Google+ 201 Guide

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What is Google+?

Google+ is a social media innovation offering a series of tools
to help you stay connected with the people you care about.
Google+ comprises of several new features including Circles,
Sparks, Hangouts, Mobile, Location, Instant Upload, and
Huddle. Here is a quick video of the project and we‘ll go
through each feature.

Check out this short video for an introduction to Google+ and
view our Google+ 101 presentation for all of you who are just
getting started.

Why Google Chrome?

Google Plus (G+) is made by Google and to get the best out of
it we recommend using their browser. You can download
Chrome here.

There are tons of G+ extensions out there.

Here are a few of my favs:
+Comment Toggle: This will save you a TON of headache by
allowing you to show/hide comments, until Google implements
this natively.
+Photo Zoom: This will add the capability of showing an instant
pop-out when hovering over pictures & images. They get
bigger when you move toward the left side of the image.

Optimize Your Profile

One of the things I love most about my G+ profile are the live links available in the "About Me"
section.

Tips:
① Use geographic keywords and link back to several pages within your site.
② Aim for 250 words in your Introduction section.
③ Choose your headline carefully, I recommend using geo-keywords
④ The first couple sentences will provide the rich snippet info Google will show in search results –
choose carefully.
⑤ Update your social links (name them by
platform ie - Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
⑥ Consider your contact settings carefully
⑦ Do not include the year of your birth

Rich Snippet

Learn From Your Mistakes With Facebook

Social media has changed the way we live and work forever, but at some point it became a
little too intrusive. The introduction of Google + (Google plus) however may just provide
the opportunity many of us need for a fresh start how we interact online.

Learn how to say no and remember that social media is not a popularity contest.

Find People You Know

You can use the "Find People" search box at
the top of the site to search names, company
names, places (cities/towns), schools, etc. to
find people you know.

Open up the profile pages for each of these
people and hover over "Add to circles" to put
them in a circle (friends, family,
acquaintances, following or make a new
circle).

Find People You Don’ t Know

After circling those that you do know, start circling
people you don't to widen your network. Search by
topics you're interested in, work/school experience, or
location.

Remember, as you create circles, circles are not
public. Adding someone to circle, while they will get a
notification, is not "friending" them on Facebook or
creating a close bond between you and them. It's
simply curating/personalizing your streams so they're
more interesting to you. The more people you add,
the better your G+ experience will become.

Your Incoming Stream

Unlike Facebook, Google Plus lets people share things with you even if you‘re not
following them.

The "Incoming" stream is content from everyone you haven't circled back, but they've
circled you. Since they've identified *you* as interesting, chances are they might be
interesting too, and sharing content you'll like. One of the best parts of the Incoming
stream, beyond the unique blend of content, is that you can easily decide to circle anyone
on the spot.

Tip: hover over any
Google+ user name to
quickly add them to a
circle

Interact With Interesting Content

When you find something interesting, say so: give it a
+1, comment or share. Beyond engaging with the
Google+ community, and possibly forming new
connections, you're giving signal to the original creator
that their post was valuable or meaningful. That means
they'll likely share more content like it.

Interacting with content you find interesting is also a
great way to meet new people who appreciate the
same content. They may join in on the comments
thread or even click over to your profile to learn more
about you. This could also lead to more people adding
you to circles.

Adjust Default Contact Settings

Your Google email address is not
exposed however, if you do not opt-out,
anyone on the web that finds your
profile, can send you an email.

• click on gear icon top right hand
corner corner
• click Google+ settings
• click profile & privacy left hand side
• click button edit network visibility
• then click the send an email button
to adjust

Opt Out of Email Notifications

Email Notifications. It is wonderful when you are added to a circle. However, what is
not wonderful are the individual email alerts that have overrun our Gmail accounts. To
opt out of these notifications is actually very simple.

a. In your Google+ account in the right had corner next to ―Share‖ click on the gears
icon which brings a drop down menu.

Opt Out of Email Notifications

b. At the drop down menu, click on
Google+ Settings.

c. This brings you to the Google+ tab
which clearly displays all of notification
settings. Uncheck those that you wish
not to be notified about and the setting is
automatically saved.

