Google has released Google+ pages recently to allow people to create their own pages for brand or business. Creating a Google+ pages, also known as a Google+ brand page or Google+ business page, is like a like button on Facebook page which allow people to like your Facebook Page and view its stream from your website or blog. While in Google+ people will be add your page into their circles and view your page’s stream directly in their stream, and lets you share your thoughts, links, photos and promotions with them at the right times and attract more people and boost your brand or business on Google+.

On this post, I will show you how to create your own Google+ pages. The process is pretty straightforward. Just follow these steps to create your own business page:

1 ) First login to your Google+ account

2 ) Go to Create a Google+ page

3 ) Choose a category for your page.

4 ) Type out the “Name” and “URL Link” of your page. Choose the appropriate sub-category and set the privacy setting for your page. Check the box that says: “I agree to the Pages terms and I am authorized to create this page“.

5 ) Click the Create button.

6 ) On next page, enter the Tagline field with description to describe your page best. This description will help people to find your page on Google+. Next, click on Change profile photo button to upload a picture or logo of your brand.

7 ) Click on the Continue button.

8 ) On the next page click share on Google+ to share on your Google+ wall. Tell your circles about your newly created page.

9 ) Click on the Finish button to complete the setup wizard. You will be taken to a page which allow you to start a conversation, share a photos, videos, links and other content.

10 ) All done!

More information about Pages can be found on Google’s model page here.

Google+ has recently introduced circle sharing feature which let Google+ users to share their circles with friends. This article will show you how to share circles in Google+.

1) Sign in to your Google+ account here

2) Click the Circles tab on the top of Google+ homepage

3) Locate the Circle you want to share and click it

4) Click on Share

A share circle form will appears, click +Add more people to add the Circles you wish to share the Circle with.

5) Click the Share button when finished.

If you are Google+ user, you may have noticed that sharing of your Google+ profile pretty cranky. Currently Google+ offers no option to enable a shorter URL or custom URL like Facebook and Twitter. With URL shorterner service, it automatically shortens a long URL to a short domain name and uses only 5 or 6 character. This service are very useful when you need to send your google plus profile to your friends and collegues via web, twitter, email, SMS or phone.

Take advantage of these URL shorteners services and turn your long Google+ URL profile to something like gplus.to/ilmuit.

1) gplus.to
2) plus.ly
3) goplus.us
4) gplusnick.com

Everyone talks about Google+, a new Social networking site launched by Google. With Google+ you can group your friends, relatives into different categories called Circles and selectively connect and share information with each group. This will help you to personalize your account and control your privacy effectively, a nice approach from Google.

Currently Google+ is in trial period and it can be joined only on invitations. To get Google+ invitation officially from Google visit this page, fill & submit your first name and email address and Google will invite you to join their Google+ project.

Or to get a Google+invites immediatel­y without waiting from Google, just leave your email address in the comment section below this entry and I will send you an invitation as soon as possible.

UPDATE (21th Sept 2011)

Google + is Now Open for All, Google just announced on their official Google blog that the registration process is now open to anyone with a Google Account. Sign Up Now

If you wish to close your Google+ account but keep your Gmail and Google account, follow the steps below:

1. Log in to your Google account at http://plus.google.com with your Google username and password

2. Go to Google+ settings by click on the Settings icon at the top right.

3. Click Account overview

4. Click on “Delete profile and remove associated social features” option

Note: This allows you to delete only Google+ Plus social service but keeping your existing Gmail or Google account intact.

5. Choose Delete Google+ content.

You must check Required “I understand that deleting this service can’t be undone and the data I delete can’t be restored“

6. Hit Remove selected services

Note: It may take some days to completely delete your account.

Google has launched a beta version of their Adsense service for video. Web publishers that participate in Google’s AdSense ad network will now be able to make money by offering ad-supported video clips from Youtube site.

This service won’t be available to everyone yet. Your site must havean English-language content, serve at least one million video stream per month, and based in the U.S.

Click here to apply for Adsense for video beta

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