There are a lot of topics about the benefits of “Social Marketing” over the net. Among other social networks, Google Plus might be the best and most rewarding.
It’s very important for a blogger to share the link of their new blog post on Google+ for the following reasons:
- Your link will appear immediately on Google search through the G+ post. Moreover, it’ll be at the top of search results.
- Your link will be open for more +1s. The more +1s your link gets, the higher its ranking is. Nothing official in this regard though.
A link will get +1 through one or more of the following:
- Each sharing of the link to Google+.
- +1 on the G+ post that contains the link (or sharing it).
- +1 on the blog post itself through the official button of Google+. (see also my Letter to WordPress)
SO, start auto sharing your blog posts to Google Plus. AND, follow people with similar interests and give them +1s. They usually pay the favor back and +1 yours.
I have a question. If I have previous posts in my Blog, will I need to individually share them each separately to have them on Google +? I am thinking I will have to manually share the older ones but the new ones will be shared when I start the auto share on Google + in WordPress. Am I right?
We’re talking here about WordPress.com not org. So, as far as I know, re-share is only for premium and business users and for single post: https://en.support.wordpress.com/publicize/#sharing-your-content-again
So, I think you’re right, Tish. Manual sharing might be faster for multiple posts
I meant stories in categories of my WordPress blog. I do have a Medium account that I am not as active in, yet. That could be considered as a second one. I shared the first Trust Your Gut story there, and have 2 fictional pieces in the medium account, that are not published on my WordPress blog. I am also a dot com, not a dot org WordPress Blogger. I am expanding my horizons as I work on my dream of writing books. I have started thinking about short stories to write more creatively in the Medium account.
Here is the link for the Medium Account, in case you want to check it out. I hope it is OK for me to share it here.
https://medium.com/@tishmacwebber
As you wrote about the blogging world revolving around likes and clicks and followers, I am hoping that you like my fiction as well as my blog on WordPress.
Thanks for reading and supporting other Bloggers. And thanks for the tips, too! 🙂
Of course, it’s ok, Tish, to post your link here. I’m glad to know about it and I’ll do my best to read some of it soonest. Thank you for your kind words and I wish you all luck in publishing your book(s). You should let’s know upon doing that 🙂
What I like about Medium is at the top of a story, it gives an estimate based on the word count of how long it should take you to read the stories. They are less than 5 minutes, so far, and only 2 new stories are new if you follow my blog. It will not take anyone long to check it out. Thanks in advance! 😀
This is good to know. I’ll check it for sure. And, I think other writers will like this. Thank you Tish too for sharing and this wonderful conversation…
I know nothing of Google +, really, so this was interesting!
Welcome, Shawna. Glad this was of a help…
Same here haha gonna set up an account now
Thank you for the information. I guess I’ll do that. : )
Thank you, Byung. Happy this was helpful…
I love all the stuff you post! Thank you for following (: I’m very new to this but happy to find a place to share my writings. I hope I find more readers! If you really do like any a share would be amazing!
Thank you for your kind words. You have a good site too. Welcome to the blogging world. I read some of your posts
Thank you for your feedback! (: means a lot!
Hey man hope all is well! Would you mind giving me some tips on how to find readers for my writings? I want feed back and to be critiqued so I can grow as a writer…
Usually those you contribute on their blogs, they pay it back and contribute on your blog too… I think this is a good start
Wow! thank you for sharing, i have google + but i never use it. Now i will use it! am glad i learned the importance today❤
Thank you very much. I’m glad that this encouraged you to use Google+
Woah! This was truly informative,something I as a beginner would definitely need,thank you 😊I would love to receive feedback from you on my blog too.Heres the URL–>> https://inpursuitofparity.wordpress.com
You’re most welcome, Sanchi. Your blog is very nice too – I liked its colors. Welcome to the world of blogging and looking to read more of your interesting posts…
Thank you so much.Sure 😊
I try to remain consistent but I have almost 10 websites. 3 domains. And no, they can not be joined to one. They are far too different. Sharing is a pain in the ass but necessary. I only choose rewarding sites. Personally, I haven’t seen much benefit from Facebook or Google+. That might be just me though. They key is consistency and to pick only the social media giants you are comfortable with..or you will drive yourself mad 🙂
Well, when I wrote this post, I haven’t thought of many sites. Usually owners of many sites use applications to help in this regard such as Hootsuite. Some apps might be more expensive depending on the number of websites! Thank you for referring to this important point. After all, we are looking for the results. They are supposed to be achieved with the minimum costs. Yes, tell me about the mad things here especially with work, marriage, and kids… 😀
True, I find Google + a great product , goes along with Blogger.com are both great free tools for everyone .
Thank you, Charles. Yes, Blogger.com is great but still prefer the community on WordPress. You may also check my other post: https://mohamadkarbi.com/blogger-vs-wordpress/
Interesting. I already auto share each post to my Google+ but had no idea there was anything in that. I admit I don’t use G+ much, though strangely enough I quite like it. Thank you.
Yes, I like it too but don’t use except for sharing. Honestly, the G+ communities are very good especially in tech issues. Thank you, Linda. You have wonderful pictures on your site