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How to Serve Up Brilliant Posts for Maximum Visibility

Emilie Eggleston — May 29, 2012 — 2 Comments

The new Google+ app is here, and this article shows you, step by step, how to take advantage of the new changes so your posts are appealing to both mobile and desktop users.

In the new app, media posts are now larger than life with photos stealing the spotlight, while text-only posts seem to stand out like little islands of white paper in a sea of colors and dark grays. It’s all visually stunning, but unfortunately many readers shake their heads in shame because their ability to skim full posts has been taken away.

Don’t despair, as this focus on brevity is the perfect opportunity to format your posts with attention-grabbing titles and relevant images. Continue Reading…

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The Keys To Freelance Writing And Google+

Guest Post — March 5, 2012 — 4 Comments

The social networking site has appealed to people of all ages and all professions, yet none can benefit in quite the same way as writers. Google+ has many features that seem to be designed specifically for writers. Now that many businesses are realizing the SEO value of good writing (despite the fact that good writing should be appreciated regardless of SEO), the demand for writers is only increasing. It seems that Google+ caught on to this slowly emerging trend and added in features just for writers.

freelance writing for google plus

Below are a few of the Google+ features that writers, especially freelance writers, can use to help land those high paying freelance gigs:

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Over 50 Google+ Hangout Ideas

Emilie Eggleston — February 19, 2012 — 4 Comments

You can have live video conferences with up to 10 people, FOR FREE! Want to know how others are using Google+ Hangouts? This is the granddaddy of all lists! Continue Reading…

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Google+ Trick: Give Your Scrolling Finger A Break

Dustin — February 9, 2012 — 5 Comments

If you’re as obsessed with Google+ as I am, you probably find yourself scrolling down your stream long enough for it to stop automatically loading more. When this happens, it’s good to know that you can give your scrolling finger a break thanks to a nice little feature that allows you to instantly scroll to the top of your current page with one click.

All you have to do is click on Google’s navigation bar that follows you down the screen. You can click anywhere within the grey space that is not already occupied with a button, link, or search bar.

Here is an image that highlights the clickable area:

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Did You Know This About Google+ Notifications?

Emilie Eggleston — January 9, 2012 — 6 Comments

So we’ve gone over how to put an end to spam notifications and how to mute game notifications, but in this article, we’re going to delve a bit into exactly how the notifications system works for personal profiles.

Throughout this article, “notifications” will refer to the red indicator in the Google bar, and not email or SMS notifications which can be turned on/off in Google+ settings.

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Post To Twitter From Google+ Using ManageFlitter

James — December 30, 2011 — 4 Comments

I love using Twitter, but I want to make sure that I am also giving Google+ enough of my attention, and ideally I want to encourage many of my Twitter followers to join me on Google+ too!

I have found a great tool which allows me to have my cake AND eat it!

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Cut Down On Stream Clutter With Volume Control

Dustin — December 24, 2011 — 2 Comments

If you tend to follow a lot of interesting people on Google+ you may notice that your stream gets crowded very quickly. Sometimes it’s nearly impossible to keep track of particular posts you’re interested in with all the noise.

volume control bar

This same problem happens on all the social networks, Twitter and Facebook alike. The great news is that while other social networks aren’t doing anything about it, Google realized the problem and created a solution: Circle Volume Control.

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5 REAL Ways Bloggers Can Build Their Circles On Google+

Gregory Ciotti — November 23, 2011 — Leave a comment

build circles Uh oh, it’s begun: guides on getting more followers on Google+!

Just hold your horses for one second: first of all, it’s called “getting circled“, learn your Google+ lingo, sheesh.

Second, this post is going to teach you about real ways of getting more engagement and being added to more circles on Google+. There are no cheap fixes or “follow everybody that has an account” kind of advice here.

In fact, all of the tips you’ll read here have to do with a single theme…

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3 Google+ Content Strategies That Rock

Gregory Ciotti — October 23, 2011 — 4 Comments

If you are looking to get started with Google+, now is definitely the time! With Google taking the platform public, they are seeing millions of users sign up faster than any other social network before it!

To use Google+ effectively you are going to have to stand out. The standard techniques of timing your posts and putting up interesting content will work, but you cannot just copy what you do on Twitter on Facebook and suspect to make a splash on Google+.

So what can you do to stand out on Google+? Here are three strategies you can implement right now:

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10+ Ways Brand Your Google+ Profile URL

Gregory Ciotti — October 11, 2011 — 5 Comments

google plus profile So you have an account on Google+, and are ready to share it with your followers or on your other social networking sites. What is the best way link them to your Google+ profile?

You could copy and paste the long Google+ profile URL on your page, which will look something like this:

https://plus.google.com/113700089599268336343/posts (That’s mine)

You can see for yourself it is not exactly ideal. It is a very long and goofy looking link. There is no easy way to remember this link.

However, we have come to the rescue with 10+ third party services providing Google+ vanity URLs!
Continue Reading…

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