Here is the most exhaustive list of beginners and advanced search engine queries which can help you greatly in finding potential linking partners.

You can also use CTRL F + ‘Search Term’ to find what you are looking for.

 Identify 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/monthly

Keyword + intitle:list

Keyword + “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:.edu

Keyword + site:.info

Keyword + filetype:doc/docx/xls/ppt/pdf

inanchor:keyword

allinanchor: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 article

Keyword + add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend video

Keyword + add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend podcast

Keyword + add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend whitepaper

Keyword + add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend webinars

Keyword + add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend event

Keyword + add/submit/suggest/post/list  job

Keyword + add/submit/suggest/post/list contest

Keyword + add/submit/post/list coupons

Keyword + intitle:add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend article

Keyword + intitle:add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend video

Keyword + intitle:add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend podcast

Keyword + intitle:add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend whitepaper

Keyword + intitle:add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend webinars

Keyword + intitle:add/submit/suggest/post/list/recommend event

Keyword + intitle:add/submit/suggest/post/list job

Keyword + intitle:add/submit/suggest/post/list contest

Keyword + intitle:add/submit/post/list coupons

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

Keyword + directory

Keyword + directory + add/submit/suggest/post

Keyword + intitle:”directory”

Keyword+ inurl:”directory”

Keyword + Listings

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

keyword + coupons + intitle:list

keyword + coupons + intitle:submit/add

keyword + deals + intitle:submit/add

“deals for” + “keyword *” + intitle:submit/add

“coupons for” + “Keyword *” + intitle:submit/add

keyword + sweeps* +  intitle:submit

keyword + giveaways  + intitle:submit

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Find Non-profit Organizations which accept Donations

In US (www.google.com)

Keyword + site:.org

In UK (www.google.co.uk)

Keyword + site:.org

Keyword + site:.org.uk

In India (www.google.co.in)

Keyword + site:.org

Keyword + site:.org.in

In Canada (www.google.ca)

Keyword + site:.org

In Australia (www.google.com.au)

Keyword + site:.org

Keyword + 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:tools

industryName + intitle:badges

industryName + intitle:widgets

industryName + intitle:infographics

industryName + inurl:tools

industryName + inurl:badges

industryName + inurl:widgets

industryName + inurl:infographics

industryName + top/recommended/useful/favorite/amazing/awesome tools

industryName + top/recommended/useful/favorite/amazing/awesome badges

industryName + top/recommended/useful/favorite/amazing/awesome widgets

industryName + top/recommended/useful/favorite/amazing/awesome infographics

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Find Blogs which Review Products

ProductName + review + site:wordpress.com

ProductName + ratings + site:wordpress.com

ProductName + comparison + site:wordpress.com

ProductName + price comparison + site:wordpress.com

ProductName + compare + intext:”powered by wordpress”

ProductName + review + site:blogspot.com

ProductName + ratings + site:blogspot.com

ProductName + comparison + site:blogspot.com

ProductName + price comparison + site:blogspot.com

ProductName + review + site:typepad.com

ProductName + ratings + site:typepad.com

ProductName + comparison + site:typepad.com

ProductName + price comparison + site:typepad.com

ProductName + recommended intext:”powered by typepad”

ProductName + review + site:livejournal.com

ProductName + ratings + site:livejournal.com

ProductName + comparison + site:livejournal.com

ProductName + price comparison + site:livejournal.com

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Find Websites which Review Products

ProductName + intitle:review

ProductName + intitle:ratings

ProductName + intitle:comparison

ProductName + intitle:price comparison

ProductName + intitle:compare

ProductName + intitle:recommended

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Find Industry Specific Q & A

industryName + site:quora.com

industryName + site:askville.amazon.com

industryName + site:linkedin.com/answers

industryName + site:wiki.answers.com

industryName + 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.com

industryName + site:twitter.com

industryName + site:linkedin.com

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Find Industry Specific Events

industryName + site:meetup.com

industryName + intitle:conference

industryName + intitle:seminar

industryName + intitle:expo

industryName + intitle:trade show

industryName + 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:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=your-search-query&tbs=prfl:e

Example: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=himanshu+sharma&tbs=prfl:e 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>.us

Chamber of commerce site:.<state-code>.us

<city-name> + Chamber of commerce site:.org

<city-name>+ Chamber of commerce site:.com

In UK (www.google.co.uk)

<city-name> + Chamber of Commerce site:.uk

<city-name> + Chamber of Commerce site:.com

In India (www.google.co.in)

<city-name> + Chamber of Commerce site:.in

<city-name> + Chamber of Commerce site:.com

In Canada (www.google.ca)

<city-name> + Chamber of Commerce site:.ca

<city-name> + Chamber of Commerce site:.com

In 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:.kid

In UK (www.google.co.uk)

Site:.<city-name>.sch.uk

In India (www.google.co.in)

<city-name> + School

In Canada (www.google.ca)

<city-name> + School

In Australia (www.google.com.au)

<city-name> + School + site:.<state-code>.au

<city-name> + School

In 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:.edu

In UK (www.google.co.uk)

<city-name> + site:.ac.uk

<city-name>  + College/university + site:.edu

In 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.in

In Canada (www.google.ca)

<city-name>  + College/university + site:.edu

<city-name>  + College/university + site:.ca

<city-name>  + College/university + site:.com

In Australia (www.google.com.au)

<city-name>  + College/university + site:.edu

<city-name>  + College/university + site:.edu.<state-code>.au

In 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:.edu

In UK (www.google.co.uk)

<city-name> + library +site:.uk

<city-name> + library +site:.edu

In India (www.google.co.in)

<city-name> + library +site:.in

<city-name> + library +site:.edu

In Canada (www.google.ca)

<city-name> + library +site:.ca

<city-name> + library +site:.edu

In 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>.us

Research Council + site:.com

In UK (www.google.co.uk)

Research Council + site:.uk

Research Council + site:.com

In India (www.google.co.in)

Research Council + site:.in

Research Council + site:.com

In Canada (www.google.ca)

Research Council + site:.ca

Research Council + site:.com

In Australia (www.google.com.au)

Research Council + site:.<state-code>.au

Research Council + site:.com

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Find Government Institutions

In US (www.google.com)

Keyword + site:.gov

In UK (www.google.co.uk)

Keyword + site:.gov.uk

In India (www.google.co.in)

Keyword + site:.gov.in

Keyword + site:.nic.in

In Canada (www.google.ca)

Keyword + site:.gov

In 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

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 Advanced image search 

 

Google Search Operators which work with Google Blog Search

You can use following search operators with Google Blog Search:

inblogtitle:keyword – restricts search to blog titles

blogurl:keyword – restricts search to blog URLs

link:https://www.abc.com – find blogs linking to the given page

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