380 - This is The Power of Setting a Google Alert for Name
Discover how setting up a Google Alert for your name can help you stay informed, protect your personal brand, and respond to opportunities. This episode of The Daily Hint walks you through leveraging this free tool for professional growth.
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This is The Power of Setting a Google Alert for Your Name
Have you ever wondered how to keep track of where your name appears online? Whether it’s an article, a blog post, or a mention in a professional context, knowing when your name comes up can be a game-changer for personal branding and career growth. In this episode of The Daily Hint, I explain the benefits of setting up a Google Alert for your name and how it can work for you.
Why Set a Google Alert for Your Name?
A Google Alert is a free and simple tool that sends you an email notification whenever your name is mentioned on the web. This doesn’t apply to social media but works effectively for mentions in articles, blogs, and other published content. Here’s why it’s so powerful:
1. Monitor Your Reputation: Know when someone is talking about you and ensure that the context aligns with your professional image.
2. Seize Opportunities: Get notified when your work is recognized, and take the chance to promote or engage with the content.
3. Stay Informed: If someone borrows or builds upon your ideas, you’ll know about it and can react accordingly.
How It Works
Setting up a Google Alert is quick and easy:
• Go to the Google Alerts website.
• Enter your full name as the search term.
• Customize the alert settings, such as frequency and sources.
• Start receiving notifications directly to your email.
The Results
Over the past 10 years, I’ve used Google Alerts to stay connected with mentions of my name across the internet. It’s helped me build relationships, amplify content that features me, and even identify when others were inspired by my ideas.
Setting up an alert is a small step with big returns for your personal branding and professional presence. Try it today, and discover how staying informed can elevate your career.
Tune in to this episode of The Daily Hint to learn more and start leveraging this simple yet powerful tool for yourself.
Highlights:
00:00 Setting Up Google Alerts for Yourself
00:21 Benefits of Google Alerts
00:39 How to Set Up Your Own Google Alert
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Transcript:
Did you ever set a Google alert for yourself? Not try it out. So one of the things I did, I don't know, I guess 10 years ago, I said a Google alert for myself and for my name, obviously. So I put in whenever my full name is mentioned, I'm getting an email or from Google, and then Google tells me, Hey, your name was mentioned in this, this.
And it's quite interesting because then you see when someone is copying your topics or promoting you inside of the internet, you're getting a ping and you can react to this yourself. Obviously, it doesn't work with social media, but let's say if someone is publishing an article where I'm mentioned, then I get a ping and I can support to promote this article.
Try it yourself, set up a Google alert for your name and you will get pinged when things are happening.