Google Plus Page for Your Business – Do You Need It?
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That depends on if you want to get in on around 65% of the search engine traffic on average on the internet today. Google+ is a great vehicle for
individuals and business owners alike to get social using a number of unique tools that Google offers and Facebook does not currently. Or not as well
anyway depends on your point of view.
For this article we'll take a look at a few best practices for Google+ and some of the information out there.
First:
You will need to sign up for a Google+ account for your profile – much like Facebook. If you have a Gmail or other Google product that you sign
into we recommend you just add Google+ to your product page and create a profile with your photo and few details of what you do.
Second:
You want to create your Google+ Business page. This is where it can be a bit tricky because if your business already has a Google Places Maps
listing that you manage you may ask why get a Google+ Business page? Because Google Places is no longer. So – while logged in to your Google+
account find the Page icon and click on it, then click add a page. This will allow you to create a new listing or find an already listed (in Places)
listing. By searching by the phone number of your current Google Places Maps listing you should find yourself and be able to request a new
verification pin to associate that Places listing to your new Page. Yes – it requires a new verification unfortunately so it takes some time.
You can See These Links for Full Details:
See the
Google+ For Business page to get the ball rolling for an all new Business Page.
See the
Get Started and Verify Your Page help article on Google for some step by
step instructions if you already have a Google Places Maps listing.
