Google+ I Ain't Afraid Of No Ghost

Ken WatsonWatson Knowledge Services, LLC

Ken@WatsonKnowledgeServices.com @WatsonKS

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Post Size Limit 100k Characters 63k Characters 140 Characters 700 Characters

Video Conferencing

1. Ten People2. HOA,

unlimited watch & listen only guests

One-to-One No No

Visibility of Posts Any follower and Public

Limited Any follower and Public

Any follower and Public

Editing Once Posted

Yes Depends No No

Terminology Google+ Facebook Twitter LinkedInPost or Share Update or Share Tweet Update

Stream News Feed News Feed, Stream, Feed

Updates

Circle Friend Follow Connect

+1ed or plussed Liked Favorite Liked

Followers Friends = PersonalFans = Pages

Followers Connections

Profile

1. Have Cover Photo!2. Your About Section– Fill this bad boy out!– Think of it as your LinkedIn Profile– Be sure to list your other profiles• Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc…

– Contributor Links• Your blog, web page, other sites you contribute to.• Author Rank

Find People• Find People Icon– Suggestions, Contacts, Current/Past Employment,

School.• Shared Circles– Plus Search– Contact me. I will be happy to help you find

people to follow based on your industries and/or interests.

Creating a Post• Be Brief– Keep it short– Bullet/Number lists

• Edit• Link To Source• Visual• Post Regularly• Share When Your Followers Are Active• Don’t Be Afraid To Repeat Your Posts

Creating a Post• Stylize

*BOLD*_italics_ -strikethrough-

• Give Credit+Mention

• Hashtags#GooglePlusTips

• Locking Down The Post– Disable Comments– Lock The Post prevents sharing

• Who Sees This

Take The Plunge Daily Trends• Monday#MoodyMonday

• Tuesday# TreeTuesday# HometalkTuesday# StarWarsTuesday

• Wednesday#WildlifeWednesday#WomenWednesday

Daily Trends• Thursday# LongExposureThursday

• Friday# TGIF

• Saturday# Caturday# SquirrelSaturday# RuralSaturday

• Sunday# CircleSunday

Relationship Building• Commenting on Others Posts– If you can, make it insightful– Direct the comment to the author– LinkedIn language, Business/Business casual

• Comments to Your Posts– Try to respond to all

• Communities– New feature – Much like LinkedIn Groups

Hangouts• Three Types of Hangouts

1.Regular• Face-to-Face

2.Hangouts w/ Extras• Screen share, Document share

3.Hangouts On Air (HOA)• Webinar• Youtube

• Use Mobile App• Call People

Special Features• Ripples• Mute a Post• Gmail– In an email you can reply back to comments

• Shortcut Menu… “?” • Extensions For Chrome– Do Share, requires Chrome to be running.– Replies and more for Google+– www.WatsonKnowledgeServices.com/blog

• Awesome Mobile App