Google's 3 Extensively Useful Services that you little know About

Google is the biggest Search Engine out there in the world. Therefore, it's not a surprise that it is the most famous too. To achieve this fame it has not just worked hard but is also working harder day by day.

Google has millions of algorithms working behind a single search, which enables the searcher to get his desired result or information.

And also, these algorithms are not fixed. They keep on changing every single day with some minor updates, but major updates come after some decent time.

Not just that, Google is also famous for introducing new technologies to the world. The best example being its Search Engine itself.

Many services by Google are very famous. But there are also such services by Google which are super-useful for the consumers, but they are still away from the spotlight.

Today, we'll discuss such 3 services by Google which are on a whole, very useful and productive and will make your day-to-day work easier.

Google's 3 magical but still to be recognised services!

As mentioned before, we will discuss 3 services by Google, out of which 2 are a collection of services while 1 is indivisual. So, they are Google-

1. Flights and Hotels
2. Marketing Platform
3. Office Services

Book cheap flights and hotels with Google Flights and Hotels

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Are you trouble by the questions such as, which is the best site to book hotels or flight? Or, Is there any site which compares the prices of all flights from and to a particular place? Or want to book cheap flights and hotels? If yes then, today I'll try give the most reasonable asnwer to your questions and that is, Google Flights and Hotels.

It is a simplified website by Google which allows you to book a complete trip from your location to your desired place. It means that it allows you to book a flight (that to with best flights at cheapest prices) to the place (both within the country or international) you want to visit, book a hotel to stay there and book a returning flight to your home. You can also book a one way flight or a round trip, depending on your will. You can also call it Google flights plus hotels because it does both of these works.

Actually, it compares the prices of all flight and hotel booking sites and presents before you, the whole data of available prices from those sites. It also allows you to visit the website and book your desired hotel or flight.

Key features of Google Flights and Hotels

G Flights and Hotels has a number features which makes it easier to be used by the users. Some of its key features are mentioned below-

• It allows you to filter the results on the basis of prices of hotels and flights from different sites.
• It also allows checking the availability of flights to a particular place and hotels at that place.
• The most massive feature of this service is that it allows you to plan a complete trip.
• Complete trip means that you can book a flight for going to your desired location, book a hotel for staying there and a flight for returning to your home location.

How to book your first trip using G Flights and Hotels

Booking a complete trip using Google Flights and Hotels is very easy as the website is quite self-explanatory. You just need to follow the below steps to book your first trip using this service.

1. Head over to the official website of Google Flights and Hotels. After that you'll be seeing a search box on your screen.
2. In the search box you can type either the place from and to you want to take the flight or the name of the place where you want to book a hotel, but here we are going through the step-by-step guide to book a trip, therefore, select the Trips tab on the left side.
3. Now, there will be two search boxes on your screen namely, Where from and Where to.
4. In the Where from search box type-in the location from where you want to take the flight and in the Where to search box type-in your destination location to where you want to take the flight.Now click on the Search button.
5. After that you'll be provided with a list of flights which would help you to reach your desired location and take a return flight. (Note- The prices you are now seeing on your screen are for a round trip. For a one-way trip select the One-way option from the drop-down situated on the top-left corner.)
6. You can filter your result effectively by the parameters such as the number of bags you are carrying, prices, airports, airlines, etc.
7. Now, select the flight you like and you'll be provided with the details of that flight. After that, you'll be provided with the list of flights from where you can book the flight at the mentioned price.
8. You'll also be seeing a couple of hotels which are in your destination location as you scroll the page down. To see more hotels click on the Search for hotels option situated above the hotels' snippet down the page. After that, choose your desired flight and hotel and visit the respective sites for the further booking process.
9. Congratulations! you have successfully booked your first trip using Google Flights and Hotels.

Now, that you have successfully booked your first trip and know what G Flights and Hotels is, its time to discuss about Google's second service as mentioned before and that is Google Marketing Platform.

The best ever marketing platform, Google Marketing Platform

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Need help with online marketing for your product or service? Then, Google Marketing Platform is the perfect hub of tools you need.
It is a collection of tools, which if used efficiently, will prove to be a game changer for your product sales. It will help you to monitor your sales, test different variation for your site and much more. It consists of the following services-

1. Analytics
2. Data Studio
3. Optimize
4. Tag Manager

So, now let's discuss them one-by-one in detail.

1. Google Analytics

   Google Analytics is the world's largest and most efficient data analyst. It allows you to keep track of your website data in terms of the users.
   
   It helps you to understand your users and track their activity on your website. It works well with almost all big website managing sites such as wordpress or blogger.
   
   It also tells the number of users who visited your site during a specific period and also categorises the visitors based on various metrics such as new, returning, organic etc.
   
   It also tells the average time spent by the users on your site.
   
   If you are a website developer then this tool is super-helpful for you and it can be judged by the fact that almost the 96% of the web developers who have their website on the first page of Google SERPs have Analytics installed for their website.
   
   

2. Google Data Studio

   Data Studio is a powerful tool which allows you to blow life into your data.
   
