I love how-to's.

Few things brighten my day more than discovering that my several step processes... the ones which I've performed countless times...

could be reduced to fewer steps.

Here's one of the quickest "How-To's" I can teach you.

Yes... many will say, "I already know how to do that" ... but this may be new news to some of you.

For those who ask "how do you come up with all those blogging topics?" My short answer is this, "I have them sent to me."

How, exactly?

Through Google Alerts.

Let me walk you through the steps.

"How to set up an automatic news retrieval system"

• Go to google alerts: http://www.google.com/alerts

• Type in your search term: for instance, "new homes" arizona

• Choose your sources- for many items I want news reports. For opinions select "blogs", for general web site searches select "web" ... comprehensive does a thorough search of many types of online sources.

• Select how often you want the news to be delivered (once a day, as it happens or once a week). I prefer the "once a day" option. I receive a single email with links to matching items.

• Type in your preferred email address. (They promise to be nice and not sell your email address.)

• Select "create alert"
  

There you have it!

Now fresh news related to new homes in Arizona will be delivered automatically via email.

When new information (matching your search terms) hits the web, chances are you'll hear about it.

It's an easy way to stay current within your market niche. 

Happy blogging!

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Chuck Willman is a real estate agent who specializes in discovering the hidden gems in the market. You can find him at www.NewHomesAZ.com.