Circles and Pluses...What Does It All Mean?

I've been on a mission this month.  A quest to find out about circles and pluses.  I'm talking about Google+ circles.  Lately, I've been hearing people say "Will you circle me?" or "plus one it"  What?  I knew they were talking about Google+ but I just ignored it.  Besides, I had a Facebook page.  Why did I need Google+?


Then I noticed something else that puzzled me.  Back in March, I wrote a post about the azalea bushes that were blooming in my backyard.  No big deal.  In fact, it was one of those "filler posts".  You know, one of those posts you write because the project that you're working on is not finished yet and you just want to post something.  I can say this because I wrote it...it was mediocre at best...nothing to write home about.

Here's the weird thing.  That azalea post kept showing up in my "popular post" sidebar.  I honestly got sick of seeing it.  So I looked at the stats.  I was shocked.  That "rinky dink" post had over 1600 hits.  More than any other post that I had written.  That's just crazy!


So my quest began.  I had to know what made that post so popular.  I googled "azalea".  There was my post, on the first page of thousands of results.  And pictures of my azaleas!  OK, Google, you've got my attention.

From there, I began researching everything Google.  Especially Google+.  Why am I telling you this?  Because I found out some very interesting things that I think every blogger needs to know.

I want to tell you why you need Google+ to grow your blog and how it can help you get more attention and traffic.  I'm not a Google expert and am not getting paid to do this.  I just want to.  I'm geeky like that.  Dare I say it...I enjoy stuff like this.  Eek!


I've put together a little Google+ series that I want to share with you during the month of July.  I want to answer some of the common questions about Google+.  For example, why do I even need G+?  What is a "circle"?  What is SEO and why should I care about it?  Most importantly, what can G+ do for me?  The series will be in four parts, one for every Saturday in July.

Want to hear the fun part?  After I get you hooked on G+, there will be a BIG G+ blog hop so you can make new G+ friends and contacts.  It's tentatively scheduled for August 4th.  More details on that to come.  But, yeah, BIG!


Until then, if you have a question or topic suggestion, shoot me an email and we'll talk.  I want to share my Google+ experience with you.  And I want to circle you :)

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Happy Hour Projects Happy Hour Friday
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My 1929 Charmer's Sunday's Best Party
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