{"id":1079,"date":"2018-11-12T20:37:20","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T20:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.rss.com\/?p=1079"},"modified":"2024-01-18T16:31:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T16:31:53","slug":"create-google-alert-to-email-rss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rss.com\/blog\/create-google-alert-to-email-rss\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Google Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Google alerts let you know whenever something you care about is being talked about online. This is great if you want <b>to follow a trending topic<\/b>, have a super-nichey hobby you want to know everything about, or even if you want to follow whenever your name is mentioned somewhere online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\u2019t be everywhere online, and you don\u2019t have the time to conduct daily searches to compare to the previous day\u2019s search. Life is busy, but that doesn\u2019t mean you shouldn\u2019t know about the things that matter to you &#8212; or if someone has written a positive or negative review of you or your company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the digital age, and keeping <b>up with things that are important to you<\/b> is basically your right. It should be easy. And it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"set up a google alert\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Google-Podcasting.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-to-create-a-google-alert\"><\/span>How to Create a Google Alert<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Alerts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter a topic or name <strong>you\u2019re interested in following<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next, select \u201c<strong>Show options<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the dropdown menu for the \u201c<strong>Deliver to<\/strong>\u201d option<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>RSS feed<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next, select \u201c<strong>Create Alert<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s easy as pie (easier than pie, actually), and almost as tasty since it frees up your time and ensures you don\u2019t ever miss knowing about something that\u2019s important to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"are-you-a-visual-learner\"><\/span>Are You a Visual Learner?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our walkthrough tutorial below to <a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/blog\/set-up-google-alerts-for-podcast-ideas\/\">learn how to set up a Google Alert<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sllv-video -type_youtube\" data-provider=\"youtube\" data-video=\"ECVVSoFVy00\"><a class=\"sllv-video__link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ECVVSoFVy00\" rel=\"external noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sllv-video__media lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Video\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/ECVVSoFVy00\/sddefault.webp\"><\/a><button class=\"sllv-video__button\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\"><svg width=\"68\" height=\"48\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\"><path class=\"sllv-video__button-shape\" d=\"M66.52 7.74c-.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79.13 34 0 34 0S12.21.13 6.9 1.55c-2.93.78-4.63 3.26-5.42 6.19C.06 13.05 0 24 0 24s.06 10.95 1.48 16.26c.78 2.93 2.49 5.41 5.42 6.19C12.21 47.87 34 48 34 48s21.79-.13 27.1-1.55c2.93-.78 4.64-3.26 5.42-6.19C67.94 34.95 68 24 68 24s-.06-10.95-1.48-16.26z\"\/><path class=\"sllv-video__button-icon\" d=\"M45 24L27 14v20\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are simple, fast instructions on how to create your own Google Alert &#8211; a free and easy way to get the latest information on a topic care about. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2171,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"single-with-sidebar","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[169],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Create a Google Alert | RSS.com Podcast Hosting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Stay up-to-date on the topics you care about with Google Alerts - a free and easy way to get the latest information. 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