Have you been thinking about giving Google+ a try? Google+ is Google’s answer to interactive social media.

For those of you who are old pros in using Facebook, much about Google+ will look familiar.   Google has created some interesting features that will appeal to many users and are useful for your real estate business.

1. Google+ Integration

If you use Google products and services, you will already appreciate that Google offers a suite of products that are free or very inexpensive to use (their google search ads pay for almost everything they do).  For real estate salespeople who are already using gmail, google chat, and other google products, the Google+ social network is an opportunity to use the Google networking resources and tools. Google is relentlessly building Google+ into a long list of online services.

2. Circles

You might find Circles to be useful for organizing your contacts into groups. Some Circles users find it easier and less cumbersome than the Facebook groups.

3. Mobile

Mobile is important to many real estate people. Google’s mobile app is already pretty good and getting better, especially with Google’s Android phones.  Google will be using Mobile as one of its biggest competitive tools in the battle with Facebook.

4. Search

Given that Google made its fortune on search, the company’s developers typically do a great job of integrating search into its online offerings. Circles is no exception. The search functions work smoothly and are much superior to what Facebook offers.

5. Lots more…

Give Google+ a try. Google+ has attracted millions of users but is not expected to quickly catch up to Facebook. There might be a tendency developing in the marketplace to use Google+ for specific purposes such as for your contacts who are big Google fans, or certain groups of business contacts. Google has developed brilliant and free ways for sharing documents, video, and images and collaborating on projects.

We highly recommend Google products for simple and inexpensive collaboration.  We would love to hear how you are using Google+. Drop us a line at info@thetouchmarketing.com