Saturday, 8 December 2012

Have you set up your Google Alerts yet?

Do you want to keep up to date with what people are saying about you, your industry, your competitors – daily – without having to sift through the mountains of information there is out there on the web?

Set up Google Alerts!  It's a great notification tool.  It monitors words/names/titles chosen by you and emails you a summary of the latest stories when you want them straight into your inbox. 

So, how can it help you?
  • ·         Keep track of the latest news in your industry
  • ·         Monitor what people are saying about you and your business
  • ·         Know when your product name or service is mentioned
  • ·         Monitor your customers, keep informed
  • ·         Monitor the title of your latest press release - see where it goes
  • ·         Monitor your competitors – see what they are up to


It's a no-brainer and it’s simple to set up:

·       Click here:  Google.com/Alerts

 Make a list of names and words that you want to monitor.

When you enter your search term it will give you an example of what of you will receive, this helps you judge if you are being specific enough with your search.

When finished hit ‘create alert’, you will receive a notification by email to verify and away you go!