100 Google+ tips

100 Google+ tips from Jonathan Pollinger of www.intranetfuture.comFor more help with Google+ you might be interested in my Google+ Masterclasses inCheltenham - info and booking on workshops.If you like a tip please share on Google+ followed by ‘via +Jonathan Pollinger’ or tweet itfollowed by ‘via @intranetfuture’. Thank you. --------------1. Google+ is great for your improving your website search ranking. Get involved! #GooglePlustip2. Google+ is not Twitter. Make use of the unlimited space you have to post. #GooglePlustip3. 5 photos or single scrapbook photo can be displayed at the top of your Profile/Page. Use to create the right impression. #GooglePlustip4. A Hangout is a Google+ video tool. Use Hangouts to communicate with clients and to collaborate with colleagues. #GooglePlustip5. Use bitly on your Google+ posts to shorten links and to measure click throughs. #GooglePlustip6. To learn how you can benefit from Google+ come along to one of my Cheltenham workshops. http://intranetfuture.com/workshops #GooglePlustip7. To mention a Google+ profile or Page put + in front of account name eg +John Smith. It’s the equivalent of @ on Twitter. #Googleplustip8. Just like Twitter, Google+ supports hashtags so create and use them – especially to promote your events. #GooglePlustip9. Google+ has a great Events function. Use to raise awareness of your event and to group all attendees photos. #GooglePlustip10. You can ‘direct message’ on Google+. Simply share with a named person who is also on Google+. #GooglePlustip11. You can share your posts and photos with everyone. If not on Google+ add email addresses in Share field. #GooglePlustip12. You can live broadcast and record using Hangouts on Air. Great for training and conferences. #GooglePlustip13. To create a Google+ Page for business go to https://plus.google.com/pages/create. #GooglePlustip14. Ask questions and poll your audience to find out what content theyre interested in. #GooglePlustip

100 Google+ tips from Jonathan Pollinger of www.intranetfuture.com15. Use the ‘Share this page’ icon to tell people in your Profile Circles about your Page. #GooglePlustip16. Comment on other people’s posts to raise your profile. #GooglePlustip17. You can connect to some Google+ Pages quickly using Direct Connect. Type ‘+Name or Keyword’ into Google Search. #GooglePlustip18. Use the Explore function to find out ‘What’s hot on Google+’. #GooglePlustip19. Have both Apps and Gmail Google+ profiles? You can now merge them. #GooglePlustip20. Watch your spelling and grammar. #GooglePlustip21. Put words in asterisks to make them *bold*. #GooglePlustip22. Put a word between underscores to make it _italic_. #GooglePlustip23. If you make a mistake you can edit your post after sharing. #GooglePlustip24. To change order in your drop down list when adding re-order your circles by dragging and dropping. #GooglePlustip25. Decide the purpose of your Google+ page/profile and create a content plan. #GooglePlustip26. Use Google+ to blog. Unlike Twitter you’re not limited to 140 characters. #GooglePlustip27. When chatting to people you can drag the top left of the chat box to expand the chat window. #GooglePlustip28. You can increase and decrease the size of Circles via Actions on the Circles tab. #GooglePlustip29. Respond promptly to all +mentions and comments on your posts. #GooglePlustip30. Know your whole audience and segment them into Circles as appropriate. eg suppliers, advisors, clients.. #GooglePlustip31. Delete a member of a circle by pointing to their image in the circle, clicking and dragging them out. #GooglePlustip32. To see who’s in your Circle right click on a circle and select “View circle in tab”. #GooglePlustip33. On the Circles tab you can add people via email addresses using ‘Add a new person’. #GooglePlustip34. You can download some or all of your data from Google+. Click the down arrow to the right of your profile pic then Account/Google+/Data liberation. #GooglePlustip

100 Google+ tips from Jonathan Pollinger of www.intranetfuture.com35. It’s really easy to upload photos and videos onto Google+ and they look great so take pictures/shoot video and upload. #GooglePlustip36. You can add photos and videos to Google+ just by dragging and dropping them into the share box. #GooglePlustip37. You can automatically upload all your photos to Google+ from your phone as they are taken. #GooglePlustip38. Include titles and descriptions for your photos on Google+. #GooglePlustip39. To enable instant upload of photos for easier sharing. On your Google+ phone app go to Menu>Settings. #GooglePlustip40. Whether you’re setting up a Profile or a Page it’s important to fill in all your details. #GooglePlustip41. All fields on your Google+ Profile support hyperlinks so link to your websites and networks where appropriate. #GooglePlustip42. Remember that Profiles and for people and Pages are for companies – just like Facebook. #GooglePlustip43. You only need 1 password for all your Google tools make sure you use a strong unique password containing CAPS + numbers. #GooglePlustip44. Put a Google+ icon on your website to make it easy for people to visit your Page. #GooglePlustip45. Add +1 buttons to website photos and products etc. to make it easy to share your content. #GooglePlustip46. As you might expect the Search on Google+ is top notch. Use it to find people, companies and content to connect with. #GooglePlustip47. Use the Save this search button to store links to regularly searched terms to searching easier. #GooglePlustip48. If you use the Chrome browser install the Hangout Canopy extension to get a view of all live Hangouts. #GooglePlustip49. Your website will rank higher on Google Search for your followers so grow your following. #GooglePlustip50. If mentioning a person, business or brand tag them by using the + symbol followed by their Profile or Page name. #GooglePlustip51. Make people aware of your Google+ presence on your other social networking sites. #GooglePlustip

