Reading the Search Engine Results Page (SERP)

  • Use the page preview tool to preview results pages.
  • Identify the parts of a search engine result: title, web address, and snippet/abstract.
  • Use links within the search engine results to go directly to a sub-page of the site.
  • Use the site: operator to restrict results to a domain, website, or directory.
  • Interpret a search engine results page.