The document discusses the benefits of using Google+ and Hangouts for local businesses, emphasizing the importance of building trust, community engagement, and real-time connections with clients. It highlights that over 400 million users utilize Google+ for interactions, which can facilitate personal relationships and save time and costs through virtual meetings. Additionally, it stresses the significance of local visibility in search results, as many users seek local information via smartphones and make quick decisions based on online representations of businesses.

1. How to get Googled
Plus a little more
Carol Dodsley
Business Mentor - Trainer - Author
Google Plus & Hangouts Specialist
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2. Why is it great to be local?
•Real conversations with real people
•Build trust more easily
•Convenience for client's
•Build a community around your business
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3. Building Trust
● Trust through built in Verification tools
● Showcase advertisers - real people
● Report real news not simply a perspective
● Showcase your events - engage customers
● Real-time connection with client's
● Face to face customer support
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4. Google Hangouts
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5. ● More than 400 million people use Google+
to connect with the people & businesses they love
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● Hangouts increase personal connection &
conversations
● Hangouts enable real rapport & relationships
● Hangouts remove faceless logos
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7. Imagine:
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● Speaking to potential clients face to face
● Management meetings
● Teaching people face to face
● Saving time and the costs of venues & travel
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9. Unlimited Viewers
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10. YouTube
● 4 Billion Daily Views
● 50% spending their time on YouTube
● Over a trillion views in 2012
● 140 views per man/woman/child on the planet
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11. Whose Using Hangouts
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13. Social Media In Law Enforcement Annual Conference
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14. From unknown singer songwriter
To global recognition through using Google Hangouts
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17. Traditional Marketing
Google Plus and Hangouts
enable you to use
The oldest, most effective and proven
ways to do business
In A Technology Driven World
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18. Collaboration is simple & integrates
+
Google Hangouts
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19. Page One Ranking
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20. Why is it great to be local On Google?
● Local results are shown on page one
● Listings are the telephone book
● Local Pages are the connection
● Instant links to your business page
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21. Why use Google+ Local?
According to Google stats:
● 85% of UK mobile users seek local information on
their smartphone
● 81% take action using local content
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22. ● If you are a business that relies on foot traffic you
can't afford to not do this!
● Someone searching for a place to eat on their
phone is looking to make a quick decision.
● You need to make sure your business is well
represented online in as many places as possible.
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23. Questions
Carol Dodsley
Business Mentor - Trainer
Google Plus - Hangouts Specialist
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24. Connect with me: gplus.to/CarolDodsley
Learn with me: http://gplushangoutsuccess.com
Email me: how2getsocial@gmail.com
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