7 Search Tools that Don't Start with the Letter G

Here are some tools to supplement your daily intake of of Googling:

1. Buzzsumo their tagline is "Analyze what content performs best for any topic or competitor". A paid service with a free trial offer. Lots of interesting filters and you can export search results.

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2. BoardReader is a search engine for forums and boards. Includes results from LinkedIn Groups, Reddit, Morningstar and other more niche groups like Bitcointalk.org.

3. Quora is more consumer-focused and requires registration but could be a good place to gather ideas if you are in a creative mindset, here is a recent article based on results "What Are the Major Differences Between the Disneyland and Disney World Experience?"

4. Use Bing advanced search options, check out this article "How to Use Bing’s Advanced Search Operators: 8 Tips for Better Searches" from How-To Geek. For example, use "Feed:" to find RSS or Feeds for topics of interest.

5.A new favorite of mine is Social Searcher which organizes the results by platform in a really clean top-level display. Offers Premium Paid features.

6. Topsy is still great for finding for Twitter shares

7. Social Mention has some interesting data on the sidebar (not sure of its relevance).

Bonus: Alerts from Google for yourself, your brand, your competitors and the topics that matter to you. Ok, it starts with the letter G but it is proactive search tool.

Search is a cycle of being being found and finding what matters to you. It is more important than ever to have best tools so that you can precisely identify your audience, their interests, their chosen platforms, etc. Happy hunting.