# Search Operators

> Special commands to refine and filter search queries.

Source: https://anotherseoguru.com/en/glossary/search-operators

Search operators are special characters and commands used to refine search queries. They're invaluable for SEO research, competitive analysis, finding backlink opportunities, and auditing indexed pages.

## Example

site:example.com (all indexed pages), intitle:"keyword" (pages with keyword in title), -keyword (exclude results), link:example.com (who links to you)

## How to apply it

Use site: to audit indexing, intitle:/inurl: for competitive research, related: for finding similar sites, cache: to see Google's version.

> **Pro tip:** Combine operators for powerful queries: site:competitor.com intitle:"guest post" finds guest post opportunities on competitor sites.

## Related terms

- [Indexing](https://anotherseoguru.com/en/glossary/indexing)
- [SERP (Search Engine Results Page)](https://anotherseoguru.com/en/glossary/serp)