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For locking to a particular domain I had always added `site: example.com` to the query, rather than adding domain to a double quote statement. I have used doub

• aspenmayer 3y ago
  The site:domain.tld syntax should not have a space between the colon (:) and the (sub)domain. Incorrect: site: domain.tld Correct: site:domain.tld The - modifier to exclude a word does not have a trailing space. Incorrect: - site:domain.tld - query Correct: -site:domain.tld -query I’m less certain about excluding a verbatim phrase, but I believe you can do as follows. -“exclude this query string” While this space rule still applies, so don’t insert a space, although this needs more testing by me to know for sure that this exclusion works properly. - “this is not correct syntax imo” https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advanced-search-operators/ https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advanced-search-operators/