100 Google+ tips from Jonathan Pollinger of www.intranetfuture.com52. Add the +1 button to your blog posts so readers can easily recommend and share your content. Eg: http://intranetfuture.com/blog/ #GooglePlustip53. "Websites that use Google’s +1 button generated 3.5 times more traffic from Google+ than websites that don’t have the button installed" via @hubspot. #GooglePlustip54. Put a list of suggested Circles for people to add you to in your Introduction. Thanks to @jeffkorhan for this one. #GooglePlustip55. If people add you to their Circles consider make sure you add them back on your Page so you can target your communications. #GooglePlustip56. You can use Circles to share photos as well as text updates with your contacts, friends and family. #GooglePlustip57. Post pictures and videos on Google+ Page that represent your brand and brand values. #GooglePlustip58. Use Google+ to link to your Press Releases. #GooglePlustip59. Ensure your posts are always positive. No one likes a moaner. #GooglePlustip60. Engage with others by commenting and adding +1s to their posts. #GooglePlustip61. Don’t plagiarise other’s content as your own. #GooglePlustip62. Link to a job vacancy or your jobs vacancy page to increase your chances of finding a new employee. #GooglePlustip63. Take the time to read other peoples posts and learn how they use Google+. #GooglePlustip64. Unlike Facebook Google+ is an open platform ie it’s not just about friends, so make new connections, contacts and friends. #GooglePlustip65. Google+ supports hashtags so use them for events and to focus conversation as you would on Twitter. #GooglePlustip66. Above all else listen, connect and engage. #GooglePlustip67. Use interesting preview photos in your blog posts. Readers are more likely to click the link if there’s an attractive photo. #GooglePlustip68. Download Google+ for Business: How Googles Social Network Changes Everything by @chrisbrogan amzn.to/y7vyi1 #GooglePlustip69. Reply promptly to all the + messages and mentions you receive. #GooglePlustip70. Don’t share anything on Google+ you wouldn’t shout in the street. #GooglePlustip

100 Google+ tips from Jonathan Pollinger of www.intranetfuture.com71. Try and post at least once every day on Google+ to show you have active presence. #GooglePlustip72. Be nice. Thank people for comments and sharing. #GooglePlustip73. Google+ is great for thought leadership, discussions and debates. Focus your efforts around these activities. #GooglePlustip74. Think about why you’re using Google+. Stick to your objectives. #GooglePlustip75. Link to your blog posts but give people a reason why to read them. #GooglePlustip76. To obtain the hyperlink of a Google+ post select the time of the post next to the name of the poster. #GooglePlustip77. Consider Google+ for employee communications. Create Circles for teams and depts. and use Hangouts for collaboration. #GooglePlustip78. Create a Circle containing competitors so you can keep an eye what they are up to. #GooglePlustip79. Google+ has trends just like Twitter – on the right after youve done a search and also on the Home page. #GooglePlustip80. Add an additional Manager to your Google+ Page for cover in the event of sickness or holidays. http://intranetfuture.com/how-to-add-multiple-managers-to-google-pages/ #GooglePlustip81. On Google+ you can edit posts after theyve been published. Just select the text to amend. #GooglePlustip82. You can disable sharing of a post after publication on Google+. Select upside down grey triangle then Lock this post. #GooglePlustip83. You can delete a post after publication on Google+. Select upside down grey triangle then Delete this post. #GooglePlustip84. If you read a great post let the author know you found it useful. #GooglePlustip85. Consider using your Google+ Profile on YouTube. #GooglePlustip86. To stop receiving updates from a post and remove it from your stream, click the down arrow at the top of the post, then select "Mute this post." #GooglePlustip87. Google Places is now Google Local. Now part of Google+ it’s more visible so even more important to keep up to date. #GooglePlustip88. You can access Google+ on mobile devices via apps or m.google.com/plus. #GooglePlustip

100 Google+ tips from Jonathan Pollinger of www.intranetfuture.com89. To see how a post has been shared, click the down arrow at the top of the post and select ‘View Ripples’. #GooglePlustip90. Select Q in Google+ to jump straight to the char feature. #GooglePlustip91. You’re not allowed to run contests, sweepstakes, offers, coupons or other such promotions on your Google+ Page but you can link to them elsewhere. #GooglePlustip92. Tap the Space bar to scroll down your Google+ Home Page. #GooglePlustip93. Select Shift + Space bar to scroll up your Google+ Home Page. #GooglePlustip94. Select J to scroll one post down on your Google+ Home Page. #GooglePlustip95. Select K to scroll one post up on your Google+ Home Page. #GooglePlustip96. In Gmail select the Share button on the top right to share to Google+ without leaving your inbox. #GooglePlustip97. To control your email notifications click the down arrow to the right of your profile pic then select Account then Google+. #GooglePlustip98. Increase your visibility by sharing quality and relevant content using key words. Your content is more likely to be found and shared. #GooglePlustip99. Use Google+ to ask your customers for feedback. It’s a great place to have a conversation. #GooglePlustip100. Use your other channels eg Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, LinkedIn to promote your presence on Google+. #GooglePlustip For more help with Google+ you might be interested in my Google+ Masterclasses in Cheltenham - info and booking on workshops. Follow @intranetfuture on Twitter Like Intranet Future Facebook Page Connect with Jonathan Pollinger on LinkedIn Visit intranetfuture.com To book a consultation call Jonathan on 01242 332016.

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