9 things most bloggers don't know about Google+

Originally shared by Adam Auster

9 things most bloggers don't know about Google+

I have been on a tear lately learning about ins and outs of Google+ for blogs such as #Blogger   and #wordpress .

These are self-sufficient platforms and to many Google's incessant reminders about G+ come across as so much nagging.

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Bloggers I know have two big issues with Google+.

1) They want to blog anonymously,
http://too-clever-by-half.blogspot.com/2014/01/your-secret-blogging-identity.html

and

2) They want anyone to be able to comment on their blogs.
http://too-clever-by-half.blogspot.com/2013/11/blogger-comments-google-plus.html

The good news is that blogging under a pen name or an institutional or brand identity is totally possible with Google+ in a number of different ways.

3) You can promote your blog on Google+ without connecting your blog to your profile.
http://too-clever-by-half.blogspot.com/2014/01/anonymous-blogging-on-google.html

4) You can connect your blog to your profile in ways that do not show.
http://too-clever-by-half.blogspot.com/2014/01/have-your-blogger-identity-and-google.html

5) You can set up a separate Google+ identity for your blog, a G+ page.
http://too-clever-by-half.blogspot.com/2014/01/give-your-blog-its-own-google-identity.html

A Google+ page is the most comprehensive solution for those blogging under an identity for a blog or business or organization.

6) Here's the best way to set up a Google+ page for a blog:
http://too-clever-by-half.blogspot.com/2014/02/claiming-your-blogs-google-page.html

7) Here is a sort of hypothetical example:
http://too-clever-by-half.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-silent-partner-gambit.html

When it comes to Google+ comments on blogs, the choice is tougher. On the one hand,

8) Google+ commenting is limited to people with G+ accounts.
http://too-clever-by-half.blogspot.com/2014/01/your-secret-blogging-identity.html

On the other,

9) Google+ comments are wired to promote your blog posts.
http://too-clever-by-half.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-case-for-google-comments.html

You are on Google+, so you probably know this already.  Most bloggers don't.

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