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This is also what I do.
Amanda Blain
- Public*How My Circle Shares Work*
I share a lot of circles on G+ in over 20 different topics from The Walking Dead To Bacon To Web Developers. I wanted to share my process for this so it can help you to decided if you want to add these circles when you see them or not.
1) I develop a circle from search, on a specific topic. I hand pick people who have posted about it via hashtags or keywords. I will use zombies as an example here for this post. This starter circle usually has 20 or so people in it.
2) I create a post that notifies that starter circle and says.. I am making a circle about "zombies". If you are interested in being in that circle comment here with a zombie movie you like. Or something to that effect. I start a new circle only including people who comment.
3) People will comment... usually several hundred. I will have a look at their last few posts and their about page. Each and Every Person. I realize they likely do not have zombies in their about section as an interest and that also likely, their last 5 posts will not be about zombies. So I make a personal judgement call based on their about, posts and response in the comments. If they are posting a ton of self promotion spam links. Not in. If they are posting about somewhat geeky themes, their comment was good, and it seems plausible that they fall into the world of possibility that they like zombies. Circled.
4) I check these circles regularly for insane "post too much" posters, people who have not posted in over a month, any type of hate posts and stuff that looks like they have nothing ever to do with that topic ever. I will remove these people.
5) I share the circle. I hope others will share it as the above process take a fair amount of time, but that is not required to stay in it or anything. Everyone wins when we form these little "fan" communities. People get added. Circle counts grow. You can find people who like stuff you do. Win Win Win. I repeat steps 2 - 4 every couple of months.. constantly adding new people and removing dead accounts.
I really want to stress that whatever circle I share will not have people posting about that topic all the time. No one except brands will post about one topic on G+ all day long but MY circles are 98% Opt-in and the people ARE interested in the topic of the circle. You will also see posts of movies they watched, pictures they shared and what they are having for dinner. These people are not 'friends of mine' but all commented in the fashion listed above. Many are strangers or have less than 500 people circling them. I can't promise quality content from them all the time. Edit the circles as you see fit. The process is not perfect but its helped countless people here on G+ have more eyeballs to their interests and I think Interests is what make G+ so freaking awesome.
Now you know! Each circle I share has gone through this process.. If you come across one that interests you feel free to share it or add it or check out my about section which always has updated links to all the circles I share linked there. https://plus.google.com/u/0/107982618909749811163/about
Have an awesome day G+ :)
#circleshare #sharingiscaring #gplustips #zombies #howto
I share a lot of circles on G+ in over 20 different topics from The Walking Dead To Bacon To Web Developers. I wanted to share my process for this so it can help you to decided if you want to add these circles when you see them or not.
1) I develop a circle from search, on a specific topic. I hand pick people who have posted about it via hashtags or keywords. I will use zombies as an example here for this post. This starter circle usually has 20 or so people in it.
2) I create a post that notifies that starter circle and says.. I am making a circle about "zombies". If you are interested in being in that circle comment here with a zombie movie you like. Or something to that effect. I start a new circle only including people who comment.
3) People will comment... usually several hundred. I will have a look at their last few posts and their about page. Each and Every Person. I realize they likely do not have zombies in their about section as an interest and that also likely, their last 5 posts will not be about zombies. So I make a personal judgement call based on their about, posts and response in the comments. If they are posting a ton of self promotion spam links. Not in. If they are posting about somewhat geeky themes, their comment was good, and it seems plausible that they fall into the world of possibility that they like zombies. Circled.
4) I check these circles regularly for insane "post too much" posters, people who have not posted in over a month, any type of hate posts and stuff that looks like they have nothing ever to do with that topic ever. I will remove these people.
5) I share the circle. I hope others will share it as the above process take a fair amount of time, but that is not required to stay in it or anything. Everyone wins when we form these little "fan" communities. People get added. Circle counts grow. You can find people who like stuff you do. Win Win Win. I repeat steps 2 - 4 every couple of months.. constantly adding new people and removing dead accounts.
I really want to stress that whatever circle I share will not have people posting about that topic all the time. No one except brands will post about one topic on G+ all day long but MY circles are 98% Opt-in and the people ARE interested in the topic of the circle. You will also see posts of movies they watched, pictures they shared and what they are having for dinner. These people are not 'friends of mine' but all commented in the fashion listed above. Many are strangers or have less than 500 people circling them. I can't promise quality content from them all the time. Edit the circles as you see fit. The process is not perfect but its helped countless people here on G+ have more eyeballs to their interests and I think Interests is what make G+ so freaking awesome.
