Google+

by Bill Davis

Internet Marketing Muscle

http://internet-marketing-muscle.com

What is Google+?

• It’s a social network

• It’s a Facebook killer

• It’s a Juggernaut

Juggernaut?

• Think of everything Google provides• Wrap that in a neat little package• Call it Google+• World Domination

– Death of Facebook?– Death of Twitter?– Death of LinkedIn?

Google

https://www.google.com/intl/en/about/products/

Now is “the time”

• This isn’t the time to screw around

• Yes, drop everything

• DO THIS

• Or don’t—at your own peril

Google+ Overview• So what is Google+?

– Your profile • “Authorship” included

– Circles • aka “people”

– “The Stream”• Just like Facebook, only better

– Photos• HOT

– Communities• Facebook groups, on steroids

– Events• Integrated with Google Calendar, Hangouts, gmail, the works

– Hangouts• Webinars on crack

– Pages (aka “business pages”)• Free advertising

– Local (formerly “Google Local”)• More free advertising, reviews, way better than Google Local (that thing sucked)

What’s Next?

• Your profile– How to get started– How to optimize it– How to set up Google Authorship (and what

that means)

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• I will add you to my Google+ circles & you will get occasional emails from me