Why Google+ Should Be Part Of Your Small Business Marketing Plan

Are you a small business wondering if Google Plus is for you? Find out more about the perks of social media for small business in this article where we explore the perks of Google Plus and why we think it has yet to show its full potential. To read the full article, visit Why Google+ Should Be Part Of Your Small Business Marketing Plan.

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Google Places has been Integrated into Google+

Google+ Local pages

Google Places has been integrated into Google+ as a tab for local and social searches with reviews and recommendations. With it have come some changes. As well as a new Local search tab, several new features have been added to make search easier and more personalised.

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7 Things You Should Know About Google+

 

Google + have come on leaps and bounds with a host of other interesting Google+ Tools. Google+ now allow users to completely segment who they are sharing content with by using Google+ Circles to divide contacts into Circles.This is a tool that neither Facebook or Twitter have adapted to.

More of these attractive tools include:

1. ‘Real Business Pages’.
2. Hangouts and Huddles.
3. The +1 Button.
4. Intelligent Google Searches.

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How to Customise your Google+ Page’s Public Profile

Following on form yesterdays post ‘How to set up a Google + Page for your Business‘ Once you have selected a category from the above, you can start customising your page.

1) Add your profile photo and tagline

The tagline is restricted to 10 words that best describe your page. After you have included the profile photo, click continue and you will be asked to spread the word about your new page through your personal Google + profile. At this stage you will not have completed your page, so ignore this and click on finish and you will be brought to your page.

2) Editing your page info

Once you have viewed your page’s welcome screen you will probably want to include additional information. Go to your pages profile by clicking the Profile icon at the top left of the Search Google + box. Then on the about ‘About’ tab select ‘Edit profile’. This is where you can edit everything and add additional links to your other social profiles, such as blog posts etc.

How to set up a Google+ page for your business

Google plus is now offering the ability to set up Google plus for businesses, so how do you go about getting involved? Firstly and similarly to other social media channels you will need to create a personal Google + profile for yourself.

Then you will need to go to Create a Page on Google +  and follow the steps to get started.

Picking a category

The first step is to choose a category and there are 5 main categories to choose from: