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Take my Google +1 Button .... please

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Real Estate Agent with Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale DRE# S.0072173

I have been having a good time playing around on Google +1 .... met some new folks, and have seen quite a few Active Rain bloggers there - and when I see an AR blogger, I add them to one of my Circles.

Google +1 - Virginia Hepp - Mesquite RealtorWhat I have not seen around here is signatures on AR blogs with a Google +1 Button that links to your Google Profile.  Anybody have any cute buttons?  If not -Take mine.

This little button links to my Google +1 Profile.  Click on it and check it out!

I added the button to my signature on my AR blog and AR outside blog - see below.  My Google profile merged right into my G +1 profile, when I joined +1, so there is only one profile.

Even if you are not using +1 yet, or maybe you never will ....

You still should have a Google Profile set up with your picture and contact info.  At least.  Better yet, add some search engine friendly keywords to your Google Profile with links to your AR blog, AR profile, website.

Google is going to be busting at the seams with profiles soon - so get a head start on that excellent SEO.  Your Google profile will be very important very soon.

G +1 ButtonI think (hope) that AR will be adding the PLUS ONE Button option to our blogs.

In the meantime, my AR outside blog feeds onto one of my website pages, and I added the Plus 1 Button to that webpage.  Now when my AR outside blog, the Mesquite NV Real Estate Blog comes up in searches, it has the +1 button on it.  Cool!

But the button is not actually on my blog.  Not sure why that works.

I am waiting for Debbie Gartner to figure this out for me - because, as far as G +1 stuff on Active Rain, Debbie is The Googe.

And if YOU are on G +1 - add your profile link in the comments so that I can add you to my AR Circle!  :)

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Donne Knudsen
Los Angeles & Ventura Counties in CA - Simi Valley, CA
CalState Realty Services

Virginia - Ok, I'm embarrased to say that I have been invited to google+1 but have yet to even check it out.  I know, I need to check it out.

Jul 28, 2011 04:02 PM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Thanks, Virginia!  It comes up second on others' searches as well.  I don't know why that is but, I'm definitely okay with that!  Thanks for the email too...I've got some work to do--obviously!  :-)

Jul 28, 2011 05:49 PM
Virginia Hepp - Mesquite NV REALTOR
Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale - Mesquite, NV
Mesquite NV Homes and Neighborhoods - Search MLS

Donne!!!  You would love some of the discussions on +1.  And you would add to them, no doubt.

Debe - 2 is very good - that is a huge market with strong competition.

Jul 30, 2011 05:21 AM
Barbara-Jo Roberts Berberi, MA, PSA, TRC - Greater Clearwater Florida Residential Real Estate Professional
Charles Rutenberg Realty - Clearwater, FL
Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Clearwater, Safety Harbor

I have to admit, I still haven't been there. Maybe I will finally try it sometime this week................

Jul 31, 2011 02:13 AM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Virginia, you are cutting edge finding that Google + button already.

Jul 31, 2011 04:00 AM
Kathy Clulow
Uxbridge, ON
Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results

Virginia - I will have to go back and check it out again ..... the last time I was there they were still in beta with some potentia lsecurity issues so I was told by my web guy hubby to leave it be for a while

Jul 31, 2011 05:30 PM
Gail Robinson
William Raveis Real Estate - Southport, CT
CRS, GRI, e-PRO Fairfield County, CT

Virginia - Several people invited me to Google Plus, I completed my profile, but still can't get on.  Very frustrating.

Aug 01, 2011 03:26 PM
Virginia Hepp - Mesquite NV REALTOR
Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale - Mesquite, NV
Mesquite NV Homes and Neighborhoods - Search MLS

Barbara-Jo - more fun than Facebook, and more useful ...

Gary - all the techies on Plus 1 kinda scare me.  NO Clue what they are talking about on most of their posts.

Kathy - my web girl (daughter :) checked it out and said go!

