Most people don’t appreciate notifications.

In fact, many people prefer tostop websites from sending them notifications.

I’m the opposite.

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I first discoveredVisualPingwhile searching for a way to streamline my own process of tracking updates across dozens of websites.

Since then, it’s been a significant part of keeping my knowledge up-to-date.

What Is VisualPing.io?

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The downside of this process is that it’s not intuitive and requires a lot of technical know-how.

It also doesn’t work for some websites and is terrible at keeping track of some changes.

I added about ten companies I liked to the monitoring station.

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The pings gave me a few leads, but I quickly realized I was doing this wrong.

The web app will walk you through account creation and password choice and send you a verification email.

Clicking on either “Add a Job” button will kick off the details panel.

Adding a New Job

you might’t change anything here if you’re a free personal user.

you might set up integrations with other apps like Slack or Discord here if you’re a business user.

The third tab is the schedule setting.

Advanced Job Scheduling on VisualPing

VisualPing.io can be a game-changer in staying ahead of the competition for professionals in a wide range of industries.

Even so, it could be valuable and even be considered a business expense.

Is VisualPing.io Worth It?

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If your internet usage only centers around news websites or social media, VisualPing.io might be overkill.

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