How to Use Google Alerts to track yourself and sources of information

Of all the Google services offered, I think Alert is probably the most underestimated.
Unfairly relegated to a few pages between service in beta forever, in simplicity that offers a powerful tool to address the need to monitor social media and different sources of information flowing on the web.

Indeed, there are some good questions that anyone working online can not be underestimated:

Who's talking about me?
Who is linking to my site or blog?
What you say is one of the products I certain?

Our answers to questions bear every day. Alert, not only appearance, does not require an active effort in look for this information. Configure alert to the point of showing acceptance method suited to the way you work and wait to get you to see all Information is delivered directly under nose.

Do you want to follow a specific niche topic, discover new ideas for your post, or maybe find out if your portal itself has been targeted by spammers or Hackers, Google Alerts can contribute large.

Key points
Tool, of course, is disarmingly simple in terms of configuration.

Create a query for a specific topic: the following syntax that Google
Shows the entire scope of the trigger alarm (including All the Web, News, Blog, Updates and Debates)
Showing receive frequency (between: Occasionally, Daily and Weekly)
Indicates the long e-mail (between 20 and 50 results)
Shows the delivery (to the e-mail or RSS)

That's it, No other options hidden.

However, behind this a few parameters, hides some interesting aspects. The demand follows a step by step what you use daily on Google alone, so that the most effective way to determine what we need to follow is to search and filter the results using advanced operators. When you are satisfied with result, pasta 'Alert all strings.

The scope of the study have several options to choose from, related primarily for this kind of argument you choose to News monitoring. Daily Gossip may also associated with selective searches within "News", while little ego search find the right rein in "Blog.

The frequency received is quite clear and monitoring-related reference your own blog as well as every day can be more than unbearable. Note that delivery time only where warning the same is made. Act so that set for delivery at night or early morning.

The length of the mail may be restricted to 20 results (The most reliable and relevant), or between 50 results (more general and less focused). For monitoring the "thorny" You might be want to receive both types of signs, at no cost to chew a few false positives as well.

Method of delivery, directly in the box enter your Google via RSS feed or when login, depending on how you use to work. I know people who do not leaving the inbox even in moments worst, while others prefer to consult with them to give warnings directly in Google Reader via XML. Sometimes your choices, your should set the proper filter on Gmail to Google Reader or folders (only example) can be used to correct for this,, go new material.


Using concrete
Now. How about seeing something concrete? Below I've listed a few signs I use every day to track My online presence. You can use as a basis for develop or change the URL and the word Where key requirements.

http://www.clicktechjobs.com site: en-id.facebook.com

Take all references to my blog on Facebook. Note the presence of en-subdomain facebook.com beforehand to allow us to filter out links from the application (domain start app) and. Returning the results obtained from records and publications on the wall.

link: http://www.clicktechjobs.com

The more unusual, but effective way to monitor which began a new link to your article.

Emblea site: twitter.com-site: twitter.com/Emblea

Filter by keyword (URL, or name Yourself) on Twitter, not including operator "-" (but only if you want using your same username) your profile page and all your tweets present below it.

clicktechjobs.com (site: com-it.facebook.com OR site: friendfeed.com)

Follow those who show a reference to the site You only in some selected portal. Useful to use the OR for hanging multiple domains on the load case content is not high.

Emblea-jewelry-common-Weather-United

Vanity search of the most classic, which works on the operator by removing negative in I am a jewelry store case, a general activities and a variety of United.
Also in my case I use (and do) easily and even the name go together safely, but with things ominimie nickname ... may require greater selectivity.

These are just some examples that you can practice. Set the sign in name or signature You to the article, leave your name and Your content will be copied detector at no cost. Set warning on some keywords you care to limit the search to three or four blogs to see how your competitors face argument. Imagination and time, as they say, is the the only limit you.


Some things to remember
Believe it or not, this is everything that you need to know to start with Google Alerts. There are still some things I want to remind you before proceeding to the official page and let you know as soon as possible to create your alerts.

juice is the precision: as specific as possible Learn to use filters to remove negative items associated with Your businnes Use quotation marks ("word") to search for specific fragment phrase If you use e-mail delivery, filter set at the right time to take marks the beginning of the rest of the message.
Improve your search mastered Alert continued. Use Cheat Sheet provided by Google and then copy the search query to Google Alerts.
Fix alert you in time. If you not get useful information from your Alert, you may choose the Keyword is too broad or too narrow.
Do not be intimidated from using RSS feeds as an output rather than an email. If you work in Google Reader more often than in email client You, there is no reason to fill the box Your entry for content information. Square in alert're where you've seen, not change your workflow.
Marks submitted at regular intervals based on their definition. This means that if a warning box at three in the afternoon, at the time who will receive the following e-mail. If you This avoids disturbing your workflow or receive a notice at other times, You must configure them in the zone specific.