorship" "keyword" — sponsorship opportunities
- site:example.com "press release" OR "news" filetype:pdf — downloadable press announcements
Tip: combine multiple operators for surgical precision. Use the preset selector to quickly assemble common combos.