Being an early adopter of Google+, I pretty much learned how to use certain features by simply “clicking” all over the place and see what happens, lol. As new features are being added nearly everyday, it is very easy to loose track of them, and although, you may think that you already have a good grasp of all of Google Plus’s features, you might want to think again 
.
From circles, to sparks, to hangouts, to photos, to plugins, there are already countless guides and tutorials on how to best use Google Plus network. Things you can do in your stream, cool and creative ways to feature photos, slides, videos, and just about anything else, can make you wonder if you do really know enough about G+.
That said and to make things a bit easier for you, here are some cool guides and tutorials that I have come across since Google Plus’s inception. Take your time and read as much as you can. You don’t have to digest this all in one time. Bookmark this page and come as often as you can, as I will be updating this post regularly.
In no particular order…
The Best Google Plus Guides, Tutorials, And More
- 40 Google+ Tips and Tricks for Power Users – PC World
- Turn Google+ Into Facebook (if you like FB’s look)
- How To Use Google Plus – Read Write Web
- Sampling of features and fixes G+ rolled out most recently – Matt Waddell
- Google+ and Freelance Writing – WritingThoughts
- Getting Started in Google Plus: A Photographer’s Guide – Pixiq
- 11 Google Plus resources to get you started – via Mari Smith
- Google Plus Social Network: Bite-Sized Tutorial for the Busy Marketer – Traffic Generation Cafe
- How to Get Started With Google+, Your Complete Guide – SocialMedia Examiner
- Google+ Cheat Sheet (Updated – Really Cool) – Just Ask Kim
- Just learned about a really cool way to do Polls on Google+ Pete Cashmore
- How To Send New Google Plus Posts Automatically To Twitter – Just Ask Kim
- Google+ Profile Hacks: Users Get Creative with Photos (PICS) – Mashable
- Best Google Plus Plugins For WordPress – WPJunkies
- Google Plus Widget “A La Twitter Style” – TwittNotes
- Google Plus Tutorial: How To Make Your Stay Pleasant And Useful – Find All Answers
That’s it! I am sure I missed some out, so if you know of any other guide or tutorial out there, that covers cool stuff you can do with Google Plus, please let me know. If you are interested, Kimberly Castleberry’s Google+ 101 Guide (aff link) is also something you should consider looking at.
How do you like Google+ so far? Love it, hate it?
BTW, adding me to your circles is as easy as clicking this link +DiTesco. Hope you do and see you there.. Let’s “hangout”.
There is so much Google Plus content out there that my head starts to hurt bro. But I do see good things with thing new network and I hope it works out for us and don’t turn into another MySpace.
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August 5, 2011 at 5:22 pm
I feel the same, everyone is talking about Google Plus but in my view Google Plus is nothing more than another social media network with google trying to take a piece of the growing pie of social media
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August 5, 2011 at 9:47 pm
Hi Antonio. You are so right and this is one of the reasons that I figured it was better to showcase good stuff that already exist out there, rather than repeating them here
Anyway, I too hope that it works for us. We’ll see how this goes.
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August 5, 2011 at 6:33 am
It’s huge collection only for Google+ tutorial. I’m sure after reading them I’ll be expert.
Twitter: ditesco
August 5, 2011 at 9:50 pm
I’m sure you will
Nice impressive list of how to resources. When I get around to playing with Google Plus I might need to recheck these. I need to sit down and force myself into spending some quality time with it. I just haven’t been able to do so yet, procrastinating I guess.
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August 5, 2011 at 9:50 pm
Hi Ray.. Yeah, procrastinating maybe the reason, but then again, I am sure that when you really feel the need, you will get on it, lol. Actually, I don’t blame you.. there is just so much to do, that we should be focusing on efforts that are most important. thanks for stopping by
Well I have yet to have the chance to play with Google Plus as I have not been invited in but these guides will help when they finally do open up to the public.
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August 10, 2011 at 1:41 pm
Hi Steven. Sorry for the late response. If you still don’t have a G+ invite, shoot me an email and I will send you one
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August 5, 2011 at 9:37 am
Oh .. this is a hell lot more about G+.
