Want to add captions and subtitles to your videos with ease? Captiontube is the must-use application to add captions to your videos. Simply sign in with your Google Account, import your videos, and enjoy the smooth video dashboard that lets you easily transcribe your audio into text. Then grab the output file, and upload it on to Youtube. On the list of services that helps you create subtitles for Youtube, Captiontube definitely sits on top!
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Google+ finally launched their Pages feature, allowing users to create branded pages for businesses, bands, fictional characters or just about anything else you can think of.
Google allowed select brands to create pages prior to the official rollout. The Muppets, Toyota and Macy’s have all jumped on board, quickly planning ‘Hangouts’ for their followers. You can find a complete list of big brands on Google+ in this article on allfacebook.com.
You can also check out Web Media Expert’s Google business page.
But what do YOU need to know before creating your Google+ page? Read on to learn how easy it is, along with tips that will save you some time.
Google owns search. We could also call this “The Only Leverage Google’s Got.”
So why should a business create a page on Google+?
Besides the obvious answer of being another channel to communicate with customers, there’s also the search factor. Google has created something called ‘Google+ Direct Connect.’
This will allow anyone to simply Google the ‘+’ sign and your brand and be taken directly to your Google+ page. This will become the quickest way for customers, prospects and Internet users to find and communicate with your business.
Google has also indicated that +1?s and other stats from Google+ pages will be included in the search algorithm. So you want better SEO? You better create a Google+ page.
Local Business or Place – Hotels,
restaurants, places, services. Requires the primary phone number of the local business, so it can be located on Google Places.
Product or Brand – Apparel, cars,
electronics, financial services. Requires the selection of a secondary category.
Example secondary categories:
Appliances
Arts and Entertainment
Auto
Baby and Kids
Public Figure
Fashion and Beauty
Computers and Hardware
Mature* (Interesting that Google+ is inviting mature content)
Website
Media
Company, Institution or Organization – Companies, institutions, organizations or nonprofits. Also requires the selection of a secondary category.
Example secondary categories:
Banks and Financial
Education and Schools
Media, News and Publishing
Political Organization
Arts, Entertainment or Sports – Movies, TV, Music, Books, Sports, Shows. Must also select a secondary category.
Example secondary categories:
Album
Award Show
Blog
Book
Concert Tour
Festival
Fictional Character
Radio Station
Record Label
TV Channel
Other – Use if your page doesn’t fit into any other category.
Select WHO your content will be appropriate for, agree to page terms and hit ‘Create.’
Age options include:
Any Google+ user
Users 18 and older
Users 21 and older
Alcohol related
Customize your page’s public profile by adding a tagline, ‘The 10 words that describe your page best.’
This image is square and be cropped after you upload. It is exactly the same – as best we can tell – as the personal profile image. Google+ makes it easy to share new profile images once they are changed by prompting you to do so.
Edit your page profile by adding an ‘introduction,’ contact info and website. To do this, simply click on the link to ‘manage your pages’ and click the blue ‘edit profile’ button. (Shown below)
Simply install a snippet of code to the header file of your website, and your site will be eligible. This feature will allow anyone searching for your brand in Google to put a ‘+’ before your brand name and be taken directly to your Google+ profile.
To get the custom code, click on the ‘Get started’ link on your brand page profile and then go to the ‘Connect your website’ section.
Google+ pages launched for everyone yesterday.
And there have been tons of businesses creating pages for the last 24 hours. From news to fashion to the Muppets.
You can also check out Web Media Expert’s, Google+ page.
So what is the difference between a Facebook page and a Google+ page? AllFacebook pointed out these 3 interesting comparison points yesterday:
You can create a Google+ page for your business right now if you want. We already have a post up on How To Create A Google+ Page. Once you do, use these 11 tips to get your business started and moving in the right direction.
To manage, edit or cruise Google+ AS your page, simply go to your Google+ profile homepage and click on the small down arrow under your name.
To add images to create a ‘photostrip’ effect, click on the blue ‘edit profile’ button and then click ‘Add some photos here’. (http://www.siliconbeachtraining.co.uk/blog/how-to-customise-your-google-plusprofile-page/)
Be sure to share photos with all followers, as albums in the Photos tab are visible only to people with whom they’ve been shared.
If you want to show geo location information in newly uploaded albums and photos, be sure to check the box under the ‘Photos’ tab when editing your page. (Shown below)
As your brand page, you can start adding other Google+ members and pages to your ‘circles.’ In order to add people to your circles, they need to add your page to their circles first. The page circle options include: Following, Customers, VIP’s and Team Members. There are several options allowing you to control what follower info users can view on your page’s sidebar.
