Yes, yes, yes... I'm sure you've heard enough about Google +1 over the past week or two for a lifetime. But there's a major new addition coming soon that could impact both your SEO and your social media strategy.
What is this magic new +1 to +1 you ask? Essentially its a brand page for your business in much the same way a fanpage is on Facebook. A lot of the buzz is that this is another way Google is trying to encroach on Facebook's patch but we see it differently than that. The number of likes your Facebook page has isn't something currently measured by Google. But you can bet that +1 functionality will play a part in that measuring eventually. So even if +1 doesn't have the same social influence that "like" does it will push your company further up the Google rankings. Don't get ahead of yourselves though. The first phase of brand pages for Google +1 is just a testing phase and will have limited numbers. Applications for that close early next week so head to the Google sign up page here sharpish. They say they'll be taking a wide range of small, medium and large companies on board so don't fret just because you're small potatoes compared to Apple or Coca Cola.For the majority of us though the next few months will be the wait and see stage. And for now thats the last you'll hear from us on Google +1 for a few weeks. We Promise!
Yes, yes, yes... I'm sure you've heard enough about Google +1 over the past week or two for a lifetime. But there's a major new addition coming soon that could impact both your SEO and your social media strategy.
What is this magic new +1 to +1 you ask? Essentially its a brand page for your business in much the same way a fanpage is on Facebook. A lot of the buzz is that this is another way Google is trying to encroach on Facebook's patch but we see it differently than that. The number of likes your Facebook page has isn't something currently measured by Google. But you can bet that +1 functionality will play a part in that measuring eventually. So even if +1 doesn't have the same social influence that "like" does it will push your company further up the Google rankings. Don't get ahead of yourselves though. The first phase of brand pages for Google +1 is just a testing phase and will have limited numbers. Applications for that close early next week so head to the Google sign up page here sharpish. They say they'll be taking a wide range of small, medium and large companies on board so don't fret just because you're small potatoes compared to Apple or Coca Cola.For the majority of us though the next few months will be the wait and see stage. And for now thats the last you'll hear from us on Google +1 for a few weeks. We Promise!
