01-03-2015, 07:37 AM
Okay members I'm the first to admit I've never used IFTTT. Boy-o-boy will that change. I came across this article "The Ultimate List of IFTTT Recipes for Marketers" on seerinteractive.com and I think it's very informative and powerful.
Here is an example copy and pasted from the article:
Track Your Competitors’ Website Changes:
WHAT IT MEANS: Keep track of the changes that your competitors make to their websites.
HOW TO DO IT:
• Use VisualPing.io to monitor a competitors’ web page. Set the timing and
type of change to whatever you like, and add your email address for
notification.
CREATE A RECIPE ON IFTTT:
• THIS Channel: Email
• Email from Visual Ping
• THAT Channel: SMS
Now, you’ll get a text message every time your competitor updates their page.
So it really is as simple as this visual:
and another example is this visual:
The Recipe has a Trigger and an Action!
Here is the content inside this PDF/Article:
So, what do you want to do with IFTTT?
Keep Track of the Competition:
• Easily Archive Your Competitors’ Emails
• Track Mentions of Competitors’ Employees on News Sites
• Track Your Competitors’ Website Changes
• Monitor Your Competitors’ Blog Posts
• Stalk Your Competitors’ Stocks
• Monitor Your Competitors’ Executives
• Watch Out for Competitors’ New YouTube Videos
• Spy on Your Competitors’ Website Tools
• Monitor Industry Mergers and Acquisitions
• Find Out When a New Site Links to Your Competitor
• Monitor Your Competitors’ Best Online Assets
• Track Competitors’ New Project Launches
• Track Competitors’ Sitemap Changes
• Monitor Wikipedia
• Proactive Social Prospecting
• Keep Track of Google News Mentions
• Monitor Competitors’ New Android Apps
• Spy on Your Competitors’ Web Properties
Stay on Top of Trends, and Get Content or Linking Ideas:
• Monitor Reddit for Content
• Gather PR Opportunities
• Monitor Google Trends
• Keep Track of Twitter Hashtags
• Track New Video Launches
• Monitor Journalists on Twitter
• Monitor Journalists on Quora
Learn More About Your Own Website, Customers, or Industry:
• Keep Track of Open Site Explorer’s Just Discovered Links
• Track Weather for Seasonal Brands
• Find Instagram Photos Tagged at Your Location
• Find Out Who is Pinning From a Certain Website
• Monitor Your Sites’ Robots.txt Files
• Monitor Your (or Your Competitors’) TripAdvisor Reviews
• Monitor Flickr Tags
• Keep Track of Your Site’s Images Elsewhere on the Web
• Monitor your SERP position
• Get Twitter Alerts
• Get Notified of Hacking ASAP
• Monitor Keep.com
• Monitor SERPs for Snippets
• Keep Track of Yelp Reviews
• Monitor Tumblr Tags
• Keep Track of Brand Mentions on IceRocket
Keep Up With the Search Industry:
• Get Twitter Chat Message Reminders
• Search Craigslist Resumes
• Monitor Google’s Content Guidelines
• Stalk Industry Insiders
• Keep Track of Industry Meetups
• Keep Track of Industry Webinars
This PDF is 26 pages packed with How To recipes all explained with numerous links. SO I made a PDF of the article or you can just go to the source.
PDF:
http://www37.zippyshare.com/v/80315417/file.html
Site Source:
http://www.seerinteractive.com/blog/iftt...ters#comp1
![[Image: Jpv9orE.jpg?1]](http://i.imgur.com/Jpv9orE.jpg?1)
Here is an example copy and pasted from the article:
Track Your Competitors’ Website Changes:
WHAT IT MEANS: Keep track of the changes that your competitors make to their websites.
HOW TO DO IT:
• Use VisualPing.io to monitor a competitors’ web page. Set the timing and
type of change to whatever you like, and add your email address for
notification.
CREATE A RECIPE ON IFTTT:
• THIS Channel: Email
• Email from Visual Ping
• THAT Channel: SMS
Now, you’ll get a text message every time your competitor updates their page.
So it really is as simple as this visual:
![[Image: NAtjMCj.jpg?1]](http://i.imgur.com/NAtjMCj.jpg?1)
and another example is this visual:
![[Image: j1GTk1P.jpg?1]](http://i.imgur.com/j1GTk1P.jpg?1)
The Recipe has a Trigger and an Action!
Here is the content inside this PDF/Article:
So, what do you want to do with IFTTT?
Keep Track of the Competition:
• Easily Archive Your Competitors’ Emails
• Track Mentions of Competitors’ Employees on News Sites
• Track Your Competitors’ Website Changes
• Monitor Your Competitors’ Blog Posts
• Stalk Your Competitors’ Stocks
• Monitor Your Competitors’ Executives
• Watch Out for Competitors’ New YouTube Videos
• Spy on Your Competitors’ Website Tools
• Monitor Industry Mergers and Acquisitions
• Find Out When a New Site Links to Your Competitor
• Monitor Your Competitors’ Best Online Assets
• Track Competitors’ New Project Launches
• Track Competitors’ Sitemap Changes
• Monitor Wikipedia
• Proactive Social Prospecting
• Keep Track of Google News Mentions
• Monitor Competitors’ New Android Apps
• Spy on Your Competitors’ Web Properties
Stay on Top of Trends, and Get Content or Linking Ideas:
• Monitor Reddit for Content
• Gather PR Opportunities
• Monitor Google Trends
• Keep Track of Twitter Hashtags
• Track New Video Launches
• Monitor Journalists on Twitter
• Monitor Journalists on Quora
Learn More About Your Own Website, Customers, or Industry:
• Keep Track of Open Site Explorer’s Just Discovered Links
• Track Weather for Seasonal Brands
• Find Instagram Photos Tagged at Your Location
• Find Out Who is Pinning From a Certain Website
• Monitor Your Sites’ Robots.txt Files
• Monitor Your (or Your Competitors’) TripAdvisor Reviews
• Monitor Flickr Tags
• Keep Track of Your Site’s Images Elsewhere on the Web
• Monitor your SERP position
• Get Twitter Alerts
• Get Notified of Hacking ASAP
• Monitor Keep.com
• Monitor SERPs for Snippets
• Keep Track of Yelp Reviews
• Monitor Tumblr Tags
• Keep Track of Brand Mentions on IceRocket
Keep Up With the Search Industry:
• Get Twitter Chat Message Reminders
• Search Craigslist Resumes
• Monitor Google’s Content Guidelines
• Stalk Industry Insiders
• Keep Track of Industry Meetups
• Keep Track of Industry Webinars
This PDF is 26 pages packed with How To recipes all explained with numerous links. SO I made a PDF of the article or you can just go to the source.
PDF:
http://www37.zippyshare.com/v/80315417/file.html
Site Source:
http://www.seerinteractive.com/blog/iftt...ters#comp1