Here i present to you the most exhaustive list of beginners and advanced search engine queries which can help you greatly in finding potential linking partners. This post is one of the tool of the famous.

Use CTRL F ‘Search Term’ to find what you are looking for.

 Search Queries Menu

1. Find Link Reclamation Opportunities
2. Find niche blogs
3. Find Interview Opportunities

 

Find Websites where you can find industry resources:

Keyword “top 10 resources”/”top resources”Keyword “top 10 sites/”top sites”Keyword “top 10 websites”/”top websites”Keyword “top 10 articles”/ “top articles”Keyword “top 10 tools”/”top tools”Keyword “top 10 web resources”/”top web resources”Keyword “top 10 internet resources”/”top internet resources”Keyword “top 10 online resources”/”top online resources”

Keyword “recommended resources”/”suggested resources”Keyword “useful resources”/”interesting resources”Keyword “favorite resources”Keyword “recommended sites”/”suggested sites”Keyword “useful sites”/”interesting sites”Keyword “favorite sites”Keyword “recommended websites”/”suggested websites”Keyword “useful websites”/”interesting websites”Keyword “favorite websites”

Keyword “recommended articles”/”suggested articles”Keyword “useful articles”/”interesting articles”Keyword “favorite articles”

Keyword “recommended tools”/”suggested tools”Keyword “useful tools”/”interesting tools”Keyword “favorite tools”

Keyword “recommended links”/”suggested links”Keyword “useful links”/”interesting links”Keyword “favorite links”

Keyword “intitle:resources”Keyword “round up”Keyword intitle:”round up”Keyword “round up” intitle:weekly/daily/monthlyKeyword intitle:listKeyword “guide”

“list of Keyword sites”

Keyword “news”/”industry news”Keyword “magazine”/”industry magazine”Keyword “journal”/”industry journal”

Keyword “whitepapers”Keyword “videos”Keyword “podcasts”Keyword “research”Keyword site:.eduKeyword site:.infoKeyword filetype:doc/docx/xls/ppt/pdf

inanchor:keywordallinanchor:keyword

Keyword  inurl:links/resources

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Find sites where you can list your website

Keyword “add a site”/”submit site”/”suggest site”/”post site”/”recommend site”Keyword “add URL”/”submit URL”/”suggest URL”/”post URL”/”recommend URL”Keyword “add listing”/”submit listing”/”suggest listing”/”post listing”/”recommend listing”

Keyword add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend articleKeyword add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend videoKeyword add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend podcastKeyword add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend whitepaperKeyword add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend webinarsKeyword add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend eventKeyword add/submit/suggest/post/list  jobKeyword add/submit/suggest/post/list contestKeyword add/submit/post/list coupons

Keyword intitle:add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend articleKeyword intitle:add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend videoKeyword intitle:add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend podcastKeyword intitle:add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend whitepaperKeyword intitle:add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend webinarsKeyword intitle:add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend eventKeyword intitle:add/submit/suggest/post/list jobKeyword intitle:add/submit/suggest/post/list contestKeyword intitle:add/submit/post/list coupons

Keyword ”add your business”/”list your business”

Keyword directoryKeyword directory add/submit/suggest/postKeyword intitle:”directory”Keyword+ inurl:”directory”Keyword Listings

IndustryKeyword “sign up”/join/register/”create an account”

keyword coupons intitle:listkeyword coupons intitle:submit/addkeyword deals intitle:submit/add“deals for” “keyword *” intitle:submit/add“coupons for” “Keyword *” intitle:submit/add

keyword sweeps*  intitle:submitkeyword giveaways  + intitle:submit

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Find non-profit organizations which accepts donations

In US (www.google.com)Keyword site:.orgIn UK (www.google.co.uk)Keyword site:.orgKeyword site:.org.ukIn India (www.google.co.in)Keyword site:.orgKeyword site:.org.inIn Canada (www.google.ca)Keyword site:.orgIn Australia (www.google.com.au)Keyword site:.orgKeyword site:.org.au

Note: Use following keywords to find non-profit organizations:

1. “donate for”
2.  “donate to”
3. “donate online”
4. “donate now”
5. “make donation”
6. “make charity”
7. “charity online”
8.  “money for donation”
9. “goods for donation”
10. “services for donation”
11. “partner”
12. “support”
13. “contribute”
14. “sponsor”
15. “sponsorship”

