Construction Chat  is a weekly chat on Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.  If you’re free, we’d love you to join us.

We had a great chat today about resolutions, goals, and how to get there.

This week is focused on Google Plus, the social network we tend to ignore and ridicule. But is she really worth ignoring?

We know that if you blog, you want your content to be seen. This is especially true if you have a YouTube channel, but we can save that for another chat.

To me the best parts of G+ are: Hangouts, HOA, Plussing, Curated Content, SEO boost. (No family, no drama) #constchat

— Riggins Construction (@RigginsConst) January 15, 2015

According to Pam Aungst, one of the ways to help boost your SEO ranking is your social signals from Google Plus. You can hear her talk more about SEO in the link shown in the tweet below.

"If there's anything close to a short-cut, it's Google Plus." @PamAnnMarketing with @BlueSteeleTX #BBBChat #SEO http://t.co/vUksa6pfLb

— Riggins Construction (@RigginsConst) January 9, 2015

Q1: Do you have a personal G+ account?

A1: Yes #constchat

— Tess Wittler (@TessWittler) January 15, 2015

A1. Yes #constchat

— HagerCo (@HagerCo) January 15, 2015

http://twitter.com/AECdaily/status/555772557681786881

A1: Of course, though it doesnt have a lot of miles on it #ConstChat

— Mussachio Architects (@MussachioArch) January 15, 2015

A1: Yes I do #Constchat

— US SPEC (@usspecproducts) January 15, 2015

A1: Yes I do have a G+ personal account, haven't had it for too long, though! #constchat

— Milan Jara (@Milan_Jara) January 15, 2015

Q2: Do you use the mobile or desktop version more?

A2: Desktop #constchat

— Tess Wittler (@TessWittler) January 15, 2015

A2. Use desktop much more than mobile. #constchat

— Window Works CA (@WindowWorksCA) January 15, 2015

A2. Desktop for me. #constchat

— HagerCo (@HagerCo) January 15, 2015

A2: desktop for sure #constchat

— AEC Daily (@AECdaily) January 15, 2015

A2: Desktop, but it has one of the best intrfaces for both modile and computers. #LookingGood #ConstChat

— Mussachio Architects (@MussachioArch) January 15, 2015

A2: yes at AEC Daily we do have google+ . Feel free to add us : ) ! #constchat

— AEC Daily (@AECdaily) January 15, 2015

Q3: Does your company have a G+ Page? Who manages it?

A3. We do and I do 🙂 #constchat

— HagerCo (@HagerCo) January 15, 2015

a3: I have a biz page, but only post to my personal. #constchat

— Tess Wittler (@TessWittler) January 15, 2015

A3: Yes we do, a few of us manage it! #constchat

— Milan Jara (@Milan_Jara) January 15, 2015

A3: We do, though getting a vanity URL is a bit more difficult than I would like. You're speaking with the Mgr #ConstChat

— Mussachio Architects (@MussachioArch) January 15, 2015

Q4: What is your strategy?

A4. Need to get better with strategy. Like posting once a week would be better. #constchat

— Window Works CA (@WindowWorksCA) January 15, 2015

A4. Post daily but need to be better about interacting. #constchat

— HagerCo (@HagerCo) January 15, 2015

a4: Sometimes it is "one more thing" we "must" do. Ugh. 🙂 #constchat

— Tess Wittler (@TessWittler) January 15, 2015

@RigginsConst Definitely posting more on my G+ profile, but not Page. Need to create that habit! #constchat

— Amy Donohue (@TheFabSocial) January 15, 2015

A4. We post once a day and I manage the conversations and traffic #constchat

— AEC Daily (@AECdaily) January 15, 2015

A4: Thats a complicated answer, but the short version is to be a resource to our followers and the general public. #ConstChat

— Mussachio Architects (@MussachioArch) January 15, 2015

A4: We just try to post things that we think people will enjoy! #constchat

— Milan Jara (@Milan_Jara) January 15, 2015

Q5. Do you plus articles and blog posts?

A5. Yes, I plus articles, blog posts, photos, etc. #constchat

— Window Works CA (@WindowWorksCA) January 15, 2015

A5. I try to but I don't spend as much time on it as Twitter. Need to do better. #constchat

— HagerCo (@HagerCo) January 15, 2015

A5b. G+ doesn't seem as fun as Twitter. #constchat

— Window Works CA (@WindowWorksCA) January 15, 2015

A5: I/we do plus articles and blog posts! Just trying to spread some love! #constchat

— Milan Jara (@Milan_Jara) January 15, 2015

Me too RT @WindowWorksCA A5. Yes, I plus articles, blog posts, photos, etc. #constchat

— Tess Wittler (@TessWittler) January 15, 2015

Q6: Do you circle everyone back?

A6: yes we try to circle everyone back ! #constchat

— AEC Daily (@AECdaily) January 15, 2015

A6. So long as they look legit. Not spammers or those without pictures, etc. #constchat

— Window Works CA (@WindowWorksCA) January 15, 2015

a6: apparently I circle too much – LOL #constchat

— Tess Wittler (@TessWittler) January 15, 2015

A6. For the most part yes. #constchat

— HagerCo (@HagerCo) January 15, 2015

A6: We do not, but thats mostly beause we strictly build in the USA. #ConstChat

— Mussachio Architects (@MussachioArch) January 15, 2015

Q7: Did you join any communities?

A7. Yes – several AEC communities. #constchat

— HagerCo (@HagerCo) January 15, 2015

a7: I need to "clean up" my communities, I believe. That's where I am getting bogged down. #constchat

— Tess Wittler (@TessWittler) January 15, 2015

Q8: Have you participated in a Google Hangout either privately or on air?

A8. Yes on Google Hangouts both personally and professionally. Those are fun. #constchat

— Window Works CA (@WindowWorksCA) January 15, 2015

a8: yes and I am feeling more comfortable with them each time. #constchat

— Tess Wittler (@TessWittler) January 15, 2015

About Hangouts on Air:

I wrote about doing an HOA with a Hotspot here. HOA (Hangouts on Air) can be tricky without a hard-wired internet connection. That post has a lot of my tips if you find them helpful.

Carol Stephen, Tess Wittler, and I were all on the Google Hangout On Air hosted by My Fix It Up Life last year.

Read Tess’ recap here.

Bonus Tweet:

@RigginsConst Do people understand how their search results differ when logged into Google and seeing their friend's +1's? #ConstChat

— Alex Forbes (@AlexNForbes) January 15, 2015

What’s your two cents?

Do you have an answer you want to contribute? Feel free to add it in the comments.