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Reasons Why Google+ Can Be Used for Blogging Purposes

September 15, 2011 - Last Modified: March 28, 2013 by Aminul Islam Sajib

Google+ For Blogging

I have good luck with Google stuff as I usually get an early invite from Google to test out their new products. It’s nothing special. I happen to be one of those people who get things rolled out to their account early. Just like Google Wave, Google Buzz, I was able to join in on Google Plus early (and without any invitation, of course). My first reaction was, ‘this is it!’

Google+ is an amazing platform. Although there are things that can be argued about, overall Google+ is a hit from my end. It turned out to be more interesting to me when I figured out that I can actually use it for blogging purposes as well. Not only that, I thought for a few minutes and came up with a few reasons why blogging on Google+ may actually be better than blogging on an actual ‘blogging‘ platform.

Today, I’d like to share those reasons with you and know what your opinion is on them.

#1: It’s Fast

When I say fast, I don’t really mean its speed. I mean, you can post real fast. For example, when inspiration strikes, or when I’m feeling like writing a post, I often get distracted by the need to log in to my blog host, open up the Add New Post page, choose categories, worry about relevant tags and all that stuff you know. However, have you ever felt the same distraction when you update your status on Facebook or Twitter via Web?

I bet no, because your status comes straight from your mind. I figured that you can apply this to your blogging, too. You can actually write a post on Google+ avoiding all those distractions. So, if you are a social networker who has a dedicated tab for Google+, you will find it lightning fast to write and share a post.

#2: It’s Formattable

When I talk about this regarding Google+, some people will obviously ask why not Facebook then? Well, you cannot do little formatting on Facebook such as bold, italic, etc. However, on Google+, you can bold, italic or strikethrough your text anytime you want. Wrap up your text with asterisks (*) for bold, underscores (_) for italic and hyphens (-) for strikethrough. And there you are! Your text has been nicely formatted.

I believe for a blog post, at least bold and italic are important formatting options. So, in this case, Facebook is not an option.

#3: It’s SEO’d

By which I mean, it’s already optimized for Search Engine especially Google (and many of us only care for Google, right?). A few days ago, it appeared on news websites that Google+ posts are now appearing on Web Search Results depending on your privacy settings on individual posts. I haven’t seen much Facebook notes on Google search results (there are a few, though). But Google+ posts will be more visible on Google search results for Google’s very own interest. So, right from the start, you know that you’re getting indexed! It’s a big point in my opinion.

#4: It’s Reshareable

This comes in handy for those that are already on Google+. If they like it enough, they can actually reshare it on their circles (and with a chrome extension, on any social networking site including Facebook and Twitter). This eventually drives you more traffic without any doubt. And if your main target is to get your voice heard, you should be convinced already.

Who Fits Best?

That’s the main question. The admin at FamousBloggers.net cannot really move the blog to Google+ nor can he announce that from now on all posts will be published on Google+ only! Because, the purpose doesn’t fit in. So, Google+ fits mainly for personal branding as well as personal blogging purpose. You cannot widgetize your sidebar, you cannot place adsense, you cannot modify any bit of the site, all you can do is just write, share, sit back and reply to comments. If that’s all you want, you can blog on Google+.

Some of you might argue that Facebook has a similar option called Notes. Well, I’ve read a couple of blog posts years ago when they said Facebook Notes can be used for blogging purposes as well. But in my opinion, Notes are outdated. I don’t see many people using notes, nor do they usually open up to read the entire content of a note unless it’s something very interesting. Plus, if you want to use Facebook status as a blog post, well, you’re practically limited by 420 characters where Google+ lets you write really long posts.

So, in a nutshell, Google+ as a blogging platform fits best for:

  • those who never created a personal blog thinking that it’s just a waste of time.
  • those who have something to say but don’t have a place to do this.
  • those who want to share an idea or criticism with a wide audience.

However, when sharing something on Google+, always remember to make sure that you choose an appropriate circle before you hit the Share button. If it’s something that anyone on the web should be able to read, choose public. On the other hand, you might want to choose a specific circle, a few specific circles, Extended Circles, or a bunch of people from your circle (in which case the post will be visible to the tagged persons only).

What do you think of this concept? Are you going to start personal blogging on Google+? Let’s spark a discussion below. Also make sure that you drag me in your circle on Google+ if you find me interesting. 🙂

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About Aminul Islam Sajib

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I'm a young technology enthusiast, IT Journalist in a major media, technology writer in some magazines, passionate blogger and future web developer. And I'm from Dhaka, Bangladesh, the southern part of Asia.

