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Effective us of Google+ for Business and understanding its impact on our businesses today. by Martin Brossman ProNetworkingOnLine.com Greg Hyer HyerMedia.com by Mind Map: Effective us of Google+ for Business and understanding its impact on our businesses today.    by Martin Brossman ProNetworkingOnLine.com Greg Hyer HyerMedia.com

1. Be active

1.1. Just put on the calender to check

1.2. +1 things you find interesting

2. Google Chrome has more apps that work with Google Plus

2.1. https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/

3. Get the Google Plus Aps

3.1. http://www.google.com/mobile/+/

4. Google Authorship

4.1. https://plus.google.com/authorship

4.2. http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets?q=barnesmcquade.com&html=

4.3. http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1708844

5. The authors

5.1. Connect to Martin Brossman

5.1.1. Personal on Google Pluse

5.1.1.1. http://BrossmanOnGP.com

5.1.2. The blog Post that this was based on

5.1.2.1. http://wp.me/pD5nG-bz

5.2. GregHyer

6. Google Photos

6.1. Auto Awesome

6.1.1. Auto awesome Motion: least 5 continuous photos and the algorithm detects the motion.

7. reference

7.1. http://www.scottbuehler.com/social-networking/google-plus/ultimate-guide-to-google-plus/#circles

7.2. http://www.scottbuehler.com/social-networking/google-plus/ultimate-guide-to-google-plus/#circles

8. Understanding the Value of Google Plus

8.1. a social layer for your search experience with Google

8.2. a hub for all of the main free services that Google offers

8.3. Facebook is just a social media platform built from the ground up, Google is the main information resource on the Web.

8.4. Google+ interfaces fully with your Google search experience

9. Signing Up for Google Plus

9.1. signup page: plus.google.com

9.1.1. Picture of signup page

10. Connecting to people

10.1. https://plus.google.com/u/0/103386024139526427298/posts

10.2. https://plus.google.com/u/0/people/find

11. Getting your Business on the Map with Google Plus Local

11.1. Google Plus Local and Google Plus Business Pages

11.2. Google Places is now Google + Local

11.3. claiming your Google Plus Local page

11.3.1. 1st Look your business up in Google Maps

11.3.1.1. http://maps.google.com

11.3.2. If there claim that listing with your gmail account

11.3.3. If not just go to http://google.com/places

12. Hangout is a way to have video chats with up to 10 people

12.1. https://plus.google.com/u/0/hangouts

13. Google Communities

13.1. Like Forums or Groups on Facebook and LinkedIn

13.1.1. "Communities are places where users can share specific questions, comments or content relating to a particular topic with other users who are just as interested in the conversation. "

13.1.2. A Google Demo Video for Communities

13.2. Types of Communities

13.2.1. Public

13.2.1.1. Anyone can join

13.2.1.2. Moderator Needs to approve joining

13.2.1.2.1. Outsiders can see and like

13.2.2. Private

13.2.2.1. Hide from search: Moderators only invite

13.2.2.2. People can find and ask to join

13.2.2.3. Can't switch to public

13.3. Components

13.3.1. Categories

13.3.1.1. The managers can correct categories

13.3.1.2. Limit is 20 categories

13.3.2. "About this community"

13.3.2.1. State what the community is

13.3.2.2. State the ground rules

13.3.3. Add a photo

13.3.3.1. The size of the image would ideally be 200-pixel wide by 250-pixel tall.

13.3.4. Location

13.3.4.1. If you community is location based

13.3.5. "Taglines"

13.3.6. Video Chats - Hangout

13.3.7. "On"

13.3.7.1. Auto off for communities over 1000 people

13.3.8. The main stream

13.3.9. # Hashtags

13.4. General tips

13.4.1. Focused topic

13.4.2. Two ways to invite

13.4.2.1. Share

13.4.2.1.1. less spammy

13.4.2.2. Invite

13.4.2.3. Sharing a post inside out to the public stream

13.4.3. You can post directly to the community from the main message area.

13.4.3.1. Photo

13.5. Creating a Community

13.5.1. 1st make sure their is not one already going on your topic and just join if it is good.

13.5.2. Include more about it in the tagline

13.5.3. You'll need to have a Google Plus account. So if you've been putting that off, now's the perfect time to get started.

13.5.4. Go here: https://plus.google.com/communities

13.5.5. Sign in and you'll have a button called "create community."

13.5.6. Choose whether you want the community to be public or private. You can't switch this later, so think before you choose.

13.5.7. Enter a Community name and then decide whether or not moderator approval will be required when new members want to join.

13.6. Mine to join

13.6.1. http://bit.ly/qana4smallbusiness

13.6.2. Resource page

13.7. Resources

13.7.1. Google+ Communities: A Beginner's Guide

13.7.2. http://www.scottbuehler.com/social-networking/google-plus/ultimate-guide-to-google-plus/#circles

14. Google + Hangout

14.1. Google Hangout

14.1.1. Needed

14.1.1.1. May run first time for software

14.1.1.2. Chrome

14.1.1.3. Google+ account

14.1.1.4. Video camera build in or external

14.1.2. Lower Thirds

14.1.3. Hub of all communication (communication unification)

14.1.4. Hangout OnAir

14.1.4.1. Resources

14.1.4.1.1. http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/onair.html#

14.1.4.1.2. http://youtu.be/VZAcrSgA9Ek

14.1.4.1.3. https://plus.google.com/110701307803962595019/posts/UXzKtfoPR88

14.1.4.1.4. https://plus.google.com/+NatalieVillalobos/posts/a1sgtv91skA

14.1.5. tips for having an effective hangout on air

14.1.5.1. have enough light on your face and no back lighting behind you. Neutral background may be just a sheet over something or hanging from the sealing

14.2. Chrome

14.2.1. sync chrome across all platforms: Desktop, phone and mobile

14.2.2. Add the App Video call launcher for hangeouts

14.2.3. Add the App "Hangouts" Repleces chat, phoncalls and SMS messaging to your chrome brower

14.2.4. Resources

14.2.4.1. http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4318830/inside-hangouts-googles-big-fix-for-its-messaging-mess

14.3. 3 core updates

14.3.1. Updates for G+ look and funcunality

14.3.2. Updates Google maps

14.3.2.1. Integrating Earth with Maps

14.3.2.2. http://maps.google.com/preview/

14.3.2.3. http://mashable.com/2013/05/15/new-google-maps-is-spectacular/

14.3.3. Updates to Google photos - Auto improve

14.3.3.1. https://plus.google.com/+GPhotos/posts

14.4. New to hangout

14.4.1. Old hangout is hangout on Air

14.4.2. Hangout a upgrade of chat unification of Googles communication platform - Chat, Video and SMS and google voice coming

14.4.3. Hangout Party

14.4.3.1. Open for any friends

15. Google Events

15.1. In-person

15.2. Private Hangout