Comments on: Google Alerts Hack

By: kouji

kouji — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:10:06 +0000

this is brilliant. just set it up now. will see how it works out. thanks.

By: Gary Hart

Gary Hart — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:25:33 +0000

Thanks John!

I’m back from holiday, catching up on reading, and very happy to know about this tool. Knowing what search terms people actually use is vitalto online marketing.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:05:53 +0000

You should also check out FaveBot.com â€” it can track keywords / phrases in podcasts, videos, blog posts, news articles, (new) books, etc. Plus it can find local events matching your keywords. You can track your output (results) on the site or via RSS feeds.

By: Donna Ann Harris

Donna Ann Harris — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:31:04 +0000

Great tip, thanks a lot!
Donna Ann Harris

By: John Jantsch

John Jantsch — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:17:34 +0000

@Donna – here’s a little tip that will fix the junk problem you mention.

Go back to your alerts and edit them so that a search on your name is “Donna Ann Harris” with the quotes around it and that way you will only get alerts where those three words appear together.

By: JJ Loch

JJ Loch — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:25:52 +0000

What a super blog full of great tips. I’ll have to check the Google alert out.

Blessings! JJ

By: Donna Ann Harris

Donna Ann Harris — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:06:10 +0000

I have been using Google Alerts for the last 8 months for my name Donna Ann Harris, my business name Heritage Consulting Inc., and for my book title New Solutions for House Museums. While the alerts are often junk as the search is for any of the words rather than all the words together, I have come across reviews of my book that i would never have known about. It is a great tool I would recommend to anyone.

Donna Ann Harris

By: Toilet Paper Entrepreneur

Toilet Paper Entrepreneur — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:15:24 +0000

John,

Thanks for this amazing tip. Expect a google alert. I am linking to your blog.

- Mike Michalowicz