{"id":13435,"date":"2017-11-21T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mention.com\/blog\/?p=13435\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T13:40:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T13:40:18","slug":"how-to-set-up-google-alerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mention.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-set-up-google-alerts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up and Optimize Google Alerts: The Ultimate Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For those of you who have never heard of Google Alerts: you\u2019re missing out. Google Alerts is one of the most popular <a href=\"https:\/\/mention.com\/en\/blog\/free-marketing-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free digital marketing tools<\/a> available for media monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this guide, we\u2019ll be going through what exactly a Google Alert is, including how to set one up, and how to take it to the next level. Whether you\u2019re a complete beginner to Google Alerts, or an experienced Googler &#8211; there is something for everyone to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s dive in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"men_tofc\">Table of Contents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"men_tofc wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#what-is-google-alerts\">What is Google Alerts?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#what-can-you-use-google-alerts-for\">What Can You Use Google Alerts For?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-setup-a-free-google-alert\">How to Setup a Free Google Alert<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#why-should-you-use-google-alerts\">Why Should You Use Google Alerts?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#what-are-the-limitations-of-google-alerts\">What are the Limitations of Google Alerts?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-optimize-your-google-alert\">How to Optimize Your Google Alert<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-edit-or-delete-your-google-alert\">How to Edit or Delete Your Google Alert<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-change-how-often-i-receive-google-alert-notifications\">How to Change How Often I Receive Google Alert Notifications<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#but-are-google-alerts-really-enough\">But Are Google Alerts Really Enough?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-google-alerts\">What is Google Alerts?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Google Alerts launched in 2003. The service allows you to monitor the web, and notifies you via an email alert when a new result matching your search query appears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It allows you to monitor any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonplaces.com\/blog\/5-tips-on-choosing-the-right-keywords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">keyword<\/a> or keyword phrase you like. If it appears in Google&#8217;s search engine results, you&#8217;ll get an email alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the service to track news sources, blog posts, the web, videos, books, discussion forums and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/finance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">finance trackers<\/a> in any language and region of your choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a few different options available to help customize your results, including Search Settings and <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/websearch\/answer\/2466433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advanced Operators<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-can-you-use-google-alerts-for\">What Can You Use Google Alerts For?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the joys of using Google Alerts is that they are extremely flexible: you can literally monitor anything you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, for marketers and <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/small-business-marketing-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">small business<\/a> owners, there are a few essential use cases for Google Alerts that everyone should be doing at a minimum. Here are some of them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Monitor Your Brand<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeping on top of your brand mentions and <a href=\"https:\/\/mention.com\/en\/blog\/monitoring-reputation-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reputation<\/a> is essential for even the smallest of businesses. Often, your customers will not come directly to you to complain about something unless you\u2019ve asked &#8211; but they will talk about it online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing how positively or negatively your brand is being perceived can help you to take the right steps to continuously improve. Knowledge is the first step to success!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key tips<\/strong>: When monitoring your brand namew, make sure to include common misspellings and colloquialisms of your business name in your query. For example, if you\u2019re<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/mcdonalds-nickname-in-10-countries-2016-12?r=us&amp;ir=t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> McDonalds<\/a>, you might want to also monitor \u201cMacDonalds\u201d, \u201cMicky D\u2019s\u201d, \u201cMaccies\u201d or \u201cMaccas\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Keep An Eye on the Competition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mention.com\/en\/blog\/competitor-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Competitor Analysis<\/a> helps you to stay up to date and keep on top of what others in your industry are getting up to. Whether it\u2019s to help you to understand their products, services and features better so you can adapt your sales conversations, or simply get inspiration from their marketing campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can never hurt to know what your competitors are doing well. Or perhaps they&#8217;ve been mentioned in a news story where they&#8217;ve been subject to a scandal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key tips<\/strong>: Just like with brand monitoring, don\u2019t forget about common misspellings for your competitors! We recommend starting with 3-5 core competitors who are most closely aligned with your brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Monitor Relevant Topics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Monitoring topics related to your brand and your audience can help you to get a better understanding of the space you\u2019re operating in. It can also help you to craft relevant content and related posts on social media for your audience. All you have to do is set up an alert for a specific word or specific keyword related to that topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By knowing ASAP about new developmet and key changes in your industry, you can react and communicate much quicker. It&#8217;s also a great way to find new content to inspire your <a href=\"https:\/\/contentmarketinginstitute.com\/developing-a-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">content marketing strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nobody wants to be that person who missed an important trend and ended up posting about it 3 months later!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key tips<\/strong>: topic monitoring can get extremely broad. Make sure you\u2019re filtering irrelevant keywords out of your query with Advanced Operators so that you\u2019re not overwhelmed with notifications!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Follow Your Press Release Activity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone working in Press Relations knows that keeping on top of press releases can be a complete pain. Journalists rarely notify you when they write up an article based on your press release, and nobody has time to manually check multiple news sites every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By taking advantage of Google&#8217;s &#8220;News&#8221; filter, you can be the first to know if a journalist has published an article based on your press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-setup-a-free-google-alert\">How to Set-up Google Alerts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Google Alerts Setup is just as simple as searching on Google. Here&#8217;s an example of alert creation for the term &#8220;Coca Cola&#8221; :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to Google Alerts @ https:\/\/www.google.com\/alerts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type in the keywords you want to monitor<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mention.