You can use Google Alerts to keep track of yourself, an agent, an editor, your RWA chapter…you get the idea. Basically, anything that you can search for in Google can be set up as an Alert. Instead of YOU going to GOOGLE to keep tabs on something, let GOOGLE come to YOU!
- Go to www.google.com/alerts
- Enter the search term you want track.
Tip: Use quotation marks to search for an exact phrase (example: “Emma Clair”) - Determine how often you want to be notified (I like “once a day”) and where you want Google to search.
- Enter your email address
- Click “Create Alert”
- That’s it!
If you need more information, click the “FAQ” link at the top of the Alerts page.
Trivia: Doing a search for yourself is called “egosurfing”.