google +1 button: what is it and why should you care?
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to your website
Why you should add the
This will help webmasters discover:
What it is
Why you should care
How can users see it
How to put it on your website
How to analyze the effects of the button
When people like content, a webpage or a search result, they can click on the +1 button to share it, just like the or buttons
“…Your +1 s are public. They ′can appear in Google search results, on ads, and sites across the web. - Google
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When users like a search result, they click on the Button
Now people in their network can see that they the search result
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Where can users find it?
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Who can see it?
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But the question remains: Why should
webmasters care?
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It encourages people to visit your website over your competitors as it
has been recommended by many people.
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which means…
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…websites that have many clicks will provide Google
with an extra incentive to rank them higher for related
search terms.
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But it won’t affect paid
ads
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How can users see the button in their search results?
They need a Google Profile…
Create a profile by going tohttps://profiles.google.com/ and following the prompts
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….And then they need to go to http://www.google.com/experimental
and click “Join this experiment”
Click here
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1. Go to http://www.google.com/webmasters/+1/button/
2. Customize the button according to your preference
3. Then copy and paste the code onto your site or blog
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You should place the :
• Above the screen fold, near the title, and close to sharing links
• At the beginning and end of an article or story
• On crawlable pages on your site. Google may crawl or re-crawl the page, and store the page title and other content when people click it
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How do you analyze the
effects of the button?
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Create an account on Webmaster Tools
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* The Search Impact report helps you see how +1‘s affect your organic
search traffic.
*The Activity report shows how many times your pages have
been +1’d
*The Audience report provides geographic and
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Track other Social buttons in Google Analytics
The Social Engagement report: see how site behavior changes for visits that include social buttons.
The Social Actions report:
Track the number of social actions
i.e. Tweets
The Social Pages report: Lets you see which page
has the highest social actions
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