Comments on: Good site search – quick tips

By: Lee, Norwich

Lee, Norwich — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:19:27 +0000

Great stuff David. I particularly echo your statement of ‘no search is better than a bad search’

By: David Hamill

David Hamill — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:06:15 +0000

Hi Lorraine. The problem is that like the advanced search, most people ignore things like this.

By: lorraine_p

lorraine_p — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:00:06 +0000

Something which I came accross recently on a website was the inclusion of some adivce on how to get the most out of the search engine (in addition to the advanced search).
Things like using the word ‘OR’ to search either word, ‘AND’ to search both words, quotation marks to search for a phrase and the ‘-’ sign to exclude certain words. Each tip included an example on how it might work.
I thought this was a really good idea because these techniques are not widely known and can really make the search engine to work harder for you. As a result, users are more likely to be satisfied with the results.

By: Quiff Boy

Quiff Boy — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:51:59 +0000

“If they canâ€™t find it with search then they often think it doesnâ€™t exist.”

couldn’t agree more!

By: David Hamill

David Hamill — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:57:16 +0000

Hi John, thanks for stopping by. Yes in Google Site Search I think you are supposed to leave the logo there. But it’s simple enough to remove from what I’ve heard. Google Enterprise for intranets etc does not require the logo to remain. I guess that’s because you’ve paid a shed load of money for it, they let you do what you want.

By: John Clark

John Clark — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:30:41 +0000

Hi David,

Some good points. One thing, however, is that unless they’ve changed their policy, using the Google search that you speak of on a particular site requires the inclusion of the Google logo. Which is a pity. I’m not so sure they’d ever find out, however

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By: David Hamill

David Hamill — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:02:33 +0000

Hi Lee,

Thanks for dropping by and commenting.

By: Lee Munroe

Lee Munroe — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:59:49 +0000

Hey David,
Nice site, you’ve some interesting articles here. I’m a big usability enthusiast myself so I enjoyed reading them.