{"id":500,"date":"2011-06-29T13:58:46","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T12:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/luke.szkudlarek.pl\/blog\/?p=500"},"modified":"2011-06-29T13:58:46","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T12:58:46","slug":"google-and-1-what-does-it-mean-for-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/luke.szkudlarek.pl\/blog\/2011\/06\/29\/google-and-1-what-does-it-mean-for-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Google+ and +1 What does it mean for businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google have introduced +1 in March<\/a>, but the changes including Google+<\/a> were only released today. The recent development only confirmed the rumours<\/a> that Google have been working on their own social network. But it’s much more than just another social networking tool and the changes will have significant implications for businesses.<\/p>\n

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Here are some of my thoughts on how these changes will impact businesses and not only those based in Jersey. <\/p>\n

1) Businesses will need to be more social.<\/strong> 99% of businesses are already on Google and have their content regularly indexed by spiders, so now, like it or not, your website is part of the Google+ social network and any user can recommend your brand to their friends. <\/p>\n

2) Alternative to business pages on Facebook<\/strong> – creating a business page on Facebook is a big ‘NO’ for many companies. But expanding your presence on Google will be less controversial, as most website content is already indexed by Google. <\/p>\n

3) Website becoming even more important. <\/strong>Google+ and +1 fill the gap between websites and social networks. Improving users’ experience on your website could earn you personal recommendations and subsequently accelerate your marketing efforts. <\/p>\n

4) Higher rankings on search engines (SEO implications) <\/strong>– Google will use +1 as social signals, just like external links in the past, but could be more important because they come from humans rather than websites. This could improve your organic search results. <\/p>\n

5) Improved CTR and conversions from your PPC ads. <\/strong> Advertising on Google could earn you social points +1s, personalised annotations that appear on ads after they’ve been +1’d should increase your ad performance.<\/p>\n

ACTIONS<\/strong>
\n1 – Add +1 button<\/strong> to your website to encourage your website visitors to share your content. <\/p>\n

2 – Create useful content. <\/strong> Review your website, add new pages, tools, video to encourage users to share. <\/p>\n

3 – Advertise on Google.<\/strong> PPC ads could offer you a very cost effective way of earning personal recommendations, which will improve your performance on Google. As a business owner this is something you just can’t ignore. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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