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Find websites to promote your tools,badges, widgets & infographics for Link Building

industryName intitle:toolsindustryName intitle:badgesindustryName intitle:widgetsindustryName intitle:infographics

industryName inurl:toolsindustryName inurl:badgesindustryName inurl:widgetsindustryName inurl:infographics

industryName top/recommended/useful/favorite/amazing/awesome toolsindustryName top/recommended/useful/favorite/amazing/awesome badgesindustryName top/recommended/useful/favorite/amazing/awesome widgetsindustryName top/recommended/useful/favorite/amazing/awesome infographics

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Find blogs which review products

ProductName review site:wordpress.comProductName ratings site:wordpress.comProductName comparison site:wordpress.comProductName price comparison site:wordpress.comProductName compare intext:”powered by wordpress”

ProductName review site:blogspot.comProductName ratings site:blogspot.comProductName comparison site:blogspot.comProductName price comparison site:blogspot.com

ProductName review site:typepad.comProductName ratings site:typepad.comProductName comparison site:typepad.comProductName price comparison site:typepad.comProductName recommended intext:”powered by typepad”

ProductName review site:livejournal.comProductName ratings site:livejournal.comProductName comparison site:livejournal.comProductName price comparison site:livejournal.com

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Find websites which review products

ProductName intitle:reviewProductName intitle:ratingsProductName intitle:comparisonProductName intitle:price comparisonProductName intitle:compareProductName intitle:recommended

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Find Industry Specific Q & A

industryName site:quora.comindustryName site:askville.amazon.comindustryName site:linkedin.com/answersindustryName site:wiki.answers.comindustryName site:answers.yahoo.com

Other Q & A queries

[Gaming] site:gaming.stackexchange.com[Programmers] site:programmers.stackexchange.com[Mathematics] site:math.stackexchange.com[Apple] site:apple.stackexchange.com

[WordPress] site:wordpress.stackexchange.com[Android Enthusiasts] site:android.stackexchange.com[Web Applications] site:webapps.stackexchange.com[Game Development] site:gamedev.stackexchange.com[OnStartups] site:answers.onstartups.com

 

[Cooking] site:cooking.stackexchange.com[Webmasters] site:webmasters.stackexchange.com[Electrical Engineering] site:electronics.stackexchange.com[Photography] site:photo.stackexchange.com[User Experience] site:ux.stackexchange.com[Physics] site:physics.stackexchange.com[Home Improvement] site:diy.stackexchange.com

[Personal Finance and Money] site:money.stackexchange.com[Skeptics] site:skeptics.stackexchange.com[Science Fiction and Fantasy] site:scifi.stackexchange.com[Role-playing Games] site:rpg.stackexchange.com[Stack Apps] site:stackapps.com

[Bicycles] site:bicycles.stackexchange.com[Jewish Life and Learning] site:judaism.stackexchange.com[Graphic Design] site:graphicdesign.stackexchange.com[Fitness and Nutrition] site:fitness.stackexchange.com[Board and Card Games] site:boardgames.stackexchange.com[Homebrew] site:homebrew.stackexchange.com[Writers] site:writers.stackexchange.com[Project Management] site:pm.stackexchange.com

[Musical Practice and Performance] site:music.stackexchange.com[Parenting] site:parenting.stackexchange.com[Travel] site:travel.stackexchange.com[Audio-Video Production] site:avp.stackexchange.com[Christianity] site:christianity.stackexchange.com[Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair] site:mechanics.stackexchange.com[Quantitative Finance] site:quant.stackexchange.com

[Personal Productivity] site:productivity.stackexchange.com[Gardening and Landscaping] site:gardening.stackexchange.com[Cryptography] site:crypto.stackexchange.com[Philosophy] site:philosophy.stackexchange.com[Astronomy] site:astronomy.stackexchange.com

[Literature] site:literature.stackexchange.com[Linguistics] site:linguistics.stackexchange.com[Movies and TV] site:movies.stackexchange.com[History] site:history.stackexchange.com[Economics] site:economics.stackexchange.com[Mathematica] site:mathematica.stackexchange.com[Firearms] site:firearms.stackexchange.com[Biology] site:biology.stackexchange.com[Healthcare IT] site:healthcareit.stackexchange.com[Poker] site:poker.stackexchange.com

