GooglePlus Expertise

There is no denying that Google has redefined the way we see and use the Internet in recent years. From Search, to YouTube, Google+, and Adsense, many of the company's products and properties have become part of our daily lives.

After you feel like you have a strong grasp on what Google+ communities need in order to thrive, if you want to take a shot at starting your own, there are some best practices you can follow in order to maximize its odds of success.

The first is to be as focused as possible. While broad may seem like it will appeal to more members, you’re going to have a much more active community if it’s on a highly focused topic that really interests the people who join...

Google Plus… Some find it fun, some find it a big PITA. No matter what you feel about it, there’s no denying it’s good for your blog’s traffic, when used correctly.

I know this may seem very basic to most, but here’s the thing… if it really were so basic, if some of my blogging peeps weren’t doing it wrong, I would not be writing this post.

And sharing incorrectly on Google Plus is super easy because there’s way too many bloody options.

So today we’re going to look at sharing publicly vs sharing privately and the search engine and social media impact on your blog’s traffic.

Using Bufferapp and analyzing Google+ posts:

- Even if there is no huge visible interaction on a post, the click through rates are astonishing.
The app collects all the clicks, also from reshares because of the bit.ly link shortener I use.
I sometimes repost the good content posts and being able to do it from the app's Analytics part, the link stays the same and collects further data.  Even posting / scheduling the exact same post on Facebook is possible.

Michael Q. Todd reveals the 12 Most Obvious Reasons We are Flocking from Facebook to Google+.

Updates and changes, some good and some really bad.  Why did the Photos team have to remove the Creative Kit photo editor first from Google+ and now from Picasa?

Couldn't the (to me useless) Snapseed thingy be used in mobile Google+ apps only? 

There are still some people who actually use a camera instead of a mobile device for shooting photos. Not all have Photoshop, either...  Well, back to the Gimp. Or the Pixlr.
  (Grumblegrumble...)

Remember: Your public posts show also in the streams of all who have you in their circles, depending on their settings. No need to post limited unless you really don't want anyone not in your circles or  outside Google+ to see your content.

Public = Everyone
- who has circled you, looks at your profile, stumbles upon your content in Google+ search or elsewhere...  Even if you have blocked someone they still can see your public posts when they log out of Google+, use the Chrome Incognito mode or use a business Page to check your profile.