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title: "Creating a Google Plus page for your business"
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excerpt: "Time to celebrate! the much anticipated Google+ for your business, place, organization or brand. Signing up is probably 10x easier than facebook ever was. First off, you need to be a google+ user personally. (head here: plus.google.com) Once signed up,..."
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# Creating a Google Plus page for your business

#### By Matt Adams November 8, 2011

Time to celebrate! the much anticipated Google+ for your business, place, organization or brand. Signing up is probably 10x easier than facebook ever was.

1. First off, you need to be a google+ user personally. (head here: [plus.google.com](https://plus.google.com) )
2. Once signed up, you may want to find some friends to add to your network, but thats not a requirement
3. Once you sign in, you can add a page from a graphic on the lower right of your screen, or this link: [https://plus.google.com/pages/create](https://plus.google.com/pages/create)
4. Chose the type of page that suits you best. If you are a local retailer, a place may suit you best. If your business operates in many states, a brand may be a better fit.
5. Fill in the blanks, add in a photo and you are all set. Google learned a lot from the terrible facebook process and made this set up super straight forward and easy.

## So whats the difference between Google+ Pages and Google+ Profiles

Pages are extremely similar to profiles, but they have some key differences:

- Pages can’t add people to circles until the page is added first or mentioned. Learn more.
- Pages can be made for a variety of different entities whereas profiles can only be made for people.
- The default privacy setting for elements on your page profile is public.
- Pages have the +1 button.
- Pages can’t +1 other pages, nor can they +1 stuff on the Web.
- Pages can’t play games.
- Pages don’t have the option to share to ‘Extended circles’.
- Pages don’t receive notifications via email, text, or in the Google bar.
- Pages can’t hangout on a mobile device.
- Local pages have special fields that help people find the business’ physical location.

All set? Great, now check out [factor1 on google+](https://plus.google.com/117081788704459487496/)

#### By Matt Adams November 8, 2011