After writing my #introduceyourself post I read tons of content because I had so many questions. In fact it was so much that I couldn't always remember where I found what.
I tried the Steemit search which is just a basic Google Custom Search but as you can guess you need to have a very good search query to get the results you want.
#1 - Search by a Range of Numbers
I remembered a post by @jerrybanfield who made a live-stream about up-voting a huge amount of dollars but I wasn’t sure how much. So, I used a range of numbers for that:
$1000..$2000 upvoting
The results did not only include the original post but also a follow up post with his results:
#2 - Search Text in a Post
Jerry (@jerrybanfield) also mentioned his friend @jo3potato who wrote an article how he bought Litecoins, changed them to Bitcoins and then to Steem.
allintext: "coinbase account" "credit card" litecoin
You’ll see that you sometimes need to search inside posts because the headline is "special":
#3 - Search Only in Post Titles
The idea for writing this article came while searching for the best time to post an article:
allintitle: best time post
Here’s the result:
#4 - Combine Title Search and Range of Numbers
This is perfect to find e.g. Top 10 posts. I’m currently reading "My Top 10 Cryptocurrency Fails" by @jerrybanfield:
allintitle: "top 8..10" steemit
#5 - Search by Users
You can also use usernames or tags if you remember e.g. that @teamsteem posted a tip about the picture size you should use in your posts:
aspect ratio ""
Here’s the result:
#6 - Search Only in Post URLs
I love the photos by @stevenjmagner and wanted to know if he made a specific photo without looking through his entire timeline:
allinurl: milky way stevenjmagner
Please have a look at his photos. They are awesome:
Google.com Works Too
You can also go to any search engine and use operators in the search field:
intitle:"top 8..10" steemit inurl:steemit.com
Google.com offers more ways to filter the results e.g. you can filter the results for a specific period of time.
Helpful Posts I Found
While I was looking for the posts above I also found those articles:
- Why 95% of Steemit Blogs are Doomed to Fail Before they Even Start
- Top 10 Essential Steemit tools & links for earning profits
- I have $20K sitting in BTC that I want to blocktrade into STEEM and power up. BUT I CAN'T PULL THE TRIGGER
- what does "don't invest what you can't afford to totally lose" mean?
- The Idea Economy is coming... are you ready?
- Best Time to Post on Steemit [Infographic]
Thank you for reading, take care.
Andy (@whynot)