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Monday, May 19, 2014

How to Improve SEO Rankings with Google Plus


In our attempts to improve SEO rankings we do miracles and try everything we can think of. Of course, even if we could, it makes no sense to try absolutely everything. What makes the most sense is to try something that does have great effect on our SEO rankings, yet is not known to everybody and their brother. G+, Google's social network meets these requirements – seems to do miracles for rankings, while most people, (except those who try everything), who do employ social networks for SEO; concentrate their efforts on Facebook because it is more popular than G+. However, it turns out G+ pays more for our efforts than Facebook and the other social networks. Here is why.

How to Use Google Plus to Get Better Rankings



Google Plus isn't very different from any other social site, though it certainly has its specifics. Here are some basic tips how to use Google Plus to the fullest.

1 Join Google Plus/Become Active

Obviously, if you aren't on Google Plus yet, the first step is to join it. This is easy to do and we won't bother with details how to do it. Once you join Google Plus, have a look around to see who of your friends and acquaintances is there, join their circles and add them to yours. You can start posting right away but it's better to first read what other users have posted, comment on it, share it, and only after this start posting.

2 Start Using Google Authorship

Google Authorship is another service from Google you will find on Google Plus that helps you stand out from the crowd. In addition to being a valuable tool to protect your content, it also helps with SEO. When you add your articles under your Google Authorship profile, your name appears in search results. This might not bring you traffic per Se but it certainly helps to build your online reputation.

3 Post good content




It goes without saying but you need to post good content only. Content with low quality will not only damage your reputation but it might not get noticed at all. On social networks, the benefits come when you are noticed because in this case it is more likely for your content to be shared than poor stuff. So, the basic rule with other social networks applies here as well – it's better not to post any content than to post junk.

4 Spice you’re About Page

About pages can be very boring and you might want to skip yours but this is a huge mistake. With Google Plus, about pages are very useful because here you can add links to your sites, your profiles on other social networks, or simply links to pages you find interesting. All this effort is not in vain, so do it.

5 Pay Attentions to Your Profile

The About page is not the only element to pay attention to. In addition to it, you need to make your Google Plus profile top-notch. As you probably know from your experience on other social networks, your profile and the information in it is vital for your success there. This is why you need to fill all the relevant information and keep it current.

6 Make You Accessible

Social networks are not for people who are afraid or unwilling to communicate. If you are on a social network, this means you don't want to keep your presence there private but you want to expand your circle of friends, coworkers, and acquaintances. In order to achieve this, you need to make yourself accessible, i.e. easy to add to other users' circles and make your posts public. This might not guarantee your success overnight but when you are accessible and your profile and posts are interesting, this seriously increases your chances to get noticed.


Google Plus is a real jewel for SEO. Though many experts, including Google executives themselves, dispute its advantages, Google Plus has helped many sites achieve good rankings in their niches. Certainly, this is not a guarantee that it will work for you as well but it is worth trying. The wisest you can do is trying with one site, for example and see how it works. If Google Plus works for you, then you can expand its use to other sites you optimize. And of course, don't expect miracles if your other SEO efforts are poor, even Google Plus can't compensate for this.

1 comment:

  1. thanks for this content about Google Plus, how to use for better performance...
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