The X search cookbook

Catches the original announcement from the team that is hiring, while it's new.

Two OR groups: one for remote wording, one for hiring wording. A post must match one word from each.

Ties the search to a place. Fewer posts carry a location, so expect a short but local list.

Requires a link, usually to the job page, and a few likes, which filters out most bot reposts.

People asking for a freelancer in their own words. Dropping links removes most agency ads.

Internship posts cluster around application seasons, so a start date keeps the list current.

Threads where people share openings or portfolios in the replies. Open the replies, that's where the leads are.

The three most common ways people ask. No links and no replies keeps it to original questions.

For local businesses: people near you asking their followers for a name.

Each phrase includes the competitor's name, so every result is someone shopping around.

The question mark operator keeps posts that contain one, which leans the list toward real questions.

People close to a purchase and asking for a push either way.

A looser net than the first recipe. Expect more noise and a few leads the others miss.

Annoyed wording plus the product type. Dropping links removes news stories and reviews.

Reliability complaints, often with how long the thing lasted. Good raw material for a durability claim.

Two OR groups: a support word and a complaint word.

People on their way out, and the reasons they give.

Complaints other people agreed with. The Top tab ranks them by engagement.

to: keeps replies addressed to one account. Use a company's support handle, without the @.

Complaints phrased as wishes are feature requests in disguise.

Small recurring events that rarely buy ads.

Time words plus event words, close to the city.

Uses the city name as text, so it also finds posts made from elsewhere about your city.

Swap in your field or hobby to find the people who organize around it.

Event announcements with a sign-up link.

Everything posted with the event hashtag that includes a photo or video.

Real giveaways explain how to enter. A like threshold drops the bot posts.

Last-call posts, sorted by Latest so the ones still open are on top.

Before you enter, see whether the account has announced winners before.

Cuts the noise. A checkmark is not proof of honesty, so still read the rules.

Writing, photo and design contests usually link to a submission page.

Bigger brands publish formal rules. The phrase plus a link finds them.

No real prize needs a fee or a wallet. See how common the trick is, then report what you find.

Personal accounts, not shares of articles. A few likes means someone found it credible.

Requires a link and research words. Open the link and cite the study, not the post.

Reporters looking for sources. Useful if you are an expert, and for seeing what reporters are working on.

Check what someone actually said before you quote or paraphrase them.

since: is inclusive, until: stops before its date. Good for what people said when something happened.

Reactions that quote a specific post. Community-documented operator; if it returns nothing, search the post URL instead.

Posts with an image and data words. Trace each chart back to its original source before using it.

filter:news keeps posts that link to sites X classifies as news.

Two filters stacked. Narrower and calmer, but a checkmark is not a fact-check.

Only posts from members of one list. Build the list yourself and this becomes the most reliable recipe here.

Announcements with a link, usually to the original release.

Fast but still messy. Wait for a second source before you share.

url: matches the link in a post. Use a domain like apnews.com.

Local stories linked from news sites, by city name.

Real questions with a question mark and no link.

New people in your field. Patient answers here build the most goodwill.

Keeps posts with no replies. The negated form is community-documented; drop it if it stops working.

Specific problems, often with enough detail to give a real answer.

Questions in the replies of a popular account in your field. The owner can't answer them all; you can.

Questions that started a discussion. Read the replies to learn what people disagree about.

Your name in posts you didn't write. The minus before from: removes your own account.

A cheap, honest roadmap input. Share it with whoever plans the product.

Happy customers. Ask before you reuse a post as a testimonial.

People often post a screenshot of a bug or an error. These are the most useful bug reports you'll get.

Shares of your pages, including ones that don't name the brand.

How people stack you up against alternatives, in their own words.

Original posts that cleared 500 likes. Lower the number for small niches.

Thread openers. Study the first line: it's the part that earned the clicks.

Native video posts above a like threshold.

Opinions that pulled replies. Find the argument, then write the post that settles it.

Same idea as the first recipe, limited to the last month so the formats are current.

filter:follows limits results to accounts you follow. Your own reading list, searchable.

Links to guides that at least 50 people found worth liking.

Free material. Check the link goes where it claims before you sign up for anything.

Long-form listening on your topic.

Reading lists and the replies that add to them.

Experience posts. Often the best summary of a skill you'll find anywhere.

Visual explainers. Save the ones you like with X's bookmark button.