Now you know! Each circle I share has gone through this process.. If you come across one that interests you feel free to share it or add it or check out my about section which always has updated links to all the circles I share linked there. https://plus.google.com/u/0/107982618909749811163/about
Have an awesome day G+ :)
#circleshare #sharingiscaring #gplustips #zombies #howto
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wait a second hold it right there! you mean these circle things have a rhyme and reason?!
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great insight into your process. How much is too much posting. lately I have been averaging 12-18 posts per day. topics are a mix of space, movies, tv, personal views on NASA, gadgets, etc spread out thanks to Do Share by at least 30 mins between posts. is that too many posts +Amanda Blain
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Editing the circles is key. What I'll often do, also, since I already have a lot of people circled, is to go through the shared circle and pick up a couple of people that I think might be interesting.
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Also, if you want notify of posts to topical circles and you check off the "notify by email" (with permission of course), you can do so, if your "topical" circle has 100 people or less in it (if more, you can divide, i.e., I have 2 siracha circles). I always ALERT people when creating these circles in the post, that I will notify. Obviously, a sriracha post is probably not worth notifying for, but a HIRL post or one relating to a special project, is.
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+michael interbartolo there's really only one rule to posting if you're posting public that is like you tend to do. if YOU find it interesting post it. The people that follow you or circle you can decide to tag along in an abbreviated RSS fashion or move on. But you should be posting things that you'd like to tell the "world" not tell the world what it wants and when it wants to hear... Thats my take anyways ;)
BTW by your picture and your job i never would has suspected that you're such a HUGE nerd ;)
BTW by your picture and your job i never would has suspected that you're such a HUGE nerd ;)
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Awesome post and I do something somewhat similar.. +Amanda Blain thanks as usual for the great info
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+michael interbartolo 12-18 sounds ok. im talking about the 12-18 an hour, not limited. It will often be people spamming each song they listen to or other craziness all day every day. If they are ok posts you are fine :)
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Thanks for that effort in sharing quality circles! I have added so many from just your circles..
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I don't post that often so I must get ousted a lot!
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I do the same +Amanda Blain! Thanks so much for sharing your guide with us!!! Our Walking Dead circles grew so quickly we decided to set up our own fan page and it's close to 7K fans now.
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Hell Amanda, to be more cyber! can you show a block diagram or illustration photo for it to be effective !!!
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Great explanation of how the circles work.
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Thanks, this is very helpful for a newbie like me.
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+Artemis Entreri really you didn't think NASA folks were all antisocial Sheldon Coopers did you :)
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;) i was going to make a block diagram but meh. Its everyones reading for the day. :)
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+michael interbartolo actually more the 1950s stogey engineer type ;)
+Amanda Blain but block diagrams have blocks!! surely you wouldnt deny is blocks!
+Amanda Blain but block diagrams have blocks!! surely you wouldnt deny is blocks!
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+Artemis Entreri we have those types around here still with the white shirt black tie look.
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Great process. Thanks for sharing +Amanda Blain. If anyone could get me posting about zombies it would be you. Clearly I am better off in the women in tech/ social media/ geek circles...
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Great post +Amanda Blain :) As I'm Danish I'm probably in the bacon circle :D Best circle name ever btw.
Hope you're having an awesome day.
Hope you're having an awesome day.
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+Kristoffer Sorensen what kind of Danish? ;)
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not the food kind.. the actual viking kind :D
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CHEESE DANISH! NOM!
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+Kristoffer Sorensen hehe yeah but then you said bacon and i stopped thinking about countries ;)
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Id be down for a viking circle :)
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HAI +Bobbi Jo Woods :) Am I in your cheese danish circle?
LOL! No, you were in my Google circle ;)
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Thanks for the post Amanda. This is a great resource to have. Appreciate it!
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+Bobbi Jo Woods oh ok... I was getting all excited for a minute...
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But if you FedEx me some Danish, I might create one, just for you ;P
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Great write up and really the only process for putting together a circle you can confidently share. It takes time but it's worth knowing what you put into a share.
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+Kristoffer Sorensen is also in my google circle. Sometimes i circle people based on their jobs too :)
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I only really do that with Google, YouTube and Adobe, for when I need to call upon those folks for help.
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This is great insight, +Amanda Blain!! Thank you for sharing your methodology!
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Yeah I should probably be better about putting together circles.. usually if I don't know where they belong I put them in the circle of people they were commenting with.. lol Usually technology.
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That's good, +Jon Emmett - organizing circles by the level of activity of the users in them, is better than by topic.
