Google Alerts! What Are They & How Can I Benefit Off Them?

G' afernoon folks. It's time for another interesting lesson with the Domainer. :)

I was going to discuss how to to earn maximum revenue parking your domain names but I had a couple of requests to discuss Google Alerts so I have decided to switch topics and I will discuss parking companies and keywords another day.

Today's topic will be on Google Alerts. Now what the heck is Google Alerts and how is that going to benefit me in the domain business you ask. Well I'll tell ya. :) It works like this........

Say you want to find some more expired domain names or you want to read up on expired domain names. Google Alerts is a tool where you can enter in a keyword relevant to the info you want to receive. Now you can configure I believe for them to send you an email every day on the keywords you chose or once a week. Now each time you receive an email you will have helpful websites on the topics you chose. You might even receive an email with websites that actually have some free expired domain software for you to use.

You can find out more by visiting http://www.google.com/alerts

Here is a little something I like to do as well to build up some traffic to my blog.
As we all know my blog URL is www.domainer.me I like to sign up for Google Alerts on "Domain Names." (there is a also an option in Google Alerts if you would like to sign up for news, blogs, web, comprehensive, video, and groups. Choose the option that says "comprehensive" and your emails will consist of news, blogs, and web) Now everyday when I receive the Google Alerts I open it (Google Alerts shows a couple of links to websites much like making a search on Google only Google Alert links are based on specific topics that were just written that same day - totally new info) and I click on each link. I visit the website and if there is a commentary section I write something useful in there. Many websites will allow you to place a link in the commentary section. Now I'm building up some more traffic to my website. Be careful though. Don't just enter the commentary section and write "Hey I want you to visit my site" because most moderators will remove your comment or possibly ban you for spamming. Write something post related and then say if you want more information you can visit this and this site just and I repeat just don't write anything that sounds like you are spamming. Some places don't even allow links so if you write a comment make sure to right click and save your comment so you can use it on the next related website you visit.

Here's another quick example. Say I own the domain name www.myspacecountrymusic.com (which I actually own.) I want to build up some traffic on it so hopefully someone will buy my domain name one day. I signed up for Google alerts on "Country Music" Now today's story through Google Alerts is on the Country band called "Rascal Flatts." (I chose to mention that Country group because I believe most of you heard of them) I write my opinion and beliefs on Rascal Flatts followed by the comment "what Country Music needs is a www.myspacecountrymusic.com for all our Country Music needs." Now the moderators doesn't believe that I am spamming (heck they probably don't even think I own that domain name) and they will allow my comment to be posted along with that particular website URL. Remember don't add in "please visit my website www.myspacecountrymusic.com" or the moderator is just going to think that you are spamming and remove your comment.

Well that's all for today folks cya back here for another wonderful lesson tomorrow. :)