Google Plus Shortcodes And Shortcuts
By bill@mannixmarketing.com
As Facebook news feeds and Twitter update streams get saturated with up-to-the-minute posts, it becomes harder for your message to stand out from competitors. Fortunately, Google Plus allows you to format your posts with shortcodes. Google+ shortcodes can help your message capture more attention – in turn, this can influence consumers’ engagement with your content. Naturally, the more engagement your Google+ content receives, the more people will circle (follow) you, and the more you’ll show up in their searches (Google’s personalized search results).
We’ve compiled some of the best formatting shortcodes and shortcut functions to make the most of your Google+ profile. If you have more tips to add to this list – please feel free to share them in the comments section!
- Italicize the text
Use _italic text_ to show ➜ italic text - Bold text
Use *bold text* to show ➜ bold text - Strikethrough text
Use -strikethrough text- to show ➜strikethrough text - Tagging
Tag people in posts by adding a ‘+’ or ‘@’ symbol in front of their name
@Mannix Marketing or +Mannix Marketing ➜ +Mannix Marketing
- Post quickly
Press [Tab] then [Enter] after writing a comment on a post to submit it quickly. - Navigation shortcuts for Google Plus
[Space] ➜ Scroll down stream
[Shift] + [Space] ➜ Scroll up stream
[J] ➜ Single post down scroll
[K] ➜ Single post up scroll
[Enter] ➜ Start comment
[Tab] then [Enter] ➜ End/Post comment - Disable comments
Disable comments or re-sharing (▽)After you post, click the little dropdown arrow (▽) in the upper right of the post to disable comments or disable resharing (i.e., for things you don’t want to spread beyond your specified audience). - Add media
Add photos, videos and links simply by dragging the links directly to the share box - Private messages
Send private messages by just sharing the post with that person - Permalinks
Click on the timestamp of the post to get the permalink of that particular post - Liking/unliking posts
Clicking the +1 button on a post is the same as “Like” on Facebook. Clicking the +1 button again will remove your +1 - Sharing +1s on your +1 page
Using +1 on a post will not list the post on your +1 page… BUT using +1 on the web will
Google Plus is a great way to improve your overall marketing – from engaging with your customers to dominating the search results with Google personalized results. Discover what type of social media strategy works best for your business by requesting a free consultation with our Internet Marketing team today!
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