It can sometimes be overwhelming and time consuming to keep up with your web presence. Do you know if others are talking about you on the different social networks and blogs? Are you engaging in these discussions about “you”? These discussions may be not even be negative but instead may be a simple mention or even praise. If it is a negative comment or discussion are you there to defend yourself in a timely manner? If it is positive are you there to give your thanks?

SETUP GOOGLE ALERTS

Add Google Alerts

Okay so now you may be asking yourself “How the heck do I monitor all that is being said about me on the huge web space?” The easiest way I have found is Google Alerts http://www.google.com/alerts.

You can setup alerts that monitor your name, your company, etc. You can choose to have these alerts sent to your email or a feed. I set mine to deliver to a feed because I can then easily look at that feed each day through the Google feed reader and respond quickly.

TWITTER SEARCH FEED

Twitter Search Feed
In addition, I add a Twitter search feed to my Google reader. You can get the Twitter search feed by going to http://search.twitter.com, perform a search for your name and then click the “Feed this query” link.

DISCUSSIONS ABOUT YOU IN ONE PLACE

Add feed to Google Reader
Once you have the Twitter feed, you can simply add it to your Google Reader. Now you have web, blog, news and Twitter discussions about you all in once place. This makes it much easier to respond and connect with others who are discussing “you”.

Let me know if you have other tricks or methods you use to monitor what’s being discussed about you. I would love to hear them.

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JAN
07
2009
7 Featured Posts

Hey Bill- good point about using it to find people who are linking to your websites and blogs.  Yes I use it for that.  I place our websites/blogs in the alerts a few different ways. With www, http, without them, just name of website, etc.  It works well to find and track backlinks.

I really do think your recent post "Social Marketing, Blogging, Short Sales and the Seller I Never Met" is amazing and every Agent/Broker should read it.
9:36am • #80
Localism Sponsor

More great info.

Thank you!

Cindy
11:18pm • #81
JAN
09
2009
200,036 Points 4 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor

Thanks for the tips! So much to learn. Thanks for taking the time to post1
10:28pm • #82
JAN
14
2009
118,958 Points

Misty, great info, I have just recently set up alerts on keywords but never considered getting alerts to my name - who would want to talk about me???  Hopefully a client or realtor, but it never occurred to me, I will follow your advice!
12:39am • #83
JAN
15
2009
2 Featured Posts

Misty, thanks for taking time to post this.  It's important to protect your online presence and these two tools will help.
3:44pm • #84
JAN
16
2009

Hi, I have been using google alerts for awhile now, and love it. I get alot on the olsen twins, but checking my name and area is a smart thing to be doing.

 
9:18pm • #85
JAN
19
2009
653,365 Points 70 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

I'm glad I found this!  Great tip and thank you!
9:14am • #86
205,885 Points 6 Featured Posts Attended Rain Camp

Late to this post but it is still great information! Thank you.

 
1:34pm • #87
JAN
20
2009
534,080 Points 8 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Misty,

I am another late bloomer, but I am here.  Thanks for the tip about Google Alerts.  I found myself on Google.  Thanks.  I subscribed to your tech blog.  One of my resolutions for 2009 is learn one new tech tip each week.

See you in the rain.

Mary Yonkers  814.881.7548 http://www.linkedin.com/in/maryyonkers

Alan Kells Schools of Real Estate Inc  412.967.9000 www.alankells.com
5:21am • #88
JAN
23
2009
807,571 Points Outside Blog

Hi Misty;

Feedback's are very important to me, negative or positive.
5:25pm • #89
Localism Sponsor

Thanks..I did this and its great!

Cindy
6:16pm • #90
JAN
30
2009

MIsty,

I'm new to this, I'll have to check into it further.

Thanks,

Pamela
4:57pm • #91
FEB
01
2009
Attended Rain Camp

I set up alerts for myself as well as other niche terms that I like to follow.
5:44am • #92
FEB
02
2009
320,583 Points 5 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Alot of people are amazed at what they can find out about themselves and others via internet. It must be a monitored process.
4:59am • #93
1 Featured Post

There is so much Google offers, I am glad that you have taken time to post this feature. It is one I need to set up. Thanks.
8:58am • #94
FEB
08
2009

Great tips!  Thanks for sharing!
1:54am • #95
FEB
15
2009
260,977 Points 10 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

I have my Google Alerts sent to my BlackBerry now that you wrote this post and suggested it. It helps me keep an eye on Google success at crawling and indexing my sites.
12:50pm • #96
FEB
19
2009

This is great to know.  Unfortuntely, I didn't know about Google Alert or Twitter Alert.  But I'm def. going to try it out.  Reading all the comments here, seems to be a good way of keeping track of things.  Thanks again.
7:10pm • #97
Localism Sponsor

Twitter had an alert too? Going to it right now! Is my picture automatically coming up?

Wow!

Thanks,

Cindy
8:18pm • #98
Localism Sponsor

Yes it is!! Very Very Very Cooooooooool!

Thanks again,

Cindy
8:19pm • #99

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