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I don’t know about you, but I have not utilized Google’s RealTime search option at all. After searching the depths of my little brain for a topic to write about, I took to Google. I mean, who doesn’t turn to the almighty big G when in need, right??
So, I found the realtime search option and a whole new world opened up for me. Let me explain to you a couple of things I discovered and how I used realtime search to get right here…yes, right here writing this post.
What is RealTime Search
In a nutshell, realtime gives you up to the second news, blog, hot topic results from around the world. It literally changes right before your eyes. Google gives you the ability to pause the activity stream..like DVR’s that allow you to pause live tv.
You can type “booty shaker” in the search box and bam…you are served to the second results for your search term. You can then make those results even more relevant by pinpointing specific locations,(of booty shaking), times, images, videos, etc.. And if a conversation took place via Twitter or Facebook, you are also given the option to read the full conversational text.
Can RealTime Help Your Linkbuilding?
As I mentioned earlier, I was in need of some content for my own blog. As I began playing around with Google RealTime search, I decided to try keywords. I have to say that general keywords, for example, SEO, gave too many results from the same sources.
So what I thought would be cool to see was if I could find people who needed help with their blogs. I typed in, “need help getting blog traffic.” I found a lot of results I could scroll through for the day that showed some people specifically asking for help gaining traffic to their blogs. I’m off to the rescue!!
I can now visit their Twitter profiles, follow them and respond to their requests for assistance. Obviously I’m gonna send them to my blog!! It also led me to tons of NEW blogs to visit and comment on, therefore generating more links for my place and driving more traffic to my own blog. After I did that search, I figured maybe I could find some relevant places to guest post..uh hhemm…how I got here.
I simply typed in “in need of guest posts” and “looking for guest posts.” And what do you know, the number 4 result was right here from Andy! There were TONS of results for bloggers looking for guest posts. It was a virtual hot bed of networking placed right in my lap.
Another thing I found? Content of mine that had been scraped. I input my name in the search box and the results returned showed me everywhere my name was mentioned on the web. Needless to say, I promptly contacted the rip off artist and gave them a virtual smack in the head. Not really, but I got my content removed from their site. 
I also noticed that my blog is mentioned many more times than my actual name. So, in regular Google search results, I rank number 1 for my name. However, in realtime results, my name is second to my blog name mentions. Just found it interesting is all.
The Bottom Line
So to answer the above question, yes! realtime search is a great opportunity for linkbuilding. It’s easy sometimes to keep hanging around the same blogs that we adore and love, but in order to get real reach, we need to expand our horizons. When Google gives us great tools to make it quicker and easier…grab it. I intend to experiment more with realtime search and rankings. Imagine if we could have our analytics in reatime?! Information overload? I don’t know, that’s another post altogether.
I have included a video below for you to see how realtime works and it’s short, so watch it! Now it’s your turn.
How have you used realtime search or have you at all?
Has it helped you with your blog?
Please tweet and share this if you’re a rock star! (and I know you are.)
Twitter: maddencorner
says:
Thanks for the tip Lisa! I often search around when I get an idea to see if it’s been done, or over done, but I haven’t thought about the real time search. I will add this to the goodie bag.
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Twitter: friendlyblogger
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Hi A.
It was amazing what I found when I started seaching! I think it would be easy to get addicted to it!! Let me know how it goes for you.
Cheers,
Lisa
I’ve never heard of real time search. I’ll have to check it out, thanks!
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Twitter: friendlyblogger
says:
Hi Dan:
Ihope you find lots of good stuff with it!! Glad I could be of assistance is helping you find something new.
All the best,
Lisa
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Twitter: WebTrafficCafe
says:
Lisa – you are too much, and you know why. Not only a great post, but also a helping hand to TGC.
Ana
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Twitter: friendlyblogger
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Ana:
Always a pleasure to link back to supreme diva ness!
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I actually had to google “RealTime search”, never heard of it till now. But it looks promising,
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Twitter: friendlyblogger
says:
Alex:
Enjoy it, it was a blast to play around with!!
Cheers,
Lisa
Lisa´s recent blog post ..SiteLinks- What Google REALLY Thinks Of You
Twitter: Ileane
says:
Hey Lisa, I loved your Google realtime search story:) It was really fun. The video was neat too, I don’t really mess with these options when I’m on Google but I’ll give them a try now. Thanks and have a great weekend.
Ileane Smith´s recent blog post ..Link Building Mastery- Master The Art of Link Building
Twitter: friendlyblogger
says:
Hi Illeane:
It was eye opening to say the least! I swear Google has more toys, bells and whistles than we’ll ever know!! You as well enjoy your weekend!
Lisa
Lisa´s recent blog post ..SiteLinks- What Google REALLY Thinks Of You
I had been trying to use real time search and it wasn’t working for me. I am off to try again now!
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Twitter: friendlyblogger
says:
hi Pippa:
Enjoy it!! Let me know if I can be of any assistance!!
Cheers,
Lisa
Lisa´s recent blog post ..SiteLinks- What Google REALLY Thinks Of You
Hi Lisa, this is amazing. It looks so simple yet many of us didn’t know how to do it. But thanks for the rescue.
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Twitter: friendlyblogger
says:
Thanks for checking it out Scribbler. Appreciate the support.