   It provides you with various features which allows you to present your data in a creative form with help of several charts, tables, etc.
   
   It in turn helps you to present your data in a beautiful form in front of your team and makes studying it easier. It also acts as a hub to contain all your data in one place and make analysation easier.
   
   Google also allows you to connect Data Studio with various other tools such as Analytics, Google Ads, etc. which helps you to import data easily from those services.
   
   

3. Google Optimize

   Optimize is also a tool by google which is built by the motive of helping web developers to perform various tests on your websitre and note down the repective out comes.
   
   One of the key features of this website is that it allows you to customize a specific page for a specific type of audience.
   
   It also provides you with all the necessary data you need to tailor out the most compelling experience for your users. The main purpose of Optimize it help developers know what's working for their website and what's not.
   
   Again, if you are a web developer then this tool will surely be helpful for you to grow your website.

4. Google Tag Manager

   Tag Manager is a tool by Google provided to make coding simpler, easier and more managed for website developers.
   
   It is quite difficult at times for developers to manage all the tags and ensure that all are working properly for their website. It is the situation where the Tag Manager comes into play.
   
   It allows you to create and manage various tags out there on your website and tests if they are working properly. It allows choosing tag category you want to create, from over 50 types.
   
   It also allows you to edit the tags of your website from its website itself and thus, developers no more need to keep looking for tags to edit them.

Google Office Services

You must have already used Microsoft Office and have noticed that it provides various tools such as Excel, Word, Powerpoint, etc. which are super-helpful for professional work. But, they are not free.

You need to buy a version of Microsoft Office and get it installed on your PC or use online and Microsoft Office 365. But now with Google, you no more need to pay for similar services.

Google has introduced its services (which can be called Office services) as competition for Microsoft Office.

It allows you to prepare spreadsheets, slides and much more. So, today we'll also discuss those services in detail.

1. Google Slides

   
   Credit:Google Slides
   It is a service by Google, which allows you to make completely professional presentations and that too for free. It provides several templates which you can make use of in making quick and pro presentations. It is a little bit similar to Microsoft Powerpoint in fundamental features but Slides is more user friendly than PowerPoint.
   

   How to make your first presentation using Slides?

   Creating your first Presentation in Google Slides is very easy. You just need to follow the below steps-
   1. Visit the site of Google Slides.
   2. Select a blank presentation option to develop a presentation from scratch.
   3. You can also select a pre-formatted template for your presentation which would have some sort of style already applied to it.
   4. After selecting the blank option under the New presentation heading, you'll land on the editing page of your presentation.
   5. You can add texts, different backgrounds, animation and many other effects in your presentation.
   6. After editing you presentation, you can download the your presentation in your desired format such as .pptx, .odp, .pdf, .txt, etc.
   7. Congratulations you have successfully created you created your first presentation on Google Slides.

2. Google Sheets

   
   Credit:Google Sheets
   It is the second most important service by Google under its Office Service category. It is a powerful analysing tool which little bit simillar to Microsoft Excel. It is a simple-to-use service laden with almost every important feature.
   It helps you to use formulae in your sheet, format it, beautify it and many other features. It also provides you a platform for opening and editing a CSV file.

   How to make your first spreadsheet using Sheets?

   Using Google sheets is also quit easy and you can use it smoothly by just following the below steps-
   1. Visit the site of Google Sheets.
   2. Select a blank spreadsheet option to develop a spreadsheet from scratch.
   3. You can also select a pre-formatted template for your spreadsheet which would have some sort of style already applied to it.
   4. After selecting the blank option under the New spreadsheet heading, you'll land on the editing page of your spreadsheet.
   5. You can add headings, themes, resize columns, perform calculations, etc.
   6. After creating/editing you spreadsheet, you can download the your spreadsheet in your desired format such as .xlsx, .odp, .pdf, .csv, etc.
   7. Congratulations you have successfully created your first spreadsheet on Google Sheets.

3. Google Docs

   
   Credit:Google Docs
   It is also one of the most important service under the Google Office Services category. It is a powerful tool for presenting your plain text in an effective manner.
   It has a look which quite is different from Microsoft Word in looks and features. You can create a simple word document, an attractive resume for your job, a letter, etc.

   How to make your first word document using Docs?

   Using Google docs is also very easy and you can use it easily by just following the below steps-
   1. Visit the site of Google Docs.
   2. Select a blank word doc option to develop a text document from scratch.
   3. You can also select a pre-formatted template for your document which would have some sort of style already applied to it.
   4. After selecting the blank option under the New document heading, you'll land on the editing page of your document.
   5. You can add headings,italic,bold & underline effective, add tables, resize them, etc.
   6. After creating/editing your spreadsheet, you can download your spreadsheet in your desired format such as .docx, .odt, .pdf, etc.
   7. Congratulations, you have successfully created your first document on Google Docs.

Conclusion

All together these three services too have some glitches but as compared to other services, they seem to be a good match for the needs of the people in the current situation.
In my opinion, you should give them a try and I am sure that it will not waste your time.
These services are not yet widely recognized but, surely, they'll be in the future as they deserve to be.