One of the best ways to stay informed about a certain topic or niche is Google Alerts. This tool allows you to get hourly, daily or weekly emails with links to articles or blog posts about a topic. For example, if the topic you are interested in is social media, you will receive emails with links to top stories about social media.
This is a great tool for inspiration if you are a writer, student, or blogger.
It also works in a different way. If you are a blogger, and are trying to increase your popularity or get ranked higher on google's index, this is a great way to track your progress. Say you are a blogger that focuses on 35mm photography. Sign up for a google alert for 35mm photography, and when you post a new entry, see if your link appears on the list of links google emails you that day.
You can set the topic, number of links, and frequency of updates, making this tool perfectly tailored to your schedule and needs. Google alerts is quick and easy, and always delivers just what it promises.
Here is a link to google alerts. Also, here is a more complete guide to the tool.
Google offers many great tools that allow you to track your progress as a social media user. Stay tuned for more articles about great tools for bloggers and other social media users.
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