{"id":1806,"date":"2019-08-07T15:15:15","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T09:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gifographics.co\/?p=1806"},"modified":"2020-04-27T14:20:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T08:50:58","slug":"google-search-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gifographics.co\/google-search-operators\/","title":{"rendered":"A Quick Guide to Using Google Search Operators for SEO"},"content":{"rendered":"

With old SEO tools and techniques no longer being effective (and even dangerous for your site to a great extent), it\u2019s about time for SEO marketers to switch to white hat SEO techniques. And while that can be difficult, you can simplify it by learning how to use the Google search operators.<\/p>\n

Although it would be easier to learn this through an SEO class<\/a>, you would still get some useful pointers in this article as well.<\/p>\n

So without further ado, let\u2019s jump right in.<\/p>\n

Reverse Engineering Your Competitors\u2019 Backlinks<\/h2>\n

A quick and effective way to get some great SEO results is to simply use the links that are working for your competitors<\/a>. This involves finding out which sites are linking to your competitors and trying to get backlinks from those sites as well. This is what we call reverse engineering or replicating your competitors\u2019 backlinks.<\/p>\n

And the only search operator you need for this is \u201cSite:CompetitorSite.com \u2013Site:competitorSite.com.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guest Posting<\/h2>\n

There aren\u2019t many in the SEO world that haven\u2019t heard of guest posting. It\u2019s one of the oldest SEO techniques but still continues to be one of the most effective.<\/p>\n

But as with every SEO technique<\/a>, things have changed with respect to guest posting as well. Nowadays, niche-relevant guest post links work much better than generic guest post links or getting links<\/a> from sites not relevant to your site.<\/p>\n

With that said, here are the search operators you would be using to look for these opportunities:<\/p>\n