Cheers,
Lisa
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Twitter: nittyGriddyBlog
says:
Hey Wooty Woot,
This is so helpful Lisa. The video is nice and practical as well but I think they should have gone with you to do the talking. A little Woot excitement and charisma would have made it even cooler to watch lol
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I’ve actually never used Realtime Search although I keep saying I will. There’s just so much you learn about everyday that it becomes overwhelming to the point where you start forgetting to try something or implement something or…
Thanks a lot for this. I’m gonna’ try it out to see if it works for me.
Have a great weekend.
Cheers
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Twitter: friendlyblogger
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Oh they would n;t know what to do with me!!
The internet is so full of knowledge it can be daunting! I like trying to piece it together and bring it!! (haaa) see what I did there!! “)
I think you will like Realtime search, it’s a twit fiend!!
Wooty,
Lisa
Twitter: healthvotes
says:
This is excellent, thanks for adding the video. I have never tried the real time search before, it was good to see all the twitter updates. I think it will be better if Google adds the facebook updates on it too.
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Twitter: friendlyblogger
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I agree….more Facebook updates would be killer. So far I have seen mostly Twitter and news feeds…occasional blogs pop up too. I like it for the right now trend appeal!!
cheers,
Lisa
Twitter: toprunningtips
says:
Hey Lisa,
Your post just put a rocket up my derriere to get over to the Big G and give RealTime Search a bash so I’ll keep this short and sweet and say;
Nice first guest post, you gave some great advice and really useful tips to get started too! Will be visiting your blog for more of your advice!
Thanks!
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Twitter: friendlyblogger
says:
Hi Gabi:
A rocket huh?! LOL
thanks for the support on my first submission over here!! I appreciate that. Hopefully you get a lot of good tidbits over at my place too! 
Lisa
Lisa´s recent blog post ..SiteLinks- What Google REALLY Thinks Of You
Twitter: junevaa
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but for some people it is annoying and other will look this as a benefit to get traffic. This type is good for local service anyway…
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Twitter: friendlyblogger
says:
True, however if you are looking for a quick content idea…thats very current, I like it
Thanks for your feedback!
Lisa
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Twitter: techwork_dk
says:
Nice tips Lisa. I am already starting playing around with it.
Thanks for sharing.
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Twitter: friendlyblogger
says:
Hi Thomas:
It’s addicting isn’t it?! Glad you found it useful!
Cheers,
Lisa
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Sheesh… I knew about this function but I never saw the value of using it. You just opened my eyes to a new method to find up-to-date content ideas. Thanks Lisa for your work!
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Twitter: JeedoAquino
says:
Hi Lisa,
Thanks for the awesome tip. Google has a lot of tools that are freely available for everyone to exploit (pardon the term), for many of us, we are not just aware that it’s there or how to properly use it. You just gave me an idea for an awesome article to create
Jeedo Aquino´s recent blog post ..Essential Tools for the Online Entrepreneur
Twitter: friendlyblogger
says:
Excellent Jeedo!!
Be sure to let me know when it’s published!!
cheers,
Lisa
Lisa´s recent blog post ..SiteLinks- What Google REALLY Thinks Of You
Twitter: rajanbalana
says:
Yes, It helped my blog a lot, I love google, Google is the main source of my site’s traffic
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Hi Lisa,
Great post and, BECAUSE of this post, I absolutely have been using it. Notice my latest blog post?
There are many uses for Google Realtime I have discovered. Building links is one, absolutely. But so is positioning yourself as an expert in your field. As you suggest you look for people who need help building a blog. And off you go! To help another soul and continue building your expertise in the eyes of the world wide wow.
Thank you so much for the post and the tips. The comment is late but that is because from the day you mentioned it, I have been playing and learning. Thanks again!
Vincent Parker
Vincent Parker´s recent blog post ..Present Yourself As An Expert Using Google Realtime
Twitter: AlisonMSmith
says:
For those who want to mess around without watching the vid, you can get to realtime with this URL:
http://www.google.com/realtime
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Twitter: LumpkinAndMe
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I had never heard of this. Thanks for the information! I’m off to check it out now.
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Twitter: FSYAonline
says:
I never realized that I could use Google’s real time feature this way. I knew that it provided live twitter feed updates but using it this way could really boost my marketing efforts for my blog. Thanks for sharing!
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Twitter: GigLogo
says:
Thanks for the information about Google Real Time Search, I usually get ideas for blog posts from places like Yahoo Answers and talking with friends. I am going to try the Google Real Time Search especially when I get an episode or writers block : )
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Twitter: samui_art
says:
Hi Lisa,
Thank you for sharing. I just notice Google real time search option because of your post. I test it by tweet one post about “generate more target leads” and then search it via Google real time search, interesting to see that it’s showing the result of what I just tweet on Twitter.
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Twitter: RababKhan
says:
Hello and thanks for a good post. Ive been using real time search in a way similar to what you have described. It really helps find out what related content people are searching for. I have one question. You say:
“I can now visit their Twitter profiles, follow them and respond to their requests for assistance. Obviously I’m gonna send them to my blog!”
Wouldn’t that count as spam for some people? I mean we all know that a random tweet )esp with a link) from someone we know nothing about is seen as spam by most people. I even block people who do that. How do you deal with that?
Thanks.
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