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Find blogs which accept sponsored/paid reviews

Keyword intext:”this is a sponsored post”Keyword intext:”this was a sponsored post”Keyword intext:”this is a paid post”Keyword intext:”this was a paid post”Keyword intext:”this is a Sponsored review”Keyword intext:”this was a Sponsored review”Keyword intext:”this is a paid review”Keyword intext:”this was a paid review”

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Find Industry Specific Social Profiles

industryName site:facebook.comindustryName site:twitter.comindustryName site:linkedin.com

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Find Industry Specific Events

industryName site:meetup.comindustryName intitle:conferenceindustryName intitle:seminarindustryName intitle:expoindustryName intitle:trade showindustryName intitle:exhibition

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Find Google Public User Profiles

You can search Google’s public user profiles with search query strings like this:

Example: or by appending &tbs=prfl:e onto any search URL.

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Find Chamber of Commerce Site

In US (www.google.com)<city-name> Chamber of commerce site:.<state-code>.usChamber of commerce site:.<state-code>.us<city-name> Chamber of commerce site:.org<city-name>+ Chamber of commerce site:.comIn UK (www.google.co.uk)<city-name> Chamber of Commerce site:.uk<city-name> Chamber of Commerce site:.comIn India (www.google.co.in)<city-name> Chamber of Commerce site:.in<city-name> Chamber of Commerce site:.comIn Canada (www.google.ca)<city-name> Chamber of Commerce site:.ca<city-name> Chamber of Commerce site:.comIn Australia (www.google.com.au)<city-name> Chamber of Commerce site:.au<city-name> Chamber of Commerce site:.com

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Find institutions which provide primary and secondary education

In US (www.google.com)<city-name> Site:.k12.<state-code>.us<city-name> Site:.pvt.k12.<state-code>.us<city-name> site:.kidIn UK (www.google.co.uk)Site:.<city-name>.sch.ukIn India (www.google.co.in)<city-name> SchoolIn Canada (www.google.ca)<city-name> SchoolIn Australia (www.google.com.au)<city-name> School site:.<state-code>.au<city-name> SchoolIn New Zeland (www.google.co.nz)<city-name> site:.school.nz

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Find Institutions which provide Higher Education

In US (www.google.com)<city-name> site:.cc.<state-code>.us<city-name> site:.tec.<state-code>.us<city-name>  College/university site:.eduIn UK (www.google.co.uk)<city-name> site:.ac.uk<city-name>  College/university site:.eduIn India (www.google.co.in)<city-name> site:.ac.in<city-name>  College/university site:.edu<city-name>  College/university site:.edu.in<city-name> site:.res.inIn Canada (www.google.ca)<city-name>  College/university site:.edu<city-name>  College/university site:.ca<city-name>  College/university site:.comIn Australia (www.google.com.au)<city-name>  College/university site:.edu<city-name>  College/university site:.edu.<state-code>.auIn New Zeland (www.google.co.nz)<city-name>  College/university site:.edu<city-name>  College/university site:.ac.nz

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Find Library Sites

In US (www.google.com)<city-name> site:.lib.<state-code>.us<city-name> library site:.<state-code>.us<city-name> library site:.eduIn UK (www.google.co.uk)<city-name> library site:.uk<city-name> library site:.eduIn India (www.google.co.in)<city-name> library site:.in<city-name> library site:.eduIn Canada (www.google.ca)<city-name> library site:.ca<city-name> library site:.eduIn Australia (www.google.com.au)<city-name> library site:.<state-code>.au<city-name> library site:.edu

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Find Research Council Sites

In US (www.google.com)Research Council site:.<state-code>.usResearch Council site:.comIn UK (www.google.co.uk)Research Council site:.ukResearch Council site:.comIn India (www.google.co.in)Research Council site:.inResearch Council site:.comIn Canada (www.google.ca)Research Council site:.caResearch Council site:.comIn Australia (www.google.com.au)Research Council site:.<state-code>.auResearch Council site:.com

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Find goverment institutions

In US (www.google.com)Keyword site:.govIn UK (www.google.co.uk)Keyword site:.gov.ukIn India (www.google.co.in)Keyword site:.gov.inKeyword site:.nic.inIn Canada (www.google.ca)Keyword site:.govIn Australia (www.google.com.au)Keyword site:.gov.au

