Great Tool ~ Google Alerts

I stumbled across a new tool the other day called Google Alerts. I have heard of Google Alerts before but really paid no attention to it. Then, the other day I read how these alerts can help you with bringing in traffic to your website.

Google Alerts are updates that are delivered via email of the latest Google results (web, news, etc.) based upon your search terms.

There are two sites from which you can create these alerts:
http://www.google.com/alerts
http://www.googlealert.com

I myself created my alerts at http://www.googlealert.com/. This site allows you to choice three different search queries free. You can also upgrade if you prefer more alerts. I set my three search terms to my name, my website name and my link.

Now, after setting up these alerts I will receive a daily email from Google with new results of my search terms that were indexed by Google. I now can find out when people are linking to me, using my name or using my website name. This is great for you that write articles because you can find out when someone is using your articles.

To help increase your traffic with these alerts you can create alerts for your competitors and find out when and who is linking to them. With that information, you can then email the person who linked to them asking for a link to you as well.

Google Alerts is also a great way to keep up with web pages that get indexed with specific content you are interested in. A great way to find other sites to ask for a link exchange!

I started a thread on Lynn Terry's forum on Google Alerts here: http://selfstartersweeklytips.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2405

Until Next Time

Stefani Partin
Mommy Enterprises
Helping Moms Make & Save Money At Home
http://www.mommyenterprises.com