Event: Local resources to build your business

Ways to Make Your Search More Accurate

Most of the time, you just want to find content that has a particular phrase. Here are the easiest ways to find the content you want.

• Enclose your search phrase in quotes. Search will try to find content with those words in the order you enclosed them.   A search for "marketing advice" is going to return content with the phrase  "marketing advice".
  
• Search for content that has certain words, but not necessarily all of the words in order.  This is the most basic search. Simply enter your search terms. For example:  accept credit cards    This will search for documents containing the words accept, credit, and  cards
  
• Using OR. The OR operator links two terms and finds a matching document if either of the terms exist in a document.  To search for documents that contain either "web design" or just "online marketing" use the query: "web design" OR "online marketing"
  
• Using AND.  The AND operator says that the search should return content in which all of the search terms are present.  To search for documents that contain both "web design" and just "online marketing" use a search like this: "web design" AND "online marketing"

• Start a discussion in our member-to-member forums.  By participating in the Small Business Community, our members gain knowledge and connections that give them a competitive advantage in building a successful business. Take advantage of the collective experience and expertise of the community to get help with a specific question or business challenge.
   
• To post your question in our community, in the “Ask the community” section, from the drop-down, select the category that you’d like to post to, then click the “Start a Discussion” button.  If you simply want to introduce yourself to the community, please select the “Introduce Yourself” category.
  
  Note: you must be a logged-in member of the community to post a discussion.  Please login or become a member to participate.
   
• Share your small business story.  Do you have an interesting story to tell related to your small business? Have some advice for other entrepreneurs to help them avoid some of the pitfalls of small business ownership?  We invite you to share your story with the Small Business Community.  Click the “Share Your Story” link and simply answer the questions in our Share Your Story template.
   
• Answer a question.  Are you an expert in a particular area of running and growing a successful small business?  Would you like to help other small business entrepreneurs by answering their questions?  We would appreciate your expertise in the Small Business Community.  Please click the “Answer a Question” link to see a list of the open questions asked by members of the community.