Comments on: Quick Tutorial: Google Alerts (Part One – Why Alerts?)

By: Eileen Ludwig

Eileen Ludwig — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:08:23 +0000

Hello Greg,
I mention your tutorial on my posting about doing alerts with google. your tutorial give steps for those who need help can follow

This is my blog posting http://socialmedia.eileenteaches.com/blog/?p=153

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By: Greg Pincus

Greg Pincus — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:18:23 +0000

Mike – are you asking how you can get your product news to show up as alerts? They are “dumb” in the sense that they’re just looking for whatever words you program, so if your product news hits any source google searches and if that news contains the searched for words or phrases, they’ll show up. If your news is not making it online, it won’t show up in any alerts for you or others.

There are many ways to see who is linking to you, though no foolproof ones. On google, you can type link:mydomainnamehere.com in the search bar and get results. Also, if you have a stat counter like sitemeter or google analytics, they will show you where incoming traffic found you. This won’t show you everyone who’s linked to you, but will show who has referred traffic.

Hope that helps!

By: Mike Quinn

Mike Quinn — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:01:18 +0000

Greg,

I get Google Alerts relative to my industry – linear bearings. I see these alerts and my competiton has product news on these alerts. How can I get my product news on these alerts?

Also, you mentioned that you can see who has linked to your site – how is this accomplished.

Greatful for your help. Mike Quinn

By: Jemi Fraser

Jemi Fraser — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:52:46 +0000

Great explanation Greg – I didn’t know anything about alerts until the chat the other week. This helps!

By: Sharon Mayhew

Sharon Mayhew — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:18:47 +0000

I’m starting to understand Twitter. I get blogging. I get FB. I love getting blog updates through my email. I DO NOT understand RSS. Greg, could you pretend I’m your mum…and explain it to me? Thanks so much. I’m glad you have an email update link. I came to you through Amy at Invisible Sister.

By: Martha

Martha — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:11:50 +0000

Greg,

I use Google alerts for all sorts of grammar-related things. I often use these to spur blog posts. When I was writing my book, all I needed to do to find examples of the points I wanted to make was search the blog.

When I have a freelance magazine assignment, I also set up alerts so I can find timely anecdotes and new sources to quote.

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uberVU - social comments — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:24:53 +0000

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