Setting up Google Alerts

When you are struggling to figure out something to blog about, I often turn to my trusted Google Alerts to see what other bloggers are blogging. I wanted to share this with you to make sure you are keeping up with what Google finds daily on your subject matter. I also encourage you to set up a Google Alert with your name, your blog name, or anything else you feel you should be alerted about.

Here is how to you do it. You need to create a Google Account. If you look at the top right corner of your Google home page, you will see an option to create an account. This will give you access to all kinds of tools Google has that are completely free. Once you are logged in, you will see a bunch of different tools available, you are searching for “Alerts”.

Another easy way to find “Google Alerts”, is just to Google it! It will be the first result you find at the top of your search. Click it.  Click here, I Googled it for you!

The easiest way to understand how cool Google Alerts are is to set up an alert with your own name. Setting up the alert means Google will send you an alert every time it finds your name, once a day or once a week. Choose whatever seems to be best for you. “As it happens” really is a bit overwhelming if you read them….but it also lets you know if Google is finding you, your site, your key words or whatever it is you wish to be alerted about. Once you set up the alert, you just need to tell Google where to email it.

Because one of my web businesses is PrinterBees, an onling printing company, I have many alerts regarding key words like business cards, post cards, online printing, brochures and of coarse “PrinterBees”. It also keeps me aware of any potential “bad press” so I can deal with it immediately. This is one of many great tools that Google has to offer. Make sure to subscribe to the RSS Feed for this site because I have many more cool tools coming your way. Remember, my purpose on this Earth is to teach people, and you have to subscribe to the RSS to make sure you get all of my “tid bits”.

Blessings!

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