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Search engines are not humans. A search engine is programmed software which uses a specifically designed algorithm to search the websites. A search engine like Google has millions of machines which store the database.

A search engine’s data base contains all the websites which were ever created. The new websites which have been uploaded recently should be registered with the search engine to be included in its database. When a key word or a phrase is entered in the tab of a search engine like Google, the software behind the engine compares those keywords separately with the data stored in its database and displays the matched results. A search never use whole phrase of multiple words to look for in its database in one go. Instead, the search engine uses each word separately. That’s where the problem begins. Eventually, we don not get very fruitful results as the complete phrase often implies a different meaning. So how can you ensure that the search engine uses all the keywords as a complete phrase while searching? Well, here’s the trick: Use + sign between the keyword instead of spaces.

But why does a simple + sign bring a whole new change in the search results?

The presence of + sign between two words signals the search engine to include both the words while looking up the websites in its database. A + sign tells the engine that while searching both the words must be involved. A + sign tells the engine that ‘you really mean it’ and that these words should be not ignored in any case. So, next time you go online to search you should ensure that + sign is included between the keywords.

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