Here are the key elements to consider when optimizing your Google+ profile.

1. Google+
Optimizing Your Google+
Profile

2. Create a Google+ Account
• https://accounts.google.com/SignUp
• You can use your own email (i.e., you do not
have to create a Gmail account)
• Put up a headshot right away
• Change your cover photo
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3. Modify Your Google+ Account
Settings
• Account Settings
– Upper right-hand corner
– Change notifications settings
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4. Complete Your Google+ Profile
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Add places (where you live)
Add your education
Add where you work
Choose who gets to see your contact
information
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5. Fill Out Your “About” Section in
Google+
• Fill out as much as possible
• This is your opportunity to “sell yourself”
(remember, in most cases, YOU are “The
Brand”)
• VERY IMPORTANT
– Story
– Work
– Links (link back to your website)
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6. Google+ Image Dimensions
• Cover has been reduced in size
– 480x270 (16:9) (minimum) Bigger is better
• “Hovercard” photo
– 250x250
• Google resizes them for you to fit the spaces
correctly
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7. Jazz Up Your Google+ Profile
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