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Google How To's

Find out how to use Google more effectively with my list of Google How To's.
How to Find Sites That Link To Your Site
Sometimes it's fun (and educational) to see what other sites are linking to you on the Web.
How to Use the Inurl Syntax
The inurl search syntax allows you to search for words within the URL.
How to Find People Using Google
If you're looking for information about someone, one of the best places you can start your search on the Web is Google. You can do a Google people search to find background information, phone numbers, addresses, maps, and more.
How to Create a Google News Alert
Google has access to literally thousands of news sources, and I've found that when I'm needing more of a variety of sources on one subject, they manage to deliver.
How to Do a Wildcard Search
Many search engines support a wildcard search, where you can substitute the asterisk sign for a word within a key phrase.
How to Find Free Mp3's with Google
There's an easy way to find free MP3 files with Google; actually, there's quite a few easy ways.
How to Find Sites that Link to Your Site
Sometimes it's fun (and educational) to see what other sites are linking to you on the Web.
How to Search a Specific Domain in Google
Did you know that you can use Google to search a specific domain?
How to Add Google Maps to Your Web Page
Have you seen a blog or a website that has a cool embedded Google map? And have you wondered how they did it? And, (this would be me), have you given up in despair because the instructions you found were just too hard?

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