When Google, the King of Search, gives Publicity Hounds an easy way to let our websites and blogs stand out, we need to embrace it with all four paws.
The newest tool is the +1 button, shorthand for “this is pretty cool” or “you should check this out.”
You’ll start seeing it popping up on websites and blogs.
Here’s how it works.
When you install the code that makes the button visible on your own site, people who like your content can click on it and tell Google and others that they’re recommending it. It’s Google’s equivalent of Facebook’s Like button.
But here’s the really powerful part. When you recommend somebody else’s content, your photo shows up when that person’s website is listed in Google’s search results. But your photo will show up only if you already have a Google Profile. Here’s an example:
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Do these four things today:
- If you don’t have a Google Profile, create one.
- Read more about the Google +1 button. Here are Google’s FAQs. You can find a video and a helpful tutorial from Francisco Rosales at the SocialMouths blog.
- Install the button at your website and blog. Or save yourself the headache and have your webmaster do it for you.
- Start recommending content you see elsewhere by clicking on the +1 button.
It’s too early to tell how successful the button will be, and whether it will go to the Google graveyard like the failed Buzz experiment, but you’d be crazy not to at least try it.
Do you think this button will catch on?
Thanks so much Joan for your precious tips. Good luck to you too. Dulce Rodrigues
There is a new WordPress Plugin available. It works pretty much like the Tweet Me or FaceBook Like buttons.
If you do your own WordPress administration, just go to Plugins –> Add New –> Enter WordPress plugin – Google +1 Button in the “Search Plugins” form –> Choose Install –> then Activate . Management will be below settings in your admin menu. More details are available here.
* Non-Propeller-Head’s should have their webmaster install the plugin in case there are features on their website that conflict with it.
Thanks, Jason. I knew you’d find the WP plug-in (Jason is my webmaster).
Joan,
Thanks so much for this tip as I had not heard of this – I’ll be sure to get my +1 button on my site this week!
Thank you for your efforts to help us all. Lisa
Hello, thanks for sharing this.
Is there an easy way to install the google +1 button to blogspot? I don’t have a webmaster, it’s just me 🙂
I found a way which is through htlm, but frankly found it a bit difficult and I’m afraid that it may alter the way my blog looks now, as it happened to me once with something else I tried to do.
Thanks so much, any help will be much appreciated.
Michelle
Michelle, there’s a good explanation here:
http://techinfoblog.net/how-to-install-google-1-button-on-wordpress-blogger-blogs/