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+Bobbi Jo Woods Thanks I think so, I mean I have cat farmers in web developers and technology, but hey the conversation is consistent. :)
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For example, I have a circle I have people in, who post waaaaaaaay too much (yeah, I should be in it, too) and it's muted (volume slider all the way down). When I want to see their stuff, I visit it manually. I also have a circle of people who hangout regularly, and one for music posters.
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Cat farmers? O_O
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+Bobbi Jo Woods don't ask.. 0.o
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Ive personally never done that method +Bobbi Jo Woods but i know it is popular. It seems like a lot more work to move people from one circle to the next depending on the ebbs and flows of their conversation. Id rather categorize people by their locations, interests, work etc. Then i know what they are interested in at a glance/name hover. Helps me get over that dunbar number of 150 :)
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I wish we had a way to detect and manage duplicate people across circles :( Maybe +Mohamed Mansour can get that going? I know you're busy with M$, but hehhhh
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+Amanda Blain +Bobbi Jo Woods Both are good suggestions, I should be more diligent, but I'm not.. sigh
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Welp. The more you use G+ and the longer you are active, the more you find yourself managing circles. It's not a set it and forget it thing.
Wait til one of us shares you in a circle and you get popular. Muwahahahahaha
Wait til one of us shares you in a circle and you get popular. Muwahahahahaha
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This what I like about you +Amanda Blain is YOU interact!
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Yep, nothing like getting circled bombed by +Bobbi Jo Woods and +Amanda Blain.. that sounds like a fun weekend...
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I use a hybrid of the two approaches. I have a great many people sorted by interests and the like, but as we start to cross paths and start interacting with one another more often I will also add people to smaller, more personal circles.
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+Sheila B. DuBois i would have gone with "cuz shes adorable and canadian" :)
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Me? Popular? I can't wait, I'm going to be a star!
ahahaha +Artemis Entreri You just did :)
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Circle bombed. That's a new one. I called it Circle Raped once ;P But rape isn't funny :\
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I suppose bombed isn't funny either. Sandwiched? - of course that only works if there's two or more doing it
could always go with the tried and true Plus Fucked (tm)
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Awesome information! I always wonder how you did this. Thanks for the awesome tips.
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Great post Amanda. Shared circles are one of the killer features of Google plus. Finding the influencers in any industry is made so easy!
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Amanda is a boss. 'Nuff said.
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As ever, +Amanda Blain thanks for being awesome <3
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Awesome +Amanda Blain being awesome! I get a kick out of your circles. The most yummy being the bacon one :)
+Jane Brown simply people who like the walking dead tv show.. we post about it when the tv show is on usually so some people can chit chat about it...
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good qwarity circles!
Hi, wellcome to my gmail page!
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+Amanda Blain you do the do
Thanks a lot.
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You don't have to.. :)
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Excellent post +Amanda Blain! New and veteran G+ users alike will benefit from your tips. Thanks for posting.
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I just went and finally updated G+ after the first log in here. (I'm not saying every things there haha)
Now since I am here and am learning about it more, I see how important these things are! Amanda thank you!
Now since I am here and am learning about it more, I see how important these things are! Amanda thank you!
I can teach myself how to use G+
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That you put the amount of effort you do into these circles is actually quite amazing! Well done!
Keep it up. ;-)
Keep it up. ;-)
I think it's because you have a good looking profile picture, they are intrigued.
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Great tutorial - thanks Amanda
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+Amanda Blain Excellent guide, thanks for sharing! I have an idea for a circle.. hmm... :)
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Smart!
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you just read my minnd wendy lenk
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Thanks for information, that pretty cool. I'm still new at this stuff. I think I'll start one on home-brewing!
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I fit right in on the Geek / SciFi / Fantasy circle. Though I have ways to go before I get fully organized.
Thanks again Amanda ;-) You rock!
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I do tend to post a lot in both my profiles, but not insanely. All my posts are relevant.
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thank you for the tip. I would like to return the favor to all the people who have shared circles with me today. How do I share my circle with you and others? thanks for any guidance.
Thanks for the info Amanda. :) still new in this site.. I know that as long as im active on using this stuff it will help me more to improve using it :)
Interesting. I need to organize my circles better! While I have a lot of opt-in circles myself it's a good way to structure this.
thanks for information Amanda
+Amanda Blain reading about how you do this has really helped me - thanks muchness!
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I am waseem from india
I am waseem from india
+Amanda Blain do you seriously spend so much time and energy on it?
i am vicky from india. Pliz visit on facebook
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