Use Your Results
Searching for information online presents a problem for most people. Unless you have a good grasp on the information you are looking for already, it can be difficult to come up with some good search terms that eliminate irrelevant pages and brings the most specific and useful information to the first page of search results.
This requires you to be a bit of an information detective. You will have to look for clues to help you narrow your search as you go. When using this approach, you have to skim your search results for:
This requires you to be a bit of an information detective. You will have to look for clues to help you narrow your search as you go. When using this approach, you have to skim your search results for:
- page titles
- page snippets or excerpts
- page URLs
- useful keywords
- and useful facts to build on your search.