"It takes more than one click to find something on the Internet."

Make Searching A Multi-Step Process Don't assume that you'll find what you want with the first query. Review the first couple of pages of results and pay attention to the sites that contain the kind of information you want and don't want. Use this information to revise your query. Use Unique Keywords: Before launching your search, think about what unique words or phrases are likely to appear on the pages you want to find. What unique words appear on those pages? Try using those words. Search By Title: Search for your keywords in the titles of Web sites only. (AltaVista and Infoseek offer this field search). Use NOT to exclude leads: Are you getting results that are not relevant? Use a NOT search to focus your results? (see below). Narrow Your Leads By Searching Just Your Previous Results: If your keyword returns relatively good information but too much to review, try a second search of just those leads or what is known as "set searching." rocedures vary from search engine to search engine, but Infoseek makes it easy.

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