PRESENTS
THE WISE-MAN’S TIPS ON WEB RESEARCH
IN THE KINGDOM CALLED INTERNET...
THERE WAS ONCE A MAN NAMED SIR SEARCHER
WHO IS IN SEARCH FOR THE PERFECT INFORMATION FOR
HIS RESEARCH.
JUST LIKE OTHER HUMANS WHO VENTURED BEFORE HIM
HE ARRIVED AT A PUB CALLED THE SEARCH BAR.
THERE HE MET A WISE-MAN
WHO HAD PERFECTED THE SKILL OF FINDING THE PERFECT INFORMATION.
HE ASKED THE WISE-MAN TO SHARE SOME OF HIS
TIPS
DEAR SIR, WOULD YOU CARE TO SHARE WITH ME SOME TIPS ON HOW TO MASTER THE ART OF FINDING THE
PERFECT INFORMATION???
THE WISE-MAN SAID ...
LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THESE TIPS I AM
SHARING TO YOU AND SWEAR BY THE
WORLD WIDE WEB...
THE WISE-MAN SAID ...
THAT YOU WILL MASTER THIS ART AND SHARE IT TO A NOVICE AS I HAVE DONE FOR
YOU.
#1 NEVER BEGIN YOUR SEARCH WITH THE WEB.
THE INTERNET IS NOT THE BEST PLACE TO START SEARCHING FOR WHATEVER INFORMATION YOU ARE
LOOKING FOR.
BECAUSE OF THE FREEDOM THAT THE SOCIAL MEDIA MOGUL IS GIVING TO THE NETIZENS,
EVERYONE CAN UPLOAD ANYTHING EVEN THE CHEAPEST AND THE WORTHLESS.
BEFORE STARTING, YOU NEED TO ASSESS YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT
MATTER.
BEGIN WITH WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW AND USE IT AS A JUMPING BOARD. LOOK ONLY FOR THINGS YOU HAVE SO LITTLE KNOWLEDGE
OF.
#2 BRAINSTORM FOR KEYWORDS
THINK AHEAD OF TIME.
PLAN FOR WHAT KEY TERMS YOU WILL LOOK FOR.
REMEMBER THAT THE INTERNET IS A VAST WILDERNESS
IF YOU DON’T HAVE A MAP, YOU WILL GET LOST
YOUR KEYWORDS SERVE AS YOUR MAP,
GUIDING YOU TOWARDS THE PERFECT INFORMATION THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.
#3 MAKE USE OF THE SEARCH OPERATOR SPELLS
THESE ARE SPECIAL MAGIC SPELLS THAT YOU CAN USE TO FILTER YOUR SEARCHES.
#4 OBSERVE GOOGLE HOLIDAYS
REMEMBER, NOT ALL THAT LORD GOOGLE SAYS IS
ACCURATE.
ASIDE FROM LORD GOOGLE, THERE ARE OTHER LORDS AT THE COUNCIL OF
THE SEARCH ENGINES
MAKE USE OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE.
THEY MAY NOT BE AS FILTHY RICH AS LORD GOOGLE
THEY MAY NOT BE AS FILTHY RICH AS LORD GOOGLE
BUT THEY STILL HAVE SOME USEFUL DATA THAT YOU CAN USE IN YOUR QUEST.
#5 LOOK HARDER AND DIG DEEPER
DO NOT RELY ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE S.E.R.P.
YOU NEED TO LOOK HARDER AND DIG EVEN DEEPER
THE BEST INFORMATION IS NOT ALWAYS ON THE FIRST PAGE
SEO WIZARDS HAVE PROBABLY OPTIMIZED THE PAGE
#6 BE SKEPTICAL
ACT LIKE A DETECTIVE AND QUESTION EVERY PAGE.
A GOOD DETECTIVE ALWAYS VERIFIES CRITICAL INFORMATION WITH MULTIPLE
SOURCES.
ASK YOURSELF WHETHER THE INFORMATION IS CREDIBLE, AUTHORITATIVE, OBJECTIVE,
ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE.
#7 DON’T RUSH
YOU WILL NEED PATIENCE WHEN YOU’RE LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT INFORMATION
FOR YOUR RESEARCH.
USE PROPER JUDGMENT AND WITH EXTREME PRUDENCE,
EVALUATE THE PAGES THAT YOU MIGHT FIND ALONG THE WAY BECAUSE
LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU
SHOULD PERFORM IN ORDER TO OBTAIN
PERFECTION!
THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR... WHAT’S YOUR NAME AGAIN???
THEN THE WISE-MAN VANISHED INTO THIN AIR
SO, SIR SEARCHER CONTINUED HIS JOURNEY INTO THE
KINGDOM CALLED INTERNET