Why it’s important to share links on Google+

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April 27, 2017

Google-Plus-Sh 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.

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94 responses to “Why it’s important to share links on Google+”

May 3, 2017

ren

What an awesome share!
I am new to social media, avoiding facebook all these years, like the plague. I still do not care for it and have been recently ‘learning’ it for biz, more than personal.
Now I will venture over and ‘figure’ out Google+….sigh.
Thank you much, your post was very beneficial to me.
ren

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1. May 4, 2017
  
  Mohamad Al Karbi
  
  Thank you for your kind words. I’m very glad that you find it helpful, Ren. I don’t find Facebook honest when it comes to share links!
  
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May 4, 2017

jeffreybotah

I’ve never understood what Google+ does in all honesty.After reading this I’ll have to give it a try.

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1. May 4, 2017
  
  Mohamad Al Karbi
  
  I’m glad I was of help. Thank you Jeffrey
  
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May 5, 2017

Caroline – Grants Information

Great advice. Thank you.

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1. May 5, 2017
  
  Mohamad Al Karbi
  
  Most welcome, Caroline. Glad it was of a help…
  
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May 12, 2017

Smitha V

Thank you for the info. Wasn’t aware how it worked.

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1. May 13, 2017
  
  Mohamad Al Karbi
  
  Glad I was of a help here. Thank you
  
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  1. May 13, 2017
    
    Smitha V
    
    I just added google plus. Thank u again😊
  2. May 13, 2017
    
    Mohamad Al Karbi
    
    Way to go. If you published it on your site, I’ll follow 🙂
  3. May 13, 2017
    
    Smitha V
    
    Thank you so much.
  4. May 13, 2017
    
    Smitha V
    
    I am not sure if I understand the + 1 concept
  5. May 13, 2017
    
    Mohamad Al Karbi
    
    It’s similar to “like” on Facebook. But they call it +1 instead of like. Google reads the +1s for a link as recommendations and thus better ranking links that are more recommended. I explained above how to get +1s for a link
July 24, 2017

priscillapolicar

Thanks for sharing such kind of information. I’m very thankful to you.

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1. July 25, 2017
  
  Mohamad Al Karbi
  
  Most welcomed, Priscilla. Glad it was of a help for you
  
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  1. July 27, 2017
    
    priscillapolicar
    
    Thanks
August 29, 2017

Miss Jose

Hi ..great post…i have a blog at http://josestraveltales.com/ and somehow my google plus icon on the blog which u will see at top right hand of blog is throwing 404 error..can u pls help

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1. August 30, 2017
  
  Mohamad Al Karbi
  
  Thank you, Jose. I checked that. Seems there is no problem. All your three icons/links to your G+ profile (top, right side, and bottom) are working OK!
  
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  1. August 30, 2017
    
    Miss Jose
    
    Thank u..i got the issue sorted last night actually 🙂 Many thanks
November 8, 2017

biyahengelljim

as a new blogger leaning a lot of new stuffs from your article thanks

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1. November 8, 2017
  
  Mohamad Al Karbi
  
  Thank you, Biyaheng, for your kind words. Glad it was of a help.
  
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March 6, 2018

Sherron0

It seems logical that if you want Google to notice you, that you should post on their platform.

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1. March 7, 2018
  
  Mohamad Al Karbi
  
  Thank you very much, Sherron. Yes, it’s definitely the logic behind it.
  
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March 6, 2018

Roland Millward

It only takes a few seconds to add to Gplus so it’s a no-brainer!

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1. March 7, 2018
  
  Mohamad Al Karbi
  
  Thank you very much, Roland. That’s why I always recommend doing it. It’s a quick win!
  
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