Gail - are you using a gmail address?  If you send me your address, I will add you to one of my circles in Plus, then invite you from within - worked another time.

Aug 01, 2011 04:39 PM
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

You rock!  Now I have to remember which AR member made my nice raindrop buttons and see if he'll help out again. I'm on Google + but really have not put a lot of time into it yet.  I think we might be connected already, but I'll check!

Aug 01, 2011 05:06 PM
Debbie Walsh
SHAHAR Management - Middletown, NY
Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036

Virginia-great post.  I had most of mine done already but when in and did some fixes.  Thanks for sharing!

Aug 02, 2011 11:45 AM
Debbie Walsh
SHAHAR Management - Middletown, NY
Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036

https://plus.google.com/113096197302820738069/about   I think that is my link Virginia!

Aug 02, 2011 11:47 AM
Virginia Hepp - Mesquite NV REALTOR
Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale - Mesquite, NV
Mesquite NV Homes and Neighborhoods - Search MLS

Georgina - I have you circled.

Dale - if you would like ... send me your email address, I can first add you to one of my circles, then send you an invite.  If you have a Google profile already and a Gmail address, that should get you in.

Deb - I will go make sure we are connected!

Aug 02, 2011 01:02 PM
Maureen McCabe
HER Realtors - Columbus, OH
Columbus Ohio Real Estate

I think I fixed the button on the bottom of my AR posts to go to my profile now... then again that is what I thought I did originally too.  Thanks for the heads up Virginia. 

Aug 09, 2011 03:11 AM
George Fanucci
CoreFact.com - Los Altos, CA
Internet - Technology - Business - Solutions

Virginia, I have been scouring the interwebs for a few hours looking for the most appealing icon buttons for all the social media sites.  I really like the ones you are using.  You are a trailblazer, keep up the good work!

Can you please give a link to that whole set of source images?  If I can't get that library, I will need to create a t for tumblr icon-button ... I have an experimental tumblog at inetmore.TUMBLR.com. Tumblr is a very good site for easy blogging, ranked at #49 in Alexa. Always looking for good places to get SEO links, and other domains are very important.

I have subscribed to your blog, btw.

Aug 13, 2011 12:01 PM
Virginia Hepp - Mesquite NV REALTOR
Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale - Mesquite, NV
Mesquite NV Homes and Neighborhoods - Search MLS

Maureen - you did.

George - thanks, I have no idea where these buttons come from - I think my daughter makes them.  She does my website and stuff like the buttons.  I will have to check out TUMBLER again, thanks!

 

Aug 14, 2011 06:21 AM
George Fanucci
CoreFact.com - Los Altos, CA
Internet - Technology - Business - Solutions

Virginia, You are very fortunate to have a great Internet Marketing resource in your daughter!  TUMBLR.com is simple yet powerful tool for SEO and networking, in between the bare bones of TWITTER and the power of ActiveRain.

Aug 14, 2011 10:45 AM
Maureen McCabe
HER Realtors - Columbus, OH
Columbus Ohio Real Estate

they are there.... I like the buttons.

Aug 15, 2011 02:33 AM
Virginia Hepp - Mesquite NV REALTOR
Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale - Mesquite, NV
Mesquite NV Homes and Neighborhoods - Search MLS

George - I really do have an asset with Annie on board.

Maureen - I +1'd your site on a search results page - I think that is the best way to do it.

Sep 04, 2011 06:59 AM
Sharon Paxson
Sharon Paxson, Realtor® EQTY Forbes Global Properties - Newport Beach, CA
Newport Beach Real Estate

Hi Virginia - I have been exploring Google Plus, and think it is pretty cool.

 

Here is the link to my Google Plus account.

Sep 05, 2011 06:51 AM
Todd Clark - Retired
eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR
Principle Broker Oregon

What a great little button, but I'm lucky enough already have you as a buddy on Google+.

Oct 01, 2011 07:10 PM