Supernova Media presents Google+ Guide for Business. Google's social networking service is now open for businesses. Google+ Pages help you build deeper relationships with customers by sharing your thoughts, links, photos and promotions with the right people at the right times.
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3. It Starts With Passion
There‟s no shortage of creative thinkers out there.
What‟s a little harder to find are creative thinkers who
understand business. That‟s where Supernova Media
Shines.
We are a full service web company. We provide our
customers with a uniform custom branded web
presence.
At Supernova Media we specialize in the speedy setup
of WordPress websites & blogs. All our websites are
mobile friendly, have onsite search engine optimization
and social media integration.
4. Google+ Facts
• Google+ is a social network powered by the search engine giant Google
• In early November, Google+ finally rolled out business pages. Now the
platform not only enables companies to create pages, but also encourages
businesses to grow their following.
• Individuals can add a brand to a specific Google+ Circle, share a Google+
page with their network, +1 (or in other words, endorse) the updates a
company publishes, leave comments, upload photos, and tag the brand in
them
• Video chat is definitely the element that distinguishes Google+ from other
existing social network. The Hangouts feature enables companies to engage
with fans, and customers through video conference calls.
6. Create a Business Page
Visit http://plus.google.com/pages/create to create your Google+ Business Page
You‟ll be able to select from the following
options:
• Local Business or Place -
Hotels, restaurants, places, stores, servic
es ...
• Product or Brand -
Apparel, cars, electronics, financial
services ...
• Company, Institution or Organization -
Companies, organizations, institutions, no
n-profits ...
• Arts, Entertainment or Sports -
Movies, TV, music, books, sports, shows
...
• Other - Use if your page doesn't fit in
another category.
7. Setting Up Your Business Profile
Enter your Country and phone number. If
you have a Google Places account already
set up (we did) Google will locate it for you.
If you link your Google Places account to
your Google+ Business page, by default
your "tagline" (the sentence below your page
name) will be your address.
You will then be directed to upload a profile
photo. This can be a bit frustrating as
Google wants to crop your logo. If you have
a wide logo (like we do) you may want to
consider using an favicon or icon.
8. Setting Up Your Business Profile
Google will now give you the opportunity to share by telling everyone in your
circles about your new business page. Your posts, comments and notifications
will be from this (new) page.
Invest some time into
optimizing your page and
sharing a few links to valuable
content before you start
promoting it to the masses.
https://plus.google.com/116978
977632046551481 url for our
business page
9. Optimize Your Business Page
Add Recommended Links -
Under the „About‟ tab of your
Google+ page, add links to
your other social networking
accounts, special offers in the
right side bar. Click Edit
profile, then click
Recommended Links.
10. Adding the 5 Scrapbook Photos
The five pictures that show below your profile/page name are located in an Album called
"Scrapbook"
Here is how to have control in each order the images show up, and a few more tips:
1. Before uploading the pictures
make sure that:
a) they are square (400px x
400px for example)
b) The name of the files includes
a numeric sequence
(FileName_01, Filename_02 and
so on)
11. Adding the 5 Scrapbook Photos
If you already have pictures on If you just opened your profile/page
your "Scrapbook"
1. Go to your profile/page
1. Go to Photos 2. Click on Edit Profile
2. Go to "Your albums" 3. Click on "Add some photos here"
3. Locate the "Scrapbook" album 4. Click on "Add photo"
3. Delete all pictures 5. Upload your picture
4. Upload the new pictures 6. Click on "Done Editing“
7. Go to Photos
8. Go to "Your albums"
9. Locate the new "Scrapbook" album
10. Upload the other 4 pictures
12. Adding the 5 Scrapbook Photos
You will have the option to share the album.
Hit F5 and you will see the results
*You can also go to picasaweb.google.com, open the
scrapbook folder, and click on the "Organize" button.
From there you can drag'n'drop to change the order of
your pictures. G+ will display the five firsts in the correct
order.
That allows you to have several sets of tiled images and
from time to time you just change the order in
Picasaweb to change your G+ profile's look.
13. Setting Up Google+ Direct Connect
Users who want to find a company‟s Google+ page can now simply add a “+”
in front of the company name in Google.com search
In order to enable this you need to install the Google+ Direct Connect code
on your business‟ website to help verify that your Google+ page is the
“official” page for your business.
14. Setting Up Google+ Direct Connect
To do this, go to your Google+
page, and click the “connect your
website” link under the “Get
Started” section
Once you have done this, you will
be taken to a screen that gives
you options for six different
Google+ buttons.
Once you‟ve add the code to your
website, you will be eligible to be
included in Google Direct connect.
17. Adding the +1 Button to Your Site
http://www.google.com/webmasters/+1/button/
Websites using Google‟s +1 button get 3.5X the Google+ visits!
Improve click through rates - Adding +1 buttons to your pages is a
great way to help your content stand out in Google search. By giving
your visitors more chances to +1 your pages, your search result
could show up more often, helping users see when your pages are
most likely to be useful.
+1 buttons appear in Google‟s search results and can be embedded
on other websites as well. They are tied to a destination page
address, just like shares or tweets are.
19. Our Services
Being Passionate comes easy when you
genuinely enjoy what you do. We offer an
array of services at Supernova Media but
here‟s what we do best:
• Web Design & Hosting
• Consulting
• Branding
• Virtual Tours
We know that your success is our success.
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20. About Nancy Bain
Nancy is a business owner, educator, and business strategist
with more than 20 years experience. When she is not advising
and teaching people about social media, Nancy spends a lot of
her own time using social media.
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