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Google Drops Another Bomb – Google Profiles Show up in Search Results

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Yesterday Google finally announced why the heck we want a Google profile. Well for those of us who want additional search results on the web this is great news. For the average person this probably doesn’t matter too much because your friends can already find you but for those of us looking for some more of that good Google juice this is great news.

I will walk you through what you need to know to get this baby up and running.

The first thing you should know is that by default this is not a public profile. The reason for this of course that you might not want people to spam you but those of us who want a bigger internet presence then this is the price we pay. So yes you will get your Gmail account spammed if it’s not already (and it probably is.) Anyways there are a few things you need to do to make it go public.

I don’t know where each of you is at as far as filling this section out. If you were good boys and girls this part was already filled out in case you wanted people to find you from your Google Blogger profile but for those of you who are naughty start filling this out. I would suggest that you use your real name. Some of the big areas here are going to be location of course because we want this profile to be seen on Google maps (it is probably just a matter of time for this to happen.)

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It takes some time to get the profile to appear in search results. I put mine up last night and am still waiting for it to be indexed. I don’t know how long this will take but I can’t say what other areas you should be focusing on to maximize this profile for SEO purposes. One thing I will assume is that this profile will carry some serious weight and if it does have a lot of weight the sites that you link to will of course be sent some serious link juice. If you notice how it’s set up you can choose the title of the link which I am again assuming acts as anchor text for the link. Anchor text is what you are telling Google the site you are linking to is about so choosing good keywords that make sense to humans as well as targeting your niche is important. I would target interior pages as well as your blogs and any other site that you want more links built to (I would assume this is every site you have) I don’t know what limits are imposed here so I would pick and choose carefully for now. Google has some suggestions as well and they are good ideas. Choose wisely and if they let you put in more keep going. Once my profile is indexed I should be able to provide more information as to what you should be optimizing but the same rules should apply.

Some final notes.

Make sure your full name is listed so that it appears in search results. Google should guide you through the steps necessary to make sure your profile goes public.

Here is some more info from Google.

One more quick thing. Can everyone do me a favor and use their new Google profiles and then go to my website and “befriend” my website using Google friend connect? It’s located at the very top of my web site. Thanks. Oh and if you don’t have Gmail that’s probably why you don’t see a profile. I think you need Gmail to use this service.

One more thing yet.. can you see this post here http://activerain.com/blogsview/1045878/Active-Rain-I-Need-a-Favor? I really need some help with this. Thanks again.

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Posted by Shane O'Gorman Eau Claire Wisconsin Real Estate Agent & Realtor- Buy or Sell on 04/22/2009 03:59 PM

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87 Comments on Google Drops Another Bomb – Google Profiles Show up in Search Results

APR

Thanks Shane, Great info..

Thanks for the heads up on this Shane.

No problem. I see that the email notification is not working again. I didnt know anyone commented.

Thanks for the reminder and details! I started this but never did finish it. Now we have a great reason.

This has been helpful. Thanks for the post as I needed to update mine..........

Thanks for sharing this. Am off to take your advice!

Shane - Great post I'll have to use your advice and update my Google profile

This is great to know!

I set up my Google profile a month ago because I figured it would be SEO useful.

Thanks for sharing.

This is good, I rarely used my gmail account, but now have a real reason to. thanks

I have yet to do this only because in some way I don't like to be overexposed. Great post though.

Lana there is no such thing as overexposure when it comes to this. You want to be everywhere. I am sure this will have a lot of rank in results since its made by Google.

Shane: Wow what a great way to turn up the google juice, thanks for sharing.

If you guys have time can you please see this post as well.

http://activerain.com/blogsview/1045878/Active-Rain-I-Need-a-Favor

Thanks

I love this one and lovin AR.

Not related to your article but another question for you. How do you get the logos of facebook etc on your pages and get them to go to your site?

Sean, I do not know where I am in filling out this profile, but I certainly will finish this out. Thanks for the "heads-up"...

