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efhmc

(14,723 posts) Mon May 31, 2021, 06:16 PM May 2021

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Is there any way to keep Amazon coming up as the first entry when I use Google to search?

Internet only talks about stopping Amazon from tracking my searches afterwards.

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Is there any way to keep Amazon coming up as the first entry when I use Google to search? (Original Post) efhmc May 2021 OP

Ex. "Toasters not Amazon" & search in shopping Dream Girl May 2021 #1

That did not work for me but I thank you for responding. efhmc May 2021 #7

Add -site:amazon.com to your seearch. OilemFirchen May 2021 #2

That is exactly how to do it! tableturner May 2021 #8

Check you settings for search, you can change the order. Historic NY May 2021 #3

You could change search engines canetoad May 2021 #4

Interesting...thx!! PortTack May 2021 #5

I think quotes also indicate the search results must include that word/phrase. Beartracks May 2021 #6

Dream Girl

(5,111 posts)

1. Ex. "Toasters not Amazon" & search in shopping

Reply to efhmc (Original post)

Mon May 31, 2021, 06:21 PM

May 2021

efhmc

(14,723 posts)

7. That did not work for me but I thank you for responding.

Reply to Dream Girl (Reply #1)

Mon May 31, 2021, 07:08 PM

May 2021

OilemFirchen

(7,143 posts)

2. Add -site:amazon.com to your seearch.

Reply to efhmc (Original post)

Mon May 31, 2021, 06:34 PM

May 2021

Voila!

tableturner

(1,680 posts)

8. That is exactly how to do it!

Reply to OilemFirchen (Reply #2)

Mon May 31, 2021, 07:25 PM

May 2021

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)

3. Check you settings for search, you can change the order.

Reply to efhmc (Original post)

Mon May 31, 2021, 06:36 PM

May 2021

plus you can turn off saving searches. Then scrub your cookies.

canetoad

(17,136 posts)

4. You could change search engines

Reply to efhmc (Original post)

Mon May 31, 2021, 06:38 PM

May 2021

Duck duck go uses google results without the ads.

Or, as in the poster above's example, you need a toaster, use this exact string including the quote marks.

"Toaster" - Amazon

When you use the double quote marks, your search is for the exact words between the quotes.

PortTack

(32,710 posts)

5. Interesting...thx!!

Reply to canetoad (Reply #4)

Mon May 31, 2021, 06:53 PM

May 2021

Beartracks

(12,801 posts)

6. I think quotes also indicate the search results must include that word/phrase.

Reply to canetoad (Reply #4)

Mon May 31, 2021, 07:03 PM

May 2021

Otherwise, you also get a lot of results that Google may think are related enough to what you're looking for that you'll want to see them even if that search term isn't actually there.

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