There is quite an art to getting a site to rank well on Google.  And a First Water site is designed to do just that!
But as you probably know, there is also an art in finding what you are looking for on Google.  Below are a few well kept secrets to help improve your searching experience.

Who needs a calculator?

You don't need to scramble for a calculator if you have a Google search box nearby.  Putting a mathematical equation into Google will give you the result.
Try putting the following into Google:

12*4-6 (use '*' for multiplication and '/' for divide)

Conversions are easy too:

yard in centimetres

Who needs a dictionary?

Google will provide some definitions for you:

define: first water

Thesaurus too?

Ever tried to find a bargain? You want something cheap, discounted, for sale, reduced etc.
Using the tilde (~) symbol in front of the word bargain will also return results containing such synonyms.

~bargain dresses

will return results including cheap, sale, discounted etc.

Need to specify a size?

Sometimes we can narrow a search by including a size or other number range:

Using two full stops (..) we can include a range of numbers.

size 18..22 wedding dress

Shopping for a car, but only have $5000?

1977 celica ..$5000

What was that word again?

Sometimes we need an exact phrase but can't remember that one word.  Use the one word wildcard (*).
What did Lightning McQueen say in that movie?

"float like a * sting like a Beamer"

But I want the word 'the' in my search?

Ever wanted to include a word like 'the' in a search but Google kept ignoring it.
Use a plus sign before the word (+):

+the crow

Not happy with a sites search feature?

You can use Google to create your own search within a site. The following example will help find information on BAS statements from the ATO's site:

bas site:ato.gov.au

Need to narrow a search even more?

You can refine a search that is returning far too many results:

intitle:eagle

This will only return results with eagle in the title of the page.

But if you need to specify more than one word in the title:

allintitle:eagle wedge
(Using quotes, intitle:"eagle wedge", won't work)

Want PDFs only?

You can search for a certain file type:

sample homework filetype:pdf

Who needs a road map?

You might still need a road map when you are on the road and are without Internet access but if you haven't tried Google Maps lately it's well worth a try.

   http://maps.google.com.au/

Try this out:

thai near lismore

There are plenty of other ways to use the power of Google, but these tips should help find the rest!