Proof That Google Plus Will Prevail. Remember when Google Plus “flopped"?
Well, it didn’t. In fact, it was, and still is, just part of Google’s plan--but everyone (including the media) has trouble seeing it as anything other than a swing and a miss for the explosive overtaking of Facebook, which is what most people believe was Google’s intention with Google Plus. Sure, I bet Google hoped in the back of its mind it would get lucky and eclipse Facebook, but Google certainly wasn’t counting on it. 99% of the people in Silicon Valley I’ve talked to about this, including some very, very bright folks with quite a bit of money and clout, will tell you that Google Plus flopped. They have, in their own minds, written it off entirely. But I'm willing to stake my reputation on the following statement: If Google Plus doesn’t have a staggering number of active users by the end of 2013, you can all come over to my office and pie me in the face.
Google knows when they have failed (Buzz, Wave, etc). Step one: Corral every single blogger. G+The Value of Being Logged In. This week I did another one of my polls at my local business club.
Of 30 SME owners 30% had Google+ accounts, and of these interestingly only 20% kept themselves logged-in to their Google account all the time. That last bit is important. Read on… The SEO question The question many businesses who have a web presence want answered is: Does Google Plus give me the SEO tool which will gives my business the strong Google results my efforts deserve? There are benefits to partipating on Google Plus: you can make your Google listings stand out with +1 ‘s (more or less equivalent to a Facebook “like” in Google land); andyou can add authorship information to articles. But the main benefits will be when you use Google Plus as part of a bigger Social Media strategy to engage and interact with clients or customers.
Did I tell you about that time I thought I’d cracked it? It’s simple really. If I was a business wanting to get my brand in front of lots of users this would be a very useful marketing tool. I really wanted to hate Google Plus. The last thing I need is a new social network.
So when I got a coveted invite to Google Plus, I really wanted to take a look, find out all the reasons why it sucks and then walk away. But I can't walk away. Because I like it. You can't go to every party. I'm on Facebook, Twitter, blogs, YouTube, forums, and more and they work for me. I'm not on LinkedIn. I love NOT accepting requests from people to join random social networks. Eric Schmidt: Google Will Give Higher Rankings to Content Tied to Verified Profiles. What I Learned On The Way To 3 Million Google+ Circles.
I crossed the 3-million Google+ circles line this morning.
It’s weird and thrilling to have so many “followers,” and to be sandwiched in circle counts between Paris Hilton, who has a couple hundred thousand more circles than I do, and Rihanna, who will probably catch up to me and pass me at some point in the future. (One of the great things about Google+ is that the geeks hold their own against entertainers in popularity.) But mostly, it’s been an eye-opening adventure for me. Here’s what I learned along the way. Although according to Circle Count, I’m the #30 Google+ user in terms of circles, I consider myself the #2 “native” user on Google+. What I mean by “native” is that follower counts on any social network are dominated by “celebrities,” who drive followers from the outside in. I, on the other hand, have so many followers because of social activity inside Google+, for the most part. Yes, I have a respectable following on Twitter — about 22,000 followers.
Zero ads! Related. Google+ works: An open apology for my first impression. Ah, Google+.
How wrong I was. I admit I was not a fan. At first. But you’ve turned my head.