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>>KALUZA: Hi. My name is Caitlin Kaluza.
And I'm the Search Engine Marketing Manager
here at Schipul - The Web Marketing Company.
Today, we're going to talk about the Google +1 button,
what it is, why it's important, and how you can get it on your website.
First we'll look at what it is.
So I'm going to search for Schipul.
You'll see these little +1 buttons in your search results.
So next to every result there's a +1 button I can click on
and even next to the ads, I can click on the +1 button.
This is sort of me telling Google that I like this page,
similar to a Facebook like button.
You can see in this result,
I've clicked the button already and it says that I've liked this.
I can +1 any URL buy just clicking the +1.
You can also add this to your own website
and it looks a little bit like this.
We're on the SchipulCon.com website.
So I'm logged into my Google+ account
and I can see that four of my friends have +1'ed this unique URL.
I can also hit the button and now the counter moves up to five.
So how do you get this on your site?
Well, you go to Google.com/+1/button
and you can watch a video to learn a little bit more about the +1 button
or you can click this link here that says "get the code."
From there, you place this text in the heading of your page
and then anywhere you want the +1 button to show,
you use this line down here.
So what it will do is it will add it for that unique URL.
So you only have to add it in one place on your template
and then, depending on your URL,
that's what will be attached to the +1 button.
So why does the +1 button matter?
Well, you'll notice, we talked about +1 buttons in search results
that's a way to tell Google that people are interested in this site.
They haven't incorporated it into the algorithyms yet,
but I would guess that the plan is, if it takes off, to make it so that
sites that have more +1's, more people like them,
would show up higher in search results and every one wants to show up higher in search
results.
So thanks for taking the time to learn about the Google +1 button with us today.
We're big fanatics about SEO here at Schipul.
If you have any questions go to Schipul.com
and we're happy to talk to you.
Again, I'm Caitlin Kaluza and thanks for watching.