Why is Google+ so confusing?
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I have to update my data in 3 separate place is there anyway to just update one area and it filters into all required places.
I have a
1)Google+ places page
2)Google+ profile page, what I would expect others to use for my business
3)Google+ page seems to be the one I should be using for my business?
Anyone seen a good guide on Google+ ?
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Hi Matthew
It was actually because I can use Hootsuite now for Google+ that I noticed it was updating the page rather than my profile. Its a bit of a pain we can live with but would love it all to merge sooner rather than later.
Our Google+ Local still also gets updated from our old Google places account which seems wrong!!
Obviously we all need to keep our eye on Google+ as it will have a big impact on all of us moving forward.
Cheers
James
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Hi James
I'm a big fan of G+ and have been on there since day 1
However they do have a few issues, this is mainly around having no write API which would allow users to update their profiles using 3rd party apps. Hootsuite has launched the ability to manage and update pages which comes in handy, there is also a few other services that does this,but again these only have access to pages at the moment.
With the recent launch of G+ Local I would expect you business page and places page to merge in the future.
Until then its manually updating each page im afraid..
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