This write-up was produced as a result of a research that enabled me to discover that whilst the internet is second nature to most users there are still millions of people who are interested in finance and have not yet mastered the art of using the web.

The web has made it easy to find content about finance instantly. Not so long ago we were forced to go through a pile of books at the library, reading the indexes in search of that specific topic.

Now you can do it in less than five minutes. You can simply enter a search query and find all the information you need about finance or specific topics of the same subject.

It is possible to waste time trying to find that perfect page within the hundreds of pages that search engines present.

Take some time to read through these few but useful operators that you can use. My aim is not to flood you with too much information that you can’t use but I simply want to provide exactly what you need without wasting your time. To some this may be just a refresher “course” but I still do encourage you to read on.

These tips work well in Google and to some extent on Yahoo.com.

The most important technique when running a search is to use inverted commas “”. For example when looking for websites that have information on courses about finance, just type in “finance courses”, if it’s careers simply type “finance careers”. What you will get there is a list of pages that contain the exact words searched for.

You can also improve your search by using the “+” operator. For example, typing in a word like “documentary about finance”+ “communications books” will result in pages that have those keywords appearing in the same page but not necessarily close to each other.

You can enter the word “site:” at the start of your quiery text then follow with the specific domain name and then the keyword(s).Using this one will enable you to search through a site of your choice only.