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Effective Google Search Tips

Exact Phrase
Enclose the phrase with double quotes so that Google will search for the exact matches of the phrase instead of treating it as 2 separate words.  You may also use the ‘+’ sign to join the words and let Google know you want an exact match.

“effective content writing”
effective+content

Page Cache
You can see Google’s cached version of a website or page by using ‘cache’ before the URL. Separate with a colon.

cache:http://writeffects.com
cache:http://writeffects.com/651/communication-is-a-skill

Site Links
If you want to know what pages Google has indexed on a specific site just use the ’site’ modifier before the URL. Separate with a colon.

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