Do you like to keep up on things (customers, competitors, interesting topics, etc.) by searching for information on the Internet? Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a service that could automatically monitor the world of the Internet for you?
Well, there is such a service and it is called Google Alerts. The service is free and it is simple to set up and to use. By setting up an alert, Google will monitor the Internet, blogs, newspaper articles, videos, etc. for new instances of related to your chosen search terms. When it finds something, it will send a notice to the email address that you specify, along with the link to what it found.
To simply use Google Alerts, set up a gmail (Google email) account. If you do not have such an email, go to www.gmail.com and choose the “Create an account now” link.
Once you have signed into gmail, enter the URL www.google.com/alerts. This will allow you to set up and/or manage the alerts you have. Alerts can be set up to run on in real time or on a scheduled basis. They can be sent to any email address you choose. (Note: Alerts do not have to go to your gmail box, but your gmail box makes it easy to add/change/delete alerts).
Alerts can be a great tool for saving you time and effort in your business and real life.
