These slides were used with our Google+ kick-off webinar, the goal was to introduce viewers to the basics of the G+ platform, as well as how to get started. Lastly, we discussed how PerfectMind can assist in converting traffic as well as posting your email newsletter as content!

1. Getting Started with Google +

3. Circle Us and Follow us
Facebook.com/perfectmindfans
Facebook.com/Championswayfans
Twitter.com/perfectmind
Twitter.com/ChampionsWay
PerfectMIND
ChampionsWay

4. Today’s Hosts

5. 3 Places to Find Us
“Nick Dougherty”
“Jon Malach”
Facebook.com/senseinickd
Facebook.com/Jial14
@Sensei_Nick
@JonMalach

6. #FF Shout Outs
• @FaridDordar
• @ChampionsWay
• @AceRamirez
• @RicardoAlemida

7. 5 Take Aways
• What is Google Plus?
• The 4 Basics you need to Know
• Creating your Brand Page
• 5 Tips for Getting Started
• 5 Ways Google + Can Help your Business

8. Take Away # 1 –What is Google Plus?

10. Interesting……..

11. So what is it?
An easier (once you learn it) way to connect
and distribute content to people that YOU
wish to see specific Content. VS-Facebook
Edgerank
In the same respect a much better and
organized social media platform that you can
easily organize the incoming/outgoing
content content.

12. The G+ haters

13. Prediction: You will end up on G+!

15. “Google Plus is a Imitation of Facebook”
“Google + will never compete with Facebook.”
“ It will not work for my business just like
Facebook didn’t.”
“Google has failed so many times with
Social Media they will fail again.”

17. TAKE AWAY-Be open minded and
continue to learn how Google + will
benefit you and your business

18. Take Away # 2
4 Google + Basics

20. What is a Circle?

21. Circles 411
• Similar to Facebook Friends
• Easier to find and use than Facebook Friends
List
• You can add people to a circle but they will
not know what circle they are in

22. 5 Key TIPS

23. #1- Decide who you share with---In an very
easy way

24. # 2-Extened Circles-Share with the people in the circles
of your circles, if they Add you Back

25. # 3 The Difference between
Outbound and Inbound Circles

26. Choose your circles Strategically
• Outbound Circles for Content
< Customer Service
<Leads /Prospects
< Current Clients
• Circles for Inbound Content
< People/Brand you want to know more about

27. This is the game

28. # 4 – Circles matter for SEO
• This is changing every day
• People that add you back is the key

30. Credit to Brain Chappel

31. #5-Funnel the Inbound Content from your Circles

32. Inbound Content from Friends-Starts with setting your
Circles up correctly

33. Take Away-Choose your circles wisely
and strategically

34. Dipping into the Stream

35. Content 101

36. Keep it short and get their attention

37. Add a Photo or Album

38. Easily Add a Video …..

39. Easily Add Links and decide who to
share with

40. Take Away-The G+ Stream is easier
and better than Facebook

42. Easy to Find and Use

43. Decide who you want to hang out
with

44. How can this help you?
• Customer Service
• Sales
• Creativity
• Training
• Personal Touch

45. Other Components

47. Sparks-What’s Hot

48. The Other Stuff

49. Decide who sees what

50. Save Search and Trends

51. Sharing Circles

52. Sharing Circles

53. Take Away-Just dive in, and start
going!

54. Take Away # 3-Creating a Brand Page

55. The Future of Brand Search

56. Go to your Profile

57. At the Bottom of the Page

59. Tips for Creating your Brand Page/
Your Profile
• Fill out 100 %
• Links
• Capture Forms
• Pictures
• Videos
• About Me

60. Using PerfectMIND

62. Contacts/Leads easily managed in PM

67. The Goal is to be Added to a Circle
• No Content, No About Me, No Circle

68. About you or your Brand

69. Why a Brand Page?
• Search, Search, Search
• SEO
• Its Google!

70. Take Away # 4-The Five Tips on
Getting Started

71. #1 – Fill out your profile (About)
Page out with strategic planning
• Catchy Tag Line-Be Creative
• About Me- Use Links
• Add Pictures that others will relate to, laugh, and
comment on
• Add videos with the same strategy

72. #2 – Circle Strategy
• Do not just start adding everyone
• Talk to your staff and get feedback on Circle Strategy
• Admins will be available in the Future
• Why should they add you to their circle?
• Announce to your clients-Once you are set up
properly

73. Findpeopleonplus.com

74. Invite Friends

75. Email and Link

76. #3-Content Strategy
• Share specific Content with Specific Circles-
Clients/Leads
• Product or Brand Tips for Clients
• Pictures, Videos, Blogs, Questions
• Rules of Engagement
• Always Be Social
• Mix it up
• Be Human
• 90/10

77. #4 – Think outside the Box
• You are as important as the Brand-Think of
Email Blasts---People want to talk to a person
not an image.
• Brand Pages will be important but it will be
the Faces behind the brand
• Search is changing

78. # 5 – Go for it!
• Start Practicing and make mistakes

79. Take Away #5
5 Ways Google + Can Help your
Business

80. #1

81. #2

82. #3 Content Distribution to the right
target Market

83. #4-Extended Circles—SOCIAL
REACH!

84. #5-Personal Search

85. Take AWAY-It is a no brainer to
establish yourself as an early adopter

86. PerfectMind & Google +
3 Quick Tricks for Today:
1) Smart List Building: Forms and Links
2) Making your email newsletter social
3) Measuring the traffic from G+

87. Forms & Links

88. Forms & Links

89. Forms & Links

93. From Email to Social

94. From Email to Social

95. From Email to Social

96. From Email to Social

97. From Email to Social

98. Measuring the Traffic from G+

99. Questions

100. ChampionsWay Training Day

102. Must Register by January 30th