Google is the King of the internet – and woe betide anyone who says otherwise. Even Google Plus, a social network that many people see as something of a failure due to its lackluster activity, is a powerhouse that confers extra traffic and site rankings on those smart enough to use it.
That right – you might not use G+ to talk with your friends when there are so many more options with better, cooler features for hanging out, but when it comes to getting your business noticed online, it’s actually one of the smartest networks out there.
In fact, it can shoot your blog to the front page for your keyword if you know what you are doing. This isn’t a freak result: it’s something that thousands have tried and tested with their own websites and those of other peoples.
What’s even more significant – and not a lot of people know this – is that Google Plus actually has the second largest social media user base behind Facebook, pushing the other behemoth of Twitter into third place.
Better yet, G+ users tend to be more focused and – perhaps nerdy – decreasing your bounce rates from Google + visitors; something that anyone who is tired of high bounce rates will love. But seriously, if your bounce rates are consistently that high, it’s time to start looking at the reasons behind it…
The best ways to get noticed on G+ is by using #hashtags – but unlike Twitter, it’s not a tag as much as it is a topic. What happens then is it will post your posts in a network that’s using that hashtag, adding you to a like-minded hive of people.
It’s very powerful stuff… and there’s a LOT more under the hood where that came from…