On Google Plus, you can have multiple Page Managers but only 1 Page Owner. Whomever created the Google Plus page will be its first Owner, but there are reasons why ownership may need to be turned over as time goes by, including the desire to have a different email address connected as the Owner of…
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Why Recent Google Plus Changes Are Bad News for Facebook
Facebook fan pages are set up in such a way that fan page admins cannot access personal profiles nor non-public updates posted by individual users, and also must wait for individuals to Like their fan pages in order to begin building a relationship. Google Plus business pages initially were set up in such a way…
Google Plus Communities
Google Plus has added its own version of Facebook and LinkedIn Groups with the introduction of Communities. Creating a Google Plus Community Google Plus Communities can be created for both personal and business Google Plus accounts. From the left sidebar of your profile, click on the green circle to get started. This is also where…
How to Choose a Hashtag
Most social media platforms now allow you to search based on hashtags. This gives you the opportunity to find others with similar interests. There is an art for deciding how to use hashtags though. If you pick a hashtag too broad, you may get lost in the crowd. If you pick a hashtag too narrow, it may…
Sharing a Google+ Circle
Google allows you to share your Circles with other Google Plus users. This can be especially helpful if you are trying to connect with an existing group of people who all share your same interest or are just getting started on Google Plus yourself. How to Share a Google Plus Circle From your Google Plus…
Pinwords Image Creation Tool
The use of images is critical in social media engagement and business blogging. If including attribution and a link back is possible, a great photo source option is Creative Commons. When searching for an image for a Facebook status update, an attribution- and royalty-free website like MorgueFile.com is a “must visit”. But if you can’t…
How to Completely Control your Google Plus Stream
One of the (ever-growing list of) frustrations with Facebook is its control over which updates you are shown through the use of its algorithm, EdgeRank. One of the benefits of using Google Plus is that there is no EdgeRank algorithm. Nor anything like it. On Google Plus, it is possible to not only see every…
Why You Need to Learn the Art of Using Hashtags
Hashtags are a Twitter staple and essentially boil down to using the number sign (#) followed by a word or words. The history of the hashtag dates back to August 23, 2007, and is credited to Chris Messina. Hashtags are used for both funny purposes and completely serious purposes. For example, many hashtags are made…
Add a Manager to your Google Plus Business Page
When Google first introduced its business pages, you as the owner of the page were limited to being the sole page administrator. But as Google Plus matured a bit and added additional functionality, it also allowed for up to 50 Business page managers. How to Add a Manager to your Google Plus Business Page 1. From…
How to Create a Google Plus Event
Adding to the existing meeting and conference features and functionalities of the platform, Google Plus has introduced an Events function. Accessible from the Events icon in the left sidebar of your Google Profile page and as a photo ad on the right (as seen above), you can create a Google Plus Event and invite others to…
