Have you heard about Google+ Pages for Businesses yet? Google is continuing to move steadily into the social media realm! Similar to Facebook fan pages – you can now create a page on Google to help brand your business. Add photos, links, videos and more to help promote your products and services. Although it seemed to have gotten off to a slow start, more and more companies are getting on board – here’s an example of Pepsi’s page:
Whether you’re a mom and pop store or a Fortune 500 brand, we highly suggest getting one now (and do it quick before your competitors find out about it!)
Here are the Top 7 Reasons to Get Google Plus for Business Now:
1. Reach – Let’s face it, Google rules the web. With over 1 billion unique visitors a month, it would just be silly not to have your business showcased here. Billions of people on Google searching billions of queries every month = quite the reach!
2. SEO Purposes – Having a Google+ business page dramatically increases your chance to dominate the first page of search engines. How? Well, because a Google+ page is Google’s! Google has announced that they will be giving greater authority to these Plus pages in their search results, so you can pretty much bet that having one will help your business listing skyrocket towards the top.
3. Target Like Never Before. Different people are interested in different parts of your business, right? With Circles in Google Plus, you can separate people into unique groups based on their interests, ages, gender, location, etc. Send targeted messages specifically to 22-35 aged females in Toronto. Or only to males in Florida that are Gator fans. You get the idea.
4. Clean Design, Easy and Free! The page has a clean design with only four tabs, and it’s very simple to use. Best of all, it’s free advertising. And who doesn’t like free?
5. Measure. With Google+, you can easily measure your site statistics. Using a cool new feature called Ripples, you can visually see how your posts travel across Google+. See who’s sharing and re-sharing your content, and who your biggest ambassador is.
6. Interact With Your Customers. With Google+ Pages you can have real conversation with the people interested in your business. Hangouts let you set up one-click video conversations with your customers. Why not get face to face feedback from your customers and see how you can improve your business? See business owner Zen hangout with his customers on his Google+ Page here.
7. Get +1′s For Your Business – It’s common sense – people trust what their friends and family recommend. Businesses or websites that have been “plus +1ed” will show up higher on search engine result pages, and will be shown on your Google Plus For Business Page.
FUN FACT TIPS
- Using Direct Connect, simply put a + and then the business name you want to find a Plus page for, and if exists – Google will direct you to it.
- Use Google Plus pages to get your links out there and provide value to your connections.
- Find people on Google Plus that might be interested in your business at www.findpeopleonplus.com
Consider it one more avenue to get additional exposure and traffic to your website, and brand. Sign up for Google Plus for Businesses now. Want help? Our experts at Mannix Marketing can create a fully optimized, eye catching profile for you. Contact us today!
