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Did you know Google will email or send you a feed whenever a particular keyword is indexed? It’s called Google Alerts and it’s a very powerful tool. And it’s free!
You can keep track of key words you use by having Google alert you whenever it’s referenced on the net. For example, if your niche is ‘Cat Furniture‘ you can have Google Alerts look for that term and even related key words like scratching post, kitty condos or litterbox furniture. I’m sure you can see how knowing where these key words and key phrases are being used can help you in promoting and building your blog.
Google Alerts can give you an idea of how popular certain terms in your niche are. They can help you keep tabs on your competitors or use the information to aide in SEO (Search Engine Optimization). You can also find related sites and blogs to network with. You may also be surprised at how often the alerts help you think up new topics to post about.
TIP: Always setup alerts for your name, URLs, company name and slogans. This will keep you informed on what is being written about you and your site.
Caution: Don’t be too general when creating your alerts. Something real popular like Barack Obama or Nascar will flood your inbox very quickly.
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Hi Brian!! So great to see you here again.
I’m using Google alerts with an enhanced feature called YoLink. I get more information with the YoLink enhancement. One day I’ll do a post about it, in the meantime, I’ll tweet you a link to it. Don’t worry, it’s free
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Thanks Ileane, it’s nice to be back. I look forward to the link, any kind of alerts enhancement would be great.
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Nice to know that but I want to know if the Yolink is free?
Admin, Can i ask you how google alerts affect blogs?
Google alerts is like an automated keyword research. I never thought that Google alert is very useful, I thought its just a email subscription that you will receive the latest news from Google.
I’ve been using Market Samurai to do keyword research and i never really knew about Google Alert not until now. Sounds like a great service to sign up with. Thanks for sharing Brian!
I’ve always loved Google Alerts. I started using it back when I had a sports blog. It is a good way to be on top of what’s happening in different sports I follow. My biggest beef about though is that if you don’t filter it, it could clutter your inbox pretty fast.
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You explained about Google Alerts very clearly. Really useful information for bloggers
Hi Brian! I’m glad that you shared with me about tracking blogs niche. I already applied it on my work and it did well for me. I just want to thank you for guiding me out.
I had used Google alerts before to keep me updated of the latest blogs that had been indexed by google, well usually commenting on these blogs could help your site in a way.