Web Marketing All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition
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iGoogle offers many options for your online marketing needs. One option is to add a blog search result. Rather than follow just one specific blog, you can track what most blogs are saying, all at one time, by using Google Blog Search. Running a search for your company name, for example, shows every blog entry mentioning your company. Here’s how to subscribe:

  1. Go to Google.

    Execute a search for something that interests you, e.g. eucalyptus leaves.

  2. Click the More link on the left-hand side of the page and then choose Blogs.

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  3. Search for your organization’s name.

    Enclose the name in double quotes. Using quotes narrows your search result to search for a phrase match on the words you entered, whether you have a one-word or a ten-word name.

  4. Click the magnifying glass icon.

    To see the most recent results first, click the Sort by Date link, in the middle of the left-hand navigation bar.

  5. Click the RSS link at the bottom of the page.

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  6. Go back to your iGoogle homepage.

    You see the search result in a nice, neat box. When iGoogle adds a new blog post to this search result, you see it here.

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You can add other search results, too. Examples include

  • Competitor names

  • Names of individuals in your company

  • Names of individuals at competitors

  • Product names

  • Your web address

  • Common typographical errors for all elements in this list.

About This Article

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About the book authors:

John Arnold is the author of E-Mail Marketing For Dummies and coauthor of Mobile Marketing For Dummies.

Ian Lurie is President of Portent, Inc.

Marty Dickinson is President of HereNextYear.

Elizabeth Marsten is Director of Search Marketing at Portent, Inc.

Michael Becker is the Managing Director of North America at the Mobile Marketing Association.

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