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/google-alerts-type-keywords-to-monitor.jpg\" alt=\"Google Alerts type keywords to monitor\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/570;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\">\n<li>If you are not already signed in to your Google Account, enter the email where you\u2019d like to receive the Google Notifications<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are already signed into Google, it will automatically fill this in with details of your Google email address. If you would like to send the notifications to a different email address, you will need to sign out from your Google Account first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, be aware that you will need access to a Google Account to set up an alert. If you put a non-Google email address into this field, you will be prompted to either sign-in or <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/accounts\/answer\/27441?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">create a new Google account<\/a> once you are finished creating the alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mention.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/google-alerts-email-address-notifications.jpg\" alt=\"Google Alerts email address notifications\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/522;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\">\n<li>Optional: Toggle search and notification settings<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>By clicking on \u201cShow Options\u201d, you will be presented with a few different settings for your Google Alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mention.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/google-alerts-show-options.jpg\" alt=\"Google Alerts show options\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1400\/795;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How often<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can decide between receiving a notification:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cAs it happens\u201d &#8211; As soon as Google finds a result matching your search query, you will receive an email. Be aware &#8211; for very broad topics, you will receive a lot of emails!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cAt most once a day\u201d &#8211; if there are multiple results received in one day, they will be grouped into one daily email notification. If there are no results, you will receive no email.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cAt most once a week\u201d &#8211; similarly to the previous setting, you will receive all of your results found during the week grouped into one weekly email notification. Again, if no results are found, you will not receive an email<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can select all or some sources from the following list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cAutomatic\u201d: this is the default option and includes only \u201cNews\u201d, \u201cBlogs\u201d and \u201cWeb\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cNews\u201d: includes only News sites, such as the New York Times, CNN, Reuters\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cBlogs\u201d: includes only Blogs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cWeb\u201d: includes other websites that are not News or Blogs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cVideo\u201d: includes sites such as YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion. The alerts match only the text descriptions of the videos, and not the video content itself.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cBooks\u201d: includes authored books that appear on Google Books<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cDiscussions\u201d: includes public online forums such as Reddit, Quora and IGN Boards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cFinance\u201d: includes stock trackers and financial news<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Language<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allows you to monitor all languages, or a specific language. Currently it\u2019s not possible to select multiple specific languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Region:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allows you to monitor all countries, or a specific country. Similar to language, you can only select one or all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How many<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cOnly the best results\u201d: Google picks and selects the results it deems to be most relevant, however it\u2019s unclear how this is decided<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cAll results\u201d: this shows you everything that has been indexed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Click Create Alert button to launch your Free Google Alert!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-should-you-use-google-alerts\">Why Should You Use Google Alerts?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though we firmly believe that <a href=\"https:\/\/mention.com\/en\/blog\/google-alerts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Alerts aren&#8217;t enough anymore<\/a>, there are still three pretty good reasons to use the tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Google Alerts is Free<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a 100% free service &#8211; with no catches or hidden costs. It has always been free, and to date Google does not seem to have any plans to start charging for this service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is great news for startups, small businesses or marketers who are new to media monitoring. It allows you to get a feel for monitoring and start off without any initial investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And just because it\u2019s free, it doesn\u2019t mean that it\u2019s ineffective. On the contrary, it work quite effectively considering they don\u2019t cost a single penny. But that being said, there are still some limitations compared to paid monitoring services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Google Alerts are Effortlessly Easy to Set Up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another barrier to adopting a new tool or practice is the learning curve. With Google Alerts, the setup is so simple that it\u2019s impossible to get wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, there are a few techniques you\u2019ll need to know in order to set up your Google Alert in the most effective way for your needs. But you\u2019ll rest easy knowing you will not have to follow a 12-page knowledge base tutorial to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Google Alerts are Flexible and Modulable<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As long as people are posting on the web about it, you can monitor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s extremely flexible and has no restrictions on the keywords you can monitor. You can take this even further with Advanced Operators to really refine your Google Alert and make it your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-are-the-limitations-of-google-alerts\">What are the Limitations of Google Alerts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While Google Alerts seems to be too good to be true for a free tool, there are unfortunately a few core features that are missing for digital marketers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. No Social Media Mentions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is one of the biggest drawbacks of Google Alerts. While it monitors the web pretty well, it does not allow you to monitor popular social media accounts on sites such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These days, with over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/social-media-marketing\/social-media-strategy\/new-global-social-media-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">58% of the global population<\/a> using social media, relying solely on a monitoring tool that doesn\u2019t cover social media can be a massive blind spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monitoring social media platforms, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/mention.com\/en\/blog\/social-listening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social listening<\/a>, is key to understanding the honest feelings of your audience, customers and critics &#8211; as well as those belonging to your competitors. In 2022, do you think your customers will write a blog post to complain about your customer service, or a tweet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tools such as Mention can help to bridge