I’m sure there are many who spend their time trying to stay ahead of Google, or right with them.

I would have to believe even Google struggles with what is the best way to produce meaningful search results, and thus far, whatever they decide on, the “experts”‘ are using to “beat the system”. And, you know, it’s all about money.

The trouble is – no matter what they seem to bring out – the seo experts are always one step ahead.

So you have ADD too. When time is of the essence, it’s frustrating to not be able to find what we want within our first few attempts.

I think that is another reason why sometimes I think Google’s page rank may need some revamping, as sometimes the sites at the top of the search engine results aren’t really the most informative.

That’s a great idea of typing the exact question as your search string.

Thanks for sharing.

How I search depends on what I’m looking for. And I too hop from site to site quite quickly in attempt to find what I want. If I’m looking for reviews – I’ll often type in that word at the end of my search phrase. And if it doesn’t work – I add the phrase discussion forum to the search phrase too.

If my search takes me to about.com – I’ll often press the back button on my browser. Ditto Yahoo answers, which often contains some terrible and misleading advice.

And if I’m really struggling to find what I’m looking for, I’ll put quotation marks round my search term.

Now, if I’m looking for an answer to a specific question – I’ll often type in the exact question because sometimes sites put the question in their headline, before providing the answer.

Another favourite is to look for lists: eg Top Ten – then the search term, or worlds best – worlds worst etc etc.

I almost always use Google. Hope this helps a little.