Disable Reshare and Comments For Posts

After posting something you just need to click on the arrow on the
right of the post you have just posted and click on:

• Disable comments: To prevent commenting by your friends on
your post.
• Disable reshare: To avoid broadcasting of your posts by your
friends.

When you disable reshare it also disables +mentions. That way, you
can really clamp down on who‘s allowed to see the post.

Tip: Click on the timestamp (the time at the top of the post) and that
post will be displayed with permalink. It works just like Twitter
timestamp

Mute a Post

The Mute Button,

Oh how I love the ingenious mute button…

Not all posts shared by the people you follow are
interesting to you. And you don‘t want to have all
those comments, always. So if you find an
uninteresting post or a post with lots of
comments that makes your stream cluttered, you
can simply mute that post.

Mute a Post

Or, Have you ever commented on something
only to have the following comments spiral
out of control or stray off into unrelated
topics?
To stop receiving updates from a post, and to
remove it from your stream:

Click the arrow at the top of the post.
Click Mute this post.

Note: to un-mute the post, Click Undo mute.

Monitor Your Brand Using Sparks

Set up listening posts and stay in the know about your
favorite subjects, your name and anything else that‘s
important to your life or business right in your
dashboard.

What makes Google Plus Sparks valuable is that
once the content is delivered as a result of your
search, you can immediately share it across your
circles with one simple click. There‘s no need for any
coping or pasting.

Only you can see the interests you follow in Sparks.

Uneasy About Hangouts?

Each time you start or join a hangout, you check your
appearance on screen and adjust your microphone and
speaker volume, before you're visible to others.

-You can mute your video and/or audio if you'd like for your
first few, basically hiding yourself from view. You can still
chat with the group via text if you'd like, or just watch.
-You can also mute the video and/or audio of another
participant if you don't like what you're seeing/hearing, or
report abuse directly to Google.

Tip: You can use speech recognition technology of Google
Translate if people with different languages are using
Hangout.

Edit Your Photos

You can edit images directly from Google+ using six different
effects.

If you want to make some quick tweaks or just get some
extra info, you can do that from inside Google Plus. Just
click on a photo to take you into the blacked-out lightbox
view and click one of the buttons at the bottom. Add tag lets
you tag a face, and this ties into your G+ contacts. Actions,
though, is where the meat is.

Note: The maximum number of photos in al album is 1000.
The maximum number of albums is unlimited.

Make a Bookmarks Circle

You can create a bookmarks or favorites
circle to save your favorite posts on
Google+ or read them later. You don't
need to put anyone in that circle. Simply
share posts to that circle when you want
to save them.

Geolocation

Your photos when taken with your smartphones contain
geolocation information. If you do not wish for this information to
be public Google+ will not display the information. To disable
photo geolocation:

In your Google+ account in the right had corner next to ―Share‖
click on the gears icon which brings a drop down menu.

At the drop down menu, click on Google+ Settings.

a. Once on the Settings page click the Google+ tab. Scroll down
to the bottom under Photos and uncheck the ―Show photo geo
location information in newly uploaded albums and photos‖ box.

How to Post to Facebook and Twitter

You will need two more browser extensions for this:

Google+Tweet: Post to Twitter and Facebook from Google+. Directly after installation,
you can see a Twitter button near the Home button in the top navigation bar

Google+Facebook: Google+Facebook allows you to see your Facebook stream inside
Google+. Simply Connect to Facebook, and get all the updates on your Google+
Facebook tab.

Hot Keys in Google+

Hotkeys in Google+.

Space: Scroll Down
Shift Space: Scroll Up
J: Single Post Down Scroll
K: Single Post Up Scroll
Q: Jump to Chat
Return: Opens up comment box
when focused on a Post.

How Can Google+ Help

The Big Question for You: How Can This Help?

"So once the dust has settled and we are all over our
‗shiny new thing‘ syndrome, all of us marketers must take
a step back and ask the million dollar question — can
this impact my business? Can it help me build my brand?
Sadly, the answer to your biggest question and mine is
unclear. Google is rolling Plus out very deliberately and
carefully at the individual level — working out bugs along
the way as it opens and closes the invitation gates. How
brands can create presence and content here remains to
be seen.‖ (link to this article)

Changes

There have been a few
changes with the Google
Plus interface recently so we
recommend checking out our
Google Plus- 8 Major
Changes presentation next.

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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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