Nannette you can either just take a picture any picture that you have the rights to use and then simply have it link to your profile. You can take any picture and make it link to something. I just take pictures and put them in. There are quite a few guides on how to do it.

Thanks Shane....

I have a jillion kinds of Google accounts but I am uncertain about my profile! I'll check into it!

Shane, I read about this earlier. I created my profile about 20 minutes ago and it came up immediately in the Google search results on page 1.

Brian I must be doing something wrong because its been 24 hours and mine still does not show up!

Shane - I need to check this out. Thanks so much for the information.

Thanks Shane. I guess I best pop over and make sure my Google profile is current. I LOVE all things Google. I just used gmail video chats today for the first time. Very cool.

Hi Shane -- This could be a powerhouse if Google ever starts cross-linking (in a serious way) their various offerings -- could you imagine a buyer looking at a listing on GoogleBase and it shows the agents near this property?

Good post. Anytime you can add links to other web pages or profile pages, good things will happen.

Chris I think thats what they are really intending with this. If you notice the example in the search it even shows a linkedin and facebook account. Thats pretty cool.

Read the announcement in USA Today this morning. Thanks for the timely post.

Thanks for the info. I have a google profile but hadn't updated it in a long while.

Shane - I saw this earlier this morning on another post and updated my profile. I just checked to see if Google had indexed it and it had not so I went in and added my photo and within minutes it showed up on page 1 of Google. I don't know how that could have made a difference but it might be a good idea to add your photo to your profile.

Thanks I did actually just go back and add my photo. I was working on so much I forgot. I sort of liked the smiley face thing though. I even verified it with knol which was some additional step and I still cant find mine! weird.

Shane - One more suggestion for you if you haven't done it already....Under the Add Links click on the little blue "add" link and it will move those links over to the My Links side which is where those links have to be to add that extra SEO.

Thanks for the post Shane....I use google apps quite a bit & did notice the profile feature, but I haven't checked it out yet.

Hi Shane, good post! I had done my profile for some reason, so when I went to look there it was! All I did was add my photo. I did go to your webpage and added myself as a friend. I was glad I saw this because I made some other changes to my profile. Thank you!

Shane..........we are on it! Up and going soon. Thanks so much for the good information. Much appreciated.

Thanks for the info, Shane. Had the profile setup already. Now, just need to go back and make sure it's all pretty and everything.

Shane, thanks for the post. I read about the new Google feature today and didn't have time to follow through on it. Your blog has helped get me started.

Shane, I got a profile months ago.

Then I got a new Google Address and of course set up a new Google Profile.

Here is the dilima:

When I set up the 2nd one, I was in a hurry and knew I could come back and add my photo. So I left it the UGLY PINK FLOWER.

Only I can't get my REAL PHOTO to stick. So on all the blogs I join that have google friend connect, I have the UGLY PINK FLOWER.

FYI, I have emailed Google, asked on forums, asked on Twitter, even emailed a few Google employees.

No one seems to know what to do to get my Photo to stay and the UGLY PINK FLOWER TO GO AWAY.

Thanks, Shane, I have gmail, but do not even know if I have a profile - gotta check.

Very helpful info thanks!

I figured out why I couldnt find mine in search. Apparently if you search O'Gorman and not OGorman then it means the difference between mine showing up or not. So you actually have to spell it wrong for it to show in results. I guess thats better than being named after someone famous. I would hate to try to build a web presence named Elvis or something like that.

Thank you Shane for sharing this!!! I need to get right on it!

Thanks for the info. It's always good to have another result come up for your name.

Aloha Shane,

Thanks for sharing this information I am sure it will come in handy.

Peace,

I know I started on my Google profile at some point in the last few months. Obviously I need to go back and make sure that I finished it.

Thank you for the recommendation.

Congrats on the feature Shane! Great to know!

Google Profiles goes hand-in-hand with Local Business Results. Its a MUST! Great post!

This is good info - much appreciated.

I had it set up, but not completed. Thank you so much for the post Shane, you ROCK!

Shane.. This is great... I recently registered for Gmail.. I need to go make sure about my profile.. Thanks for sharing.

