How to Create a Google+ Business Page: Pictures

Once I was logged into my Google+ account, I found the 'Create a Google+ page' button by going to an existing page that had just appeared in my stream. You may also see a 'Create a Google+ page' button on the sidebar of your main page.

Clicking 'Create a Google+ page' will take you to a page where you must choose a category for your page. I chose 'Arts, Entertainment or Sports', added the website, and labeled it a "Music Band."

Once you've selected your category, Google+ will take you to the admin page to set up a tagline and choose a profile photo.

I pulled the photo off my trio's existing website and uploaded it to Google+. You may have to crop your photo to attain a relatively square aspect ratio, but I managed to keep everyone in the shot.

Click Continue, and you'll go to a page where you can announce your new business page through your personal profile to all of your followers.

After you make your announcements, Google+ takes you to the finished page. You'll see a little drop-down menu where you can choose between your personal page and your new business page. Your Google+ stream provides lots of handy advice.

From there, I decided to post an update with a link to our Web page, so that new visitors would know where to go for more information. Adding an update for your new Google+ business page is just like adding one to your personal page: You paste in a link, add a description, choose who you want to share it with, and then click Share.

After you click Share, Google+ provides some handy posting advice, including editing options and the option to restrict who can see your update.

After posting that update, I decided to flesh out the profile a bit. The profile button is in the same place as it is on personal pages. You can add an introduction, contact information, and a link to your website. You can also post new photos and videos.

The default Circles for business pages differ from those for personal pages. The four business-page defaults are 'Following', 'Customers', 'VIPs', and 'Team members'.

And there you have it--the page took me less than 10 minutes to set up, from beginning to end. Now to find some people and pages to add to my circles.

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