How to Add Google Plus One Button to Blogger Blogs

Social media is very useful to retain your visitors to your blog. In my previous articles, I told you about other subscription methods, e.g. "add RSS feed icon to blogger blog using Feedburner" and "Add Facebook Like box to Blogger Blog". In this article, I will discuss how to use Google plus to keep your visitors coming back to your blog.

There are so many similarities between facebook fan page and google plus page. In facebook fan page your visitors have to click on the "Like" button and on google plus page, they have to click on "+1" button.

Why should you Add Google Plus One Button to Blogger Blogs?

If you already have a facebook fan page, you may ask why do you need google plus page? The answer is we will try to get connected with the audience in all possible ways. Your few visitors may use Facebook regularly but few may not use it. Those visitors may use Google plus more than facebook. So, we will have to think about them and make a google plus page. And when they will click that "+1" button, they will get connected to your blog. Then, when you will publish a new post, you will have to share that post's URL in your Google plus page. After that, your visitors will get a notification for that post on their google plus account and also get a mail on their Gmail inbox. So, there is a high chance that they will follow that link and visit your blog. Be careful of one thing. Don't share 1 link again and again. Its called spamming which is bad for your blog's search engine ranking.

Another interesting fact is when you won't be able to create new content for your blog, you can be keep connected with your audience through google plus page. You can share interesting or funny contents in your google plus page, or you can ask your page members which type of post they expect from you. Just make a friendly relationship with them. They would think you are working for them, not for money. And, don't do anything which irritates them.

What to do to Add Google Plus One Button to Blogger Blogs?

Like facebook fan page you have to create a google plus page for your blog. Then, you have to add google plus "+1" button in your blog.

How to Add Google Plus One Button in Blogger

There are two ways-

Adding Google+ plus Badge to Blogger

1. Go to blogger dashboard. Then, click on "layout".

2. Click on "Add a gadget". You can choose the side where you want to add google plus badge.

3. A box will appear. Click on "Google+ Badge".

4. On the next page, type your Google plus id. You will find this id in URL when you will open Google plus profile. You can also customize your Google+ badge settings here (see image).