Describe the steps taken to do an effective search using a search engine.

There are many steps to take into account while searching. 
1 Keywords: try to type your search in a complete way. So you can narrow it. If you just type a few words, it would take you longer to find what you are looking for
2. Truncation: you might resort to using * to expand your search. You should place it before the word you type. example: make up *tutorials.
3. Exact phrases: you can "ask" the search engine to look for the exact words you type. 
4. The OR and -: you can define words or phrases using quotation marks "". When using - you can exclude a word or phrase. 
5. Site: if you know a site where you can find what you are looking for, you might enter there before doing a general search. 

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