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5 Google+ Marketing Tips From the Pros. Are you struggling to figure out how to use Google+ to market your business?

5 Google+ Marketing Tips From the Pros

Looking for some tips and ideas? You’ve come to the right place. We asked 5 experienced social media professionals to share their best tips on Google+ for business with you. Here are 5 ways you can use Google+ to promote and market your business. Check out the latest tips to improve your Google+ marketing. #1: Close Off Google+ Comments to Increase Engagement Martin Shervington Here is one of my favorite tips for people who are more intermediate to advanced users on Google+. Knowing the system: When someone has comments on a post, they will receive a notification each time someone comments on that post after them. Application: Knowing this, you can use this to have ‘the last word’ on your comment threads, and get engagement from the right people.

How to close off comments on your threads: Simply click on the upper right of one of your posts and choose ‘disable comments’. Choose Disable comments. An extra tip… Ryan Hanley. 5 Ways to Freshen Up Your Social Profiles. When was the last time you updated your social media profiles?

5 Ways to Freshen Up Your Social Profiles

Are they starting to feel drab or dated? Your social profiles may be in dire need of a refresh! And are you sharing the types of updates tailored to the latest platform designs and suited for today’s social media marketing? With recent changes to major platforms, you may be missing out on using some of the cool new options. To freshen up your social media profiles and take advantage of the latest updates, implement any of the following five ideas. #1: Optimize Your Google+ Profile for the Platform’s New Design Google+ social profiles were recently redesigned. The new Google+ design features 1, 2 or 3 columns of content, depending on the device being used.

Here are a few tweaks you can make to spice up your new Google+ profile. Add a new high-resolution cover image. Add larger media to the items you post. Here’s an example from HubSpot: This image demonstrates what a full-width card looks like in the new Google+. Your Turn. 10 Tips for Brands on Google+ (and a list of brands on +) - Jon Burg's Future Visions. UPDATE: Google has announced that a dedicated, richer business offering will be coming later this year.

10 Tips for Brands on Google+ (and a list of brands on +) - Jon Burg's Future Visions

In the interim, all non-real person accounts will be removed. A number of brands have begun to experiment with Google+. Early adopters are trying various tactics, some smart, some spammy. In the limited time that I have spent with brands and celebrities (who are kind of like brands) I have noticed a few common areas where they could use some optimization. Please find my early recommendations below. 10 Tips for Brands on Google+ Don't publish too often. Caveat: Google has yet to unveil their API or brand marketer offering. List of Brands on Google+ Please feel free to add a comment below and I will add it to the list.