The Internet In Business

Are you having sleepless nights wondering what is being said on the web about your business?

OK, your’re probably not that worried but I’m sure you’d like to know when your company or brand is mentioned on the web and what they are saying so you can react appropriately.

A very handy tool that solves this very problem is Google Alerts

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Google Alerts are a simple way to automatically get notified when new content goes on the web with the phrase you specify.  You receive an email with every mention of the phrase as well as where it was mentioned.

For example I have an alert set up for “Jenerate” as well as various combinations of case and spelling.  If anyone mentions Jenerate in a post, forum or blog I’ll be alerted.  You can also keep an eye on the competition, suppliers or other movers and shakers in exactly the same way.

Go right now to google.com/alerts and setup an alert for your company name, you’ll be surprised by the results and you might sleep a little easier