Steemit Search Sucks... 7 Simple Tips instead of just complaining

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 "@teamsteem"

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]

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Thank you for reading, take care.

Andy (@whynot)

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