the gap &#8211; allowing you to monitor both web and social media sources at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Only Gives Results from Indexed Pages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Google crawls the web in order to <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/google-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">index web pages<\/a> &#8211; which then appear in the internet search results when you\u2019re using Google Search. These pages are known as \u201cIndexed Pages\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, many millions of webpages don\u2019t end up getting indexed, for many reasons. They may not have much traffic, or they have been requested to be removed by someone, or they are show offensive material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While these may not be of interest to the average person using Google, if you are using Google Alerts to keep on top of your brand, every mention of your brand counts &#8211; even ones from low-traffic sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. No Reporting Features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting notified when a search results matching your query appears is great. However, most people need more than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, Google Alerts does not come with any reporting or data visualization features. This is crucial if you are keeping on top of your brand reputation or notoriety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You want to be able to measure over time how many people have talked about your brand, and in which regions of the world. Not only for your own knowledge, but to help to report to your managers, or investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, you can always create these reports and graphs manually using a spreadsheet tool. You can also combine this with data from Google Analytics. But honestly, who has time for that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. You Need a Google Account to Create Google Alerts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This seems logical, and probably isn\u2019t a limitation for most people &#8211; Google is the most popular email provider in the Western world. Fortunately, creating a Google Account is just as easy as creating the Alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, for those who are loyal to their Outlook, Yahoo or Proton email addresses and don\u2019t wish to create another, this could be a blocker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-optimize-your-google-alert\">Advanced Google Alerts techniques<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Google Alerts are so simple to set-up, it\u2019s very easy to accidentally go wrong. As a company that&#8217;ve delivered more than 22 billions mentions to our customers, we know how to make the most of alerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So here are a few things to think about as you create your next alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Avoid generic, or <a href=\"https:\/\/mention.com\/en\/blog\/media-monitoring-common-keywords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">common keywords<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t done this before, you might think that the more alerts you receive, the better. After all, you can&#8217;t do much until you have some mentions to look at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if your brand name is unique, maybe you&#8217;d like to create a few broad alerts to monitor conversations in your industry &#8211; &#8220;footwear,&#8221; or &#8220;accounting,&#8221; for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stop right there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having too many mentions is about as useful as having none at all. Your inbox will be flooded, and you&#8217;ll find yourself deleting them without even looking at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stick to specific, precise keywords and search terms that you know will always be relevant to you. Even if it means you don&#8217;t get as many coming in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example : The keyword &#8220;Air Force 1 Low&#8221; would give much better insights than monitoring &#8220;Nike&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Make more than one alert<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparently, there&#8217;s a limit of 1,000 alerts per person, which you\u2019ll probably never use. So why not make the most of them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By creating tens, maybe hundreds of alerts, you can keep each incredibly precise, while still receiving a good number of alerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suppose you want to monitor the negative comments made about your business. You could create individual alerts that include your brand name alongside certain keywords that are usually unkind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;My Brand&#8221; + hate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;My Brand&#8221; + broken<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;My Brand&#8221; + worst<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll get specific notifications about your company that help you identify problems you need to solve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re concerned about exploding your inbox with emails: don\u2019t be. Google Alerts allows you to create a digest email with multiple alerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Combine keywords and get creative<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you ever use more than just a basic Google search when looking for information? There are many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifehack.org\/articles\/technology\/20-tips-use-google-search-efficiently.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">commands<\/a> you can use to get new results and make your searches more interesting and more precise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, use quotation marks to look for specific phrases, and then combine these with other relevant keywords:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Social media marketing&#8221; tips<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Content marketing&#8221; ideas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your alert will now return results containing this exact keyword phrase, plus the other word(s) you&#8217;ve included outside of the quotation marks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Use the filters where possible<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While Google Alerts filters are far from perfect, they do offer you a little room to narrow down your search. So why not put this to good effect?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s say you&#8217;re trying to get traffic to your website, and you&#8217;d like to find guest posting or <a href=\"https:\/\/mention.com\/en\/blog\/cold-email-link-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link building<\/a> opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try creating alerts using phrases like &#8220;write for us&#8221; or &#8220;how to contribute,&#8221; and then limit your Alerts to blogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll remove a lot of the noise, and will be notified when new guest post opportunities become available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can do the same for the specific languages you write in, or even in certain locations if your content has a local flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Remember why you created them<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is just a quick reminder to keep your goals in mind as you set up and manage your alerts. As long as you have a plan, you can&#8217;t go too wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you want to monitor google news, an RSS Feed, your brand mentions, your competition, your industry or relevant topics, prevent a PR crisis&#8230; Google Alerts can help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From our experience, identifying the keyword you want to monitor and why helps to get the best results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example : <em>You want to monitor mentions of Samsung products such as smartphones, Tv and watches.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-edit-or-delete-your-google-alert\">How to Edit or Delete Your Google Alert<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>So, you\u2019ve just set up your Google Alert and realized that you\u2019ve made all of the mistakes we\u2019ve listed above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to fear! Editing a Google Alert is just as easy as creating one. 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