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Google Search Operators

allinanchor: This operator is used to return web documents in which the anchor text contains all the words following the colon. For example: allinanchor:car insurance

This search will return all the web documents in which the anchor text contains the words ‘car’ and ‘insurance’

Note: This operator can’t be easily combined with other Google Operators.

inanchor: This operator is used to return web documents in which the anchor text contains the word following the colon. For example: inanchor:car

This search will return all the web documents in which the anchor text contains the words ‘car’.

allintext:This operator is used to return web documents in which the body text (text on the web page) of a web document contains all the word following the colon. For example: allintext:car insurance

This search will return all the web documents in which the body text of a web document contains the words ‘car’ and ‘insurance’

intext:This operator is used to return web documents in which the body text of a web document contains the word following the colon. For example: intext:car

This search will return all the web documents in which the body text of a web document contains the words ‘car’.

allintitle:This operator is used to return web documents in which the title tag of a web document contains all the word following the colon. For example: allintitle:car insurance

This search will return all the web documents in which the title tag of a web document contains the words ‘car’ and ‘insurance’

intitle:This operator is used to return web documents in which the title tag of a web document contains the word following the colon. For example: intitle:car

This search will return all the web documents in which the title tag of a web document contains the words ‘car’

allinurl:This operator is used to return web documents in which the URL of a web document contains all the word following the colon. For example: allinurl:car insurance

This search will return all the web documents in which the URL of a web document contains the words ‘car’ and ‘insurance’.

inurl:This operator is used to return web documents in which the URL of a web document contains the word following the colon. For example: inurl:car

This search will return all the web documents in which the URL of a web document contains the words ‘car’

filetype:This operator is used to return web documents of a particular file type. For example: “SEO Checklist: filetype:pdf

This search will return all the web documents which contains the words ‘seo’ and ‘checklist’ and which are PDF documents. This operator is useful in finding valuable resources.

link:

This is a most common search operator of Google and is used to determine back links of a website. For e.g. link:seomoz.org

This search operator will return a sample of the web documents which link out to the website seomoz.org

related:

This search operator returns web documents which are similar to the webpage you specified following the colon. For example: related:seomoz.org

This search operator will return websites which are similar to seomoz.org website like search engine land, seobook etc. This operator can help a lot in finding link building opportunities.

site:

This search operator is used to search within a specific website. For example: “checklist” site:seomoz.org

This search result will return all the checklist type blog posts published on seomoz so far. The operator can also be used to find contact information or guest post opportunities within a website.

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If you want to search within a specific folder of a website use

site:abc.com/folder

For example: site:seomoz.org/blog

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If you want to search within a specific sub-domain of a website use

site:subdomain.abc.com

For example:

site:books.google.com/

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site:games.*.com –  find websites whose sub domain is ‘games’ and the top level domain is ‘.com’

The search results for this query can be something like:

1. games.softpedia.com/
2. games.yahoo.com/
3. games.ifeng.com/
4. games.msn.com/

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site:games.* –  find websites whose primary domain is ‘games’

The search results for this query can be something like:

1. www.games.com/
2. www.games.ca/
3. www.games.it/
4. games.de/

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site:ebay.* – Find all the top level domains of ebay website.

The search results for this query can be something like:

1. www.ebay.ca/
2. www.ebay.cn/
3. www.ebay.ie/
4. www.ebay.hu/
5. www.ebay.no/

 

– (minus) operator

Using a minus sign immediately before a word tells Google not to return web documents which contain the word immediately after the minus operator. For e.g. Java -coffee -beans

Here you are telling Google not to return web documents which contain the word ‘coffee’ and ‘beans’

* (Wildcard operator)

Through this search operator you can create a placeholder in your search query and let the Google fill it. For e.g. the query: * management courses will return different types of management courses available.

