Hi guys, today I am here to discuss about the social platform owned by Google, that is, Google Plus with some special tricks as well.
Google Plus is a social networking and Identity service that is owned by Google Inc. Started on June 28th 2011, it has attracted people like a magnet resulting into second largest Social Networking Site with an estimate of 540 million monthly active users. Apart from social networking, it is an authorship tool that associates web content with its author.
Google Plus is a social networking and Identity service that is owned by Google Inc. Started on June 28th 2011, it has attracted people like a magnet resulting into second largest Social Networking Site with an estimate of 540 million monthly active users. Apart from social networking, it is an authorship tool that associates web content with its author.
Features of Google Plus
I am listing here some basic features of Google Plus.
User Profile: It is a public visible account that is attached to many Google Properties. This includes profile pic, about section, background image, previous work , schooling history, etc.
According to a research, you can drive 30% more people to work with you by setting up your user profile like a professional.
Circles: This feature enable users to organize people into groups or lists for sharing across various Google products and services.
Once a circle is created, a Google Plus user can share specific private content to only that circle.
Hangouts: It is a free video conferencing call service with upto 10 people, done via Google Plus website or mobile app. While hangout, you can share your screens with other users as well as built-in apps such as YouTube, Google Docs, etc.
It has a further option, "Hangouts-On-Air" which allows you to create instant webcasts over World Wide Web.
I am embedding one such webcast in this post itself.
There are many other such features like :
According to a research, you can drive 30% more people to work with you by setting up your user profile like a professional.
Circles: This feature enable users to organize people into groups or lists for sharing across various Google products and services.
Once a circle is created, a Google Plus user can share specific private content to only that circle.
Hangouts: It is a free video conferencing call service with upto 10 people, done via Google Plus website or mobile app. While hangout, you can share your screens with other users as well as built-in apps such as YouTube, Google Docs, etc.
It has a further option, "Hangouts-On-Air" which allows you to create instant webcasts over World Wide Web.
I am embedding one such webcast in this post itself.
- Stream
- +1 Button
- Google Plus Pages
- Google Plus Communities
- Polls
- and the list goes on...
Best Google Plus Tricks 2014
In the beginning of this article, I mentioned that I would be sharing some Google Plus tricks. Here are those uncommon and special tricks.
- How to get Google Plus Custom URL
- How to get Unlimited Google Plus Votes
Google Plus Custom URL: G+ Custom URL is a short, easy-to-remember web address that links directly to your Google Plus Profile or business Page.
For example, my Google+ Custom URL is google.com/+VinayKumarTechnoGeek.
Note: Choose a wise Google+ username as your custom URL can't be changed once set.
Requirements for getting Google+ Custom URL
1. Your account needs to be good standing and meet a few other requirements.
2. For local Google Plus Pages: must be a verified local business
3. For other Google Plus Pages: must be linked to a website.
How to get Google Plus Custom URL
1. Sign in to your Google Plus account.
2. Go to Profile >> About.
3. Then, Scroll down to links section >> Edit.
4. Type your desired username in space provided (as shown below) and click on Save.
5. Congrats!! Now, you've a custom google plus URL.
Similarly, You can get desired username for your Google Plus Business Page.
Google Plus Votes (+1s) : Google+ vote is an option that if you like any image, article, link, etc you can vote(+1) it. You can consider it same as Facebook like button.
Why to get Google Plus Votes?
Google Plus votes helps your posts to reach a large audience. Google Plus votes also help you to improve your Search Engine Rankings.
Higher the number of Google Plus Votes, higher will be your rank in google.
How to Get Google Plus Votes?
Join Some large Google Plus Communities having huge number of members in it. Join all of them irrespective of on what topic they are.
Some Recommended Communities
So Join around 20-25 Such Big Communities. Also Join some communities in your blog niche.
Now, go to Google images and search for images related to the communities you have joined and save them into your hard drive.
Here comes the trick, open any community and upload the image that you have saved in your hard drive with your post link.
Here comes the trick, open any community and upload the image that you have saved in your hard drive with your post link.
Add your desired URL in place of <YOUR LINK HERE>
Click the Share Button. Now you will start receiving huge amount of on your image as well as the link you've provided there.
Actually, people of that community will vote or +1 that image but since you've also added your link with it you will receive a G+ vote on that as well.
I am adding some snaps that shows how this trick worked like charm for me ;-)
Above snap shows my posts getting 108 & 25 G+ votes. You can repeat this with any desirable link and enjoy.
Thats all for today.... Hope you would have liked all the tricks I would like to hear how you liked the trick as well as how it worked for you
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