Your personal G+ profile can comment on brand pages, even if you haven’t followed them. However, I wasn’t able to comment on a brand page AS another brand page, whether I was following that brand or not.
Google is pushing ‘Hangouts’ or video chats for businesses. This feature allows a brand to start live, face-to-face conversations with followers. The Muppets were one of the first to promote a live hangout on their Google+ page. You can see a video snippet about the event along with other Google Plus Hangouts here: http://www.youtube.com/googleplushangouts
The ability to update Facebook and Twitter from Google+ is on the way. Google has given limited access to their Google+ API to developers and I’m sure additional access will be granted soon. All the API and geeky tech stuff you ever want to know can be found here: Google+ Platform Developers - https://developers.google.com/+/overview. If you use Chrome, you can install one of my fave Google+ sharing apps, Publish Sync. This app allows you to update both Facebook and Twitter from your Google+ profile. Currently, the app doesn’t work for my brand page, but it could soon.
You can disable comments on posts you share via your Brand page. When you disable comments on a post, other people will no longer be able to leave comments (but they can still +1 and reshare it).
There are currently 2 calls to action for your potential followers: Have them ‘circle’ you (or add your brand page to their circles) and +1 your page. It’s unclear currently how Google will leverage those who are +1-ing your page as it appears simply taking that action doesn’t allow the user to get any brand updates.
As mentioned above, Google is calculating how many users +1 your page into their search results. And they are still the masters at search. So it makes sense that this will be important in Google Search. We will have to wait and see.
Google isn’t yet allowing for customizing your brand page URL. However, there have been several tools created for that purpose. I used this one to shorten my brand’s page: http://gplus.to/. So there are a few options out there if Google lags behind on this issue or, worst case, never offers this feature.
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Shout Out Saturday, November 12th, 2011
Don is the CEO and Founder of Centurion Business Coach. His specialty is in networking and sales coaching. He leverages his 30+ years of business experience to help others network more efficiently, build stronger relationships and make more sales. Don’s listening skills, intuition and in depth questioning skills, enable his clients to break through to new levels of success. Don helps others through individual and group coaching, interactive education and publications like “The Networking Success Kit”.
Another of our talented Experts inside of Web Media University we are happy to have Don share his knowledge of effectively making the most out of networking. Have you ever planned out a checklist for your events of what you wish to accomplish throughout the event and the “after networking”? What to do with the business cards in your pocket? Don has thought through all of this and is ready to share his knowledge with you!
We were happy to have him speak at our 103 training session as well as our Social Media Enthusiasts meetup networking event. What better then to start off a networking event, with tips from the networking expert!
Click here to learn more about Don Talbert
The FollowMeSticker app creates custom social media stickers to help customers locally promote their Facebook, Twitter, or Youtube accounts. These stickers are an affordable, attractive, and most importantly, an innovative way to reach out to community members.
Stickers and sticker placement can allow for much more visibility and interaction than business cards would alone. Interested in the QR? Follow Me Stickers has an option for brands to order custom social media QR stickers which provides additional outlets for communication and contact with potential community members.
Who doesn’t have an account and/or social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube? Follow Me Stickers provides unique opportunities for connection and collaboration among our customers and their followers
Shout Out Saturday, November 5th, 2011
What started out as a hobby between close friends over drinks at the Plum St. Café in Downtown Cincinnati has now become a passionate company that we adore!
Founder, Chenney Chen is one of our talented Experts in Web Media University. Chenney and the Plum St. Crew offered to livestream our first Training Workshop, worldwide!
Chenney also shared her knowledge of marketing your business with video at our 102 session, and we were all amazed at the knowledge that she was able to share with us.
Visual Storytelling is how Plum St. seperates themselves from the rest, and I have to agree; they are not just setting up and yelling, “Action!” This group of experts comes to you and your business and leanrs about what it is you will be telling. They help to strategize with you, that’s saying a lot. Click here to view one of their great stories for Mary Beth Dunn, of Consider It Dunn Strategic Connections.
We are more than happy to have Plum St. Productions as a part of our University and as a part of our “Shout Out Saturday!”
Click here to learn more about Plum St. Productions
This app allows you track and report on your staff’s time and expenses. FreshBooks mobile add-ons also let you “track and go” from your smartphone.
You can easily make payments as well as track by connecting FreshBooks with payment gateways such as Google Checkout and PayPal. Your clients will be able to view their invoices be entering their credit card details on the spot to quickly complete their payments.
For businesses that sell subscription based services, FreshBooks will be a great use in sending out invoices on a recurring basis. Automatically collect payments with the Auto-Billing feature.
FreshBooks also integrates with several other Google Marketplace solutions: Shoeboxed, Expensify, Capsule CRM, BatchBook, MailChimp. Solve360 and OfficeDrop.
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