Well I guess they them self might not be expecting such a huge volume of people towards g+ but due to this war many people have joined and they are growing very fast already.
real images still have to be displayed a little more later.
Regards
I don’t see why people compare Google + to Facebook. G+ seems a lot more like a business platform for people who want to do networking online for profit. So far I have two friends and I’m waiting for it to become bigger (I’m in Sweden) here before I start to actively look for more.
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August 10, 2011 at 1:42 pm
Hi. Actually you are right. G+ is still in a very early stage to evaluate, let alone compare with other networks
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August 6, 2011 at 4:50 am
My friends got hooked at this G+ project or community. I don’t know why but according to them, it’s much nicer than Facebook. I think, it is because, some of the applications there suits them well.
Twitter: ditesco
August 10, 2011 at 1:44 pm
Hi Ron. One of the things why I think that many people like it is because first its novelty, then the interface is clean and very easy to use… If this will continue this way remains to be seen, but I think that G+ will already have a place of its own, regardless whether it is up to beat other networks or not
Hi Di Tesco!
Love the tutorial from Kim to automatically send stuff from Google+ to Twitter.
Will check the whole list thanks!
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August 10, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Hi Kimi.. yeah me too
and BTW, it works well
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August 6, 2011 at 3:25 pm
Google plus still has a long way to go but since its first launch, it has spread like wildfire and that’s what makes it even more interesting.
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August 10, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Hi John. I hear you.. G+ has indeed spread like wildfire and as it so seems will continue that way as they slowly add more features to it. For now I am enjoying using it and already have been getting some benefits, which for some reason never did on FB. Got new connections, more interaction, and yes, some added traffic too.
Thanks for stopping by and sorry for the late response
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August 8, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Thanks for putting up my link in the collection. It is always handy to have a collection of resources/tutorials for Google plus, since many are still learning !
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August 10, 2011 at 2:06 pm
So sorry for the delay in my reply Jane. You know, I have been busy
And thanks for creating such a good guide too.. it certainly deserved to be here amongst the best.
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August 10, 2011 at 2:09 pm
I know what kept you busy
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August 9, 2011 at 3:26 am
All you ever need to learn about Google Plus – right here. Thanks for the link love, Francisco.
Ana
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August 10, 2011 at 12:08 am
Welcome. My pleasure
Hey DiTesco thanks for sharing this fantastic list, lot of very useful resources there. I would be honored if you listed one of my articles one day!
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August 10, 2011 at 2:08 pm
Hi. Just saw one of your articles (that one with the CL link). It is great.. maybe it will be featured soon (hint: Speedlink)
Thanks for stopping by
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August 10, 2011 at 2:12 am
Thanks for sharing this. I hope after reading the list of tutorials you recommended, hopefully I can be an expert in G+
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August 10, 2011 at 2:09 pm
LOL, I hope you do, and perhaps you guys can do something “cool” with G+ as part of your services
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August 11, 2011 at 10:31 pm
Really nice stuff, I’ve read some of these, but many found many useful G+ toturilas!
I just knew about Google Plus Games today! It’s going to be fun, Google VS Facebook comptetion is getting really hot!
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hello DiTesco ,
Very good , nice piece of information about google plus . Thank you for sharing. Your blog is very interesting and read worthy. That’s the reason the readers are increasing incredibly. Keep it up
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August 13, 2011 at 6:21 pm
Hi friend, I love this tips. Hope I can refer to it on my blog…Kindly reply me…
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August 14, 2011 at 7:15 pm
Hi. You can refer to this post anytime you want Olawale
. All the best and thanks for stopping by
Its a huge collection. i think i need to revisit many time to read or scan all the articles in the post. But i always love to read list posts
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August 25, 2011 at 8:55 pm
That is one big list Francisco!
What I actually like about Google+ is that is very user friendly and easy to use. It doeskin have the complicated setting facebook has (or once had) and I think that will help it grow faster and faster.
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I’m gonna become a Google+ consultant after I go through this list. Thanks for compiling this, really helps!
Thank you for this, the whole google+ thing has been sitting on my backburner, I almost have to say I getting annoyed with all the different social avenues we have to navigate.
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