In this article, you will learn more about the different source types how you can add them to your Feeds.
There are 6 main types of sources available that you can add to a Feed. A Feed project can contain several different source types.
1. Google searches:
Google searches will input new sets of results to your Reportlinker account. Any search term you enter will give results to new pages like blogs, websites and publishers. Just give a name to your source, add the search terms and crawl frequency to add results from Google Searches to your results.
1. Give a name to your source,
2. Enter the search terms you want,
3. Select the crawl frequency
4. Save
2. Google news:
Google news will push results to the Reportlinker platform that are the articles from a Google News search. Just enter the name of your source, the search terms you want and a crawl frequency to start getting results for a Google News search to your results.
1. Give a name to your source,
2. Enter the search terms you want,
3. Select the crawl frequency
4. Save
3. Websites:
You can add a link to a website page as a source. If you want to monitor specific publishers, thought leaders or companies' websites, you can do it with this option here. To start crawling the content from a website:
1. Give a name to your source,
2. Enter the page address
3. Decide if you want to crawl this page exclusively
4. Select the crawl frequency
5. Save
4. RSS Feeds:
You can also add any RSS Feeds to your Reportlinker Feeds to make sure you get the content you desire. To do so, just click on the RSS Feed card and enter the following:
1. Source name
2. RSS Feed URL
3. Set the crawl frequency
4. Save
5. Twitter accounts:
There is also an option to add Social Media pages to Feeds. Other options are still currently under development. To add a Twitter account, just follow these simple steps:
1. Give a name to your Twitter source,
2. Enter the URL of the Twitter profile,
3. Toggle or un toggle the "Analyze URL" button,
4. Set the crawl frequency,
5. Save
The toggle button "Analyze URLs" means that the crawler will also include in the results links that have been shared by profiles you follow.
6. LinkedIn Accounts
You can now add LinkedIn accounts to track their posts and activities. This is a great feature to stay ahead of the curve by listening to company pr thought leader's postings from within your industry!
To connect a LinkedIn account, you will need to follow some simple steps:
1. You will first need to retrieve your LinkedIn cookie and add it to your account to synchronize contents. This step is mandatory to proceed with the LinkedIn sources.
2. To do so, you will have to head to the Feeds section of your account, and click on the settings wheel on the top right part of your screen.
3. You will then need to retrieve your cookie value by going to your LinkedIn account, and finding it through the "Inspect" feature. To inspect a page, right-click on it, find the "Inspect" option, and a tab will appear with different levels of information on the code behind the displayed paged.
4. Head to the "Cookies" tab, and retrieve the displayed line of code before pasting it to your Cookie value pop-up on your LinkedIn account.
Now this is done, you can add LinkedIn sources the same way you can add Websites!
Just copy and paste the link to the desired PROFILE or COMPANY you wish to follow in order to retrieve their posts on Reportlinker!
7. FTP File Transfer
You can add files from your company directory to your Reportlinker account. Doing so will enable you to crawl your files database with the Reportlinker filters and Smart Insights to find documents and data from your company documents easier. To connect your FTP to Reportlinker, follow these few steps:
1. Enter a source name,
2. Type in your server name,
3. Enter the Port,
4. Enter your username,
5. Enter your password,
6. Type in your directory path,
7. Enter the recursive,
8. Set the crawl frequency,
9. Save