 

Google Advanced Search

 let you apply following filters to modify your search results:

1. Language
2. Region
3. Last updated date
4. Where the search terms appear on the page
5. Safe Search filter turned on or off
6. Reading level
7. Usage rights

 

Google Search Operators which work with Google Image Search

allintitle:, allinurl:, filetype:, inurl:, intitle:, site:

For more advanced search options use

 

Google Search Operators which work with Google Blog Search

You can use following search operators with :

inblogtitle:keyword – restricts search to blog titles

blogurl:keyword – restricts search to blog URLs

link:– find blogs linking to the given page

inpostauthor:”Author Name”  – find blog posts written by a specified author

 

Bing Search Operators

LinkFromDomain:

Through this search operator you can get a list of all the external links of a website. For example: linkfromdomain:seomoz.org – returns a list of all the external links of the seomoz website.

url:

This operator is used to check whether a particular URL is in the Bing index. For example: url:seomoz.org

feed:

This operator can be used to find RSS feeds of the blogs related to your search term. For e.g. feed:seo – returns the RSS feeds of all the SEO related blogs.

location:country_code

This operator is used to return webpages from a specific country or region. For example: “seo blogs” location:gb – returns UK seo blogs

Note: You can get a complete list of country codes from

prefer:

This operator is used to add emphasis to a search term. For e.g. jaguar prefer:car – returns list of web pages which talk about the Jaguar car and not jaguar cat or any other thing related to jaguar.

contains:filetype

Use this operator to find websites which link out to a particular file type. For e.g. contains:pdf – returns a list of websites which link out to PDF documents.

site:seomoz.org contains:pdf – find all the webpages of seomoz which link out to a PDF document.

linkfromdomain:seomoz.org contains:pdf – Find all the external links of seomoz which in turn link out to a PDF document.

inbody:

This operator is used to return web documents in which the HTML body of a web document contains all the words following the colon. For example: inbody:”seo takeaways”

Note: inbody: operator can be used to find web pages which mention your brand name but don’t link out to you.

language:language_code

This operator returns web pages written in a specific language. For e.g. “seo cheatsheet” language:fr – returns all the web pages which contain seo cheatsheet in french.

Note: you can get a complete list of language codes from

ip:

This operator is used to find websites hosted on a specific IP address. For example: ip:202.54.119.149

site:

Same as Google Search operator ‘site:’

inurl:

Same as Google Search operator ‘inurl:’

intitle:

Same as Google Search operator ‘intitle:’

inanchor:

Same as Google Search Operator ‘inanchor:’

filetype:

Same as Google Search operator ‘filetype:’

 

For best results use industry keywords.

 

Find websites which provide guest post opportunities

Keyword/yourCompetitorName “guest blog”Keyword/yourCompetitorName “guest blogger”Keyword/yourCompetitorName “guest Column”Keyword/yourCompetitorName “guest article”Keyword/yourCompetitorName guest postKeyword/yourCompetitorName guest author

Keyword/yourCompetitorName “write for us”Keyword/yourCompetitorName “write for me”Keyword/yourCompetitorName “become a contributor”Keyword/yourCompetitorName “contribute to this site”Keyword/yourCompetitorName inurl:category/guestKeyword/yourCompetitorName inurl:contributors

Keyword/yourCompetitorName “guest blog” inanchor:contactKeyword/yourCompetitorName “guest blogger” inanchor:contactKeyword/yourCompetitorName “guest Column” inanchor:contactKeyword/yourCompetitorName “guest article” inanchor:contactKeyword/yourCompetitorName “write for us” inanchor:contactKeyword/yourCompetitorName “write for me” inanchor:contactKeyword/yourCompetitorName “become a contributor” inanchor:contactKeyword/yourCompetitorName “contribute to this site” inanchor:contact

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Find Link Reclamation Opportunities

“your-company-name-without-space”“your-company-name-with-space”“your-1st-product-name-with-space”“your-1st-product-name-without-space”“your-2nd-product-name-with-space”“your-2nd-product-name-without-space”“your-Nth-product-name-with-space”“your-Nth-product-name-with-space”

“company URL”“key-employee-name”“your-1st-website-name/url”“your-2nd-website-name/url”“your-Nth-website-name/url”

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Find blogs relevant to your industry

Keyword site:wordpress.comKeyword site:blogspot.comKeyword site:typepad.comKeyword site:edublogs.orgKeyword site:livejournal.comKeyword intext:”powered by wordpress”Keyword intext:”powered by typepad”

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Find Interview Opportunities

industryName intitle:interview -jobindustryVertical intitle:interview -jobcompetitorName intitle:interview -jobindustryName inurl:interview -jobindustryVertical intitle:interview -jobcompetitorName inurl:interview -jobKeyword intitle:”experts interview”/talk/discuss/answer

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