Setup Google Alert for Specific Web Site
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- 4For this tutorial, let's type "iPhone" at the beginning of our search field. This will filter the alert preview so that you see all of the items related to "iPhone" on the VisiHow web site as they appear.If you want to receive an alert for a specific item on this web site, add a search term in quotations before the site address.
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- 7By clicking the first drop-down menu next to "How often", you can choose "As-it-happens", "At most once a day", or "At most once a week". The next field is "Sources". Let's leave the "Sources" as "Automatic". "Sources" is followed by "Language" and "Region". Let's leave them at their default settings.In the options menu, you can choose the frequency of your Google alert.
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- 10Then, once the item that matches your search terms has been published on the specific web site you've selected and indexed by Google, you will be notified either in your inbox or on your RSS feed, depending on your settings. This will allow you to review the newly published article.When you are satisfied with your settings, choose the blue button that says "CREATE ALERT".
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Questions and Answers
How can I insure that my website will be recognized by other people's Google alerts?
I don't understand the process by which Google alerts identifies websites or stories relevant to Google alert search categories. Should one include metadata? Thank you for your help. The article tells us how to be notified of other people's content. I'm interested in how I notify others about my content. I have tried: I just tried to find the answer on the web and could not. I think it was caused by: This question does not seem pertinent. I don't know how to answer it.
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I want to create a Google alert for my intranet for our company news?
We have an new intranet and I have to put a URL for the Google alert in to the programme.. . I have Google alerts that come to my email but don't know how to create for the intranet link
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