APR

I'll get it going. Thanks for sharing.

This is interesting but I'm mixed on it. I'm assiming that you can have a personal profile and a business profile. ?

Thanks for sharing! I definitely need to bookmark this one...

Good job Shane!

Another important point when doing this profile is to create your profile in such a manner that it includes the areas you target. IMO, it doesn't do you much good to simply have your name and phone number as most people won't be searching for you in particular.

You need to think of the keywords for your target markets or niche and include those in your profile so that your profile shows up in the results when people search those specific keywords. For example: If you specialize in a community called Hyde Park - maybe you would make your name/description - "Hyde Park Specialist" - Jane Realtor.

Great information. There are always so many new things to keep up with so we all appreciate the warning

Shane - Congrats on the feature. Updated my profile, thank you for providing the extra info. about the opportunity this will have. Do you have an update on the index yet?

PS How do you get the widget for the friends connect?

Thanks for the Google update Shane. I just set up my profile now after reading your blog. I don't have a Gmail account but it works with a regular email address as well.

Cheers...

Thanks Shane, as with much of the on-line stuff these days, I was not even aware of this profile so I am off to fill one in now! Thanks!

Shane, I'm like Russell, I didn't even know there was a Google profile. One more thing to get done today.

Good tip Shane. Thanks!

Hi Shane! Went over to LinkedIn and connected! Can you please put a link here to your blog eu claire blog? I am a bad speller I guess...:)

Interesting info, Thanks for sharing!

I am going to do this right now! Thanks for the comment.

Thanks a lot for reminding me to go check! I had created my profile over a year ago, but I'm sure there's more to update now...

Thanks!

Dagny

Great stuff Shane - you're a wealth of information and appreciate the step by step on how to create. Created one and will see what happens :) ~Anne Marie

Thanks for the tip. I have a google account but I haven't thought of using it as you suggest.

Shane, may SEO opportunities continue to present themselves to you from within your Google account... and Yahoo!, MSN... ;0)

Thanks for the tutorial. With a little effort, you can make a huge impact on your internet presence!

Thanks for the tips Shane. I rounded out my Google profile with your recommendations and it is now much richer.

Very good information. Thanks for the information. This is the sort of information I look to find on AR.

Typical of Google, have a great idea and don't tell anyone! Thanks for bringing this up.

OK, Shane I'll start working on it this afternoon. I remember doing a profile but I don't remember it being that elaborate. I'll be billing you for the 'befriending' LOL!

I missed this news. Thanks for the heads up. That is really a bomb.

Had no idea bout the Google profile. WIll check it out per your advice. Every little bit helps, don't it.

Saw this on my RSS feed today; very cool stuff.

Thanks for the information. I'll check it out. Great post!

Like many, I need to go over and check out my Google Profile. Thanks for the great information!

Make sure you check out my blog post from today! There is some incredible stuff going on at Youtube.

http://activerain.com/blogsview/1047380/YouTube-Getting-More-Social-More-Viral-Possibilities-More-Google-Bombs

On my way there. I wish I could have read your post clearly but some of it was blurry, but got the good points.

Shane,

I have been getting lots of exposure with my profile. I just befriended your website. Great simple instructions. Thanks

Shane: Didn't know we could do this. Thanks!

Shane - Great info !!! Will have to make sure that we have this set up.

Thanks for the heads up I thought it was public though. I will have to update mine.

APR

THis is good news, Shane. Off to a meeting in the desert so no time to set mine up but this is a terrific tutorial. Hope to get to it over the weekend.

Jeff

Thanks again everyone for stopping by. There was so many comments I didnt have time to respond to each individually plus I think it might have filled up too much. Anyways I really do appreciate the time everyone takes to comment. Thanks again!

APR

This is great! You are officially "bookmarked" for when I have a chance to set up my profile! THANKS!

MAY

I recently set up a profile from google also. How do you get the friends connect bar on top of your webpage?

SEP

Thanks for the post. Luckily I filled out my profile long ago, but will check to see if it profited me at all.

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