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{ 31 Responses }

  1. Laurie Hurley says:
    Interesting idea for personal posts. I blog for business, though and I need all the widgets, plug-ins, etc. But this is a good idea. I'm sharing in on my new site http://www.TheSocialNetworkingNavigator and on my Google + business page. Thanks for writing this!
  2. pluserize.com says:
    Today in every website google plus votes is used.It is increasing their popularity day by day.If you want anything about google+ here I am showing a way to find google+ related blogs,article,forums etc. The best google+ search engine to search on google plus
  3. Noel Addison says:
    You have explained very well all the advantages of google+ in blogging. I agree that it is faster than any social sharing like facebook and twitter. And the biggest advantage of google+ compared to facebook, twitter, etc. is it's already optimized for Search Engine.
  4. Sherry says:
    Nice sharing. Really like it. I am on Google Plus too and found it more simple and user friendly as compared to anyone else. All we need to do is to spend some more time to get use to its features. Blogger is also one of the superb feature of Google plus.
  5. Phil Taylor says:
    Google + is a great "funnel" to my actual blog content, for which I use Jottit.com to create a free webpage for each article. I also use Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks to drive visitors to my posts. It hadn't occurred to me to use Google + directly as a blog, although it makes sense and I'll try that. Now that Google+ supports hashtags, it will be easier to use and to track.
  6. Shilpa says:
    Yes i think blogger should join Google+ because it is very useful from social media point of view and a bloggers wish only that much traffic come on his site so these why blogger should join Google plus.
  7. Jane says:
    Google plus is surely a potential platform to promote our blogs. At the same time, it cannot be used as a blogging platform because it is not ours. It is similar like blogging on blogspot. You never know when will your post be taken down. Someone can simply press the report abuse button. In addition monetization and creating a professional web presence is so hard. Ultimately you have to direct your visitors to some place of your own! Yes Google plus is not promotion and interaction. But it certainly cannot act as a blogging platform.
    • Sajib says:
      In case I was not so obvious, I'm actually talking about personal blogging. Google Plus is no way better for professional purpose rather than a self-hosted blog.
  8. Fran the Online Writer says:
    Good post and I enjoyed all the comments. Keeping the circles in the form of your own groups, the way you want them is very important. Many times I do not add those people who have recommended by G+. But now I realize I can create a circle for all those who I do not know in a cricle, and I can know them eventually. Open discussions are always good even in comments. Keep up Famous Bloggers Fran A
  9. abejith says:
    I think i should start using google+ too..
  10. Saket Jajodia says:
    I just open G+ to post my blog updates so that I can get some readers/visitors.. I don't remember when I use it more then just posting updates from the 2nd of I started using it. The No. of people follow me there I hardly know 10 or less of them.. :p
  11. Aritra Roy says:
    I didn't knew about this thing that +1 can also give SEO benefits, gonna try this as soon as possible,t hanks a lot for the information...
    • Ricardus says:
      Yeah, looks like it is so much useful. One of the best social media tools right now.
  12. Kamil Ali says:
    Thanks I never think of these point before! I think, now i have to take Google plus seriously!
  13. Wong Chendong aka The Bad Blogger says:
    Google + is a good blogging platform, though I believe you could even use it to write reviews of products and then place a link to the product which not just write it more easily but your reviews get rank in the search engine!
    • Aminul Islam Sajib says:
      That's a good idea. Though in case of paid reviews, I wonder if it violates Google's policies.
  14. Satrap says:
    I love the fact that Google + is already SEOed. Thats one thing that I think is going to be change a bit down the road, if Google start to see so many marketers using it the wrong way.
  15. Allen Cerezo says:
    Guys, when is the official launch of Google+? I was not invited to try the beta. So I'm very jealous to people who are in! Google+ as blogging platform will be like Facebook's notes.
    • Aminul Islam Sajib says:
      In some cases better than Facebook Notes since they come with +1 option which I think has SEO value as opposed to "Like" which doesn't carry any SEO value.
  16. Dorene T. Wilson says:
    Thank you for letting me know more about what Google+ can do to help blogging addicts like me...keep posting!
  17. Tran Duc Hung says:
    I love Google. Already used my name in domain name and point to Google + Profile
    • Aminul Islam Sajib says:
      Good idea. It can also be used as portfolio. :D
  18. Alan Tay says:
    One thing I realize about Google+, the +1 button always load faster than the facebook 'Like' button. Did anyone realize this? Speed is all about Google. Even the search engine and email system.
  19. Dave Lucas says:
    Google is my main portal - from it I launch email, make calls on my Google phone and organize events on Google Calendar. I'm still taking baby steps on g+
  20. sandip says:
    Great idea - hadn't thought of that. I can imagine the SEO benefits being pretty significant - that's probably one of the reasons why they so desperately wanted to start a social site, so that they can crawl what they've been unable to crawl on Facebook...
  21. David says:
    Google need to be very careful with G+. Initially billed as a social networking platform it gradually becoming a blogger tool full of techies. Facebook are very quickly taking all the best features from G+ and rolling them into their own, well established, product.
  22. courtney stodden says:
    Agreed, I'm in the same puzzled state about the followers as well.
  23. Justin Germino says:
    I don't have nearly enough circles and just put everyone into a generic circle, I don't know 2% of the thousand people that follow me :)
    • Hesham says:
      I noticed that too, this is the first time I've ever joined a network and got much followers than I thought, and not sure how :) Maybe we became Famous, but we didn't notice that before haha
    • Wasim Ismail says:
      Haha I know what you mean, I have one circle in which everyone that i do not know personally goes into, i need to get more creative with circles and use them better.

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