When you share posts on Google+ to Public this means that anyone on the internet can see it and if you share to certain Circles only the people you have in those Circles can see the post. Google+ provides you with this control so that you can determine how wide or narrow the audience should be for various content. This however does not stop them from those people who can see your post sharing with others which you may also want to control. So how can you control this so that ONLY the people who you shared a post to can see it and nobody else?
Google+ has a nifty little feature called Lock Post which exactly that – it stops people from sharing the post so you can be sure it will not be shared beyond those people who you want to see it. Why would you use this I hear you ask? Here are 5 some potential reasons:
You’re sharing some valuable content to your loyal paying customers and you don’t want this being shared to anyone else.
You’re making a special offer available to a select group of prospects to try and convert them into customers and the offer is only for them.
You are sharing sensitive information to colleagues that should not be seen by a wider audience.
You’re sharing a video of your child’s birthday party and only want your family and friends to be able to see this and not share with anyone else.
You’ve recorded a video message to your team giving them instructions and you don’t want your competitors from seeing this.
These are just a few examples of why you might use this feature but the cool thing is that Google+ gives you a lot of control over who sees what unlike other social networks I could mention <cough> Facebook <cough>.
Here are the steps:
Create your post as you would any other post
Share it to the Circle(s) you want to be able to see this. Do not use Public as this allows it to be seen by anyone on the internet.
Once posted quickly click on the drop-down arrow in the top-right corner of the post.
Select Lock this Post
The post will now be locked and those that can see it will not be able to share it with anyone else.
You can at any time unlock the post if you want by using the same steps as above but choosing Unlock Post. Pretty cool huh? Let me know of other ways you think this may be useful to you and what you think of the feature.
You’re sharing some valuable content to your loyal paying customers and you don’t want this being shared to anyone else.
You’re making a special offer available to a select group of prospects to try and convert them into customers and the offer is only for them.
You are sharing sensitive information to colleagues that should not be seen by a wider audience.
You’re sharing a video of your child’s birthday party and only want your family and friends to be able to see this and not share with anyone else.
You’ve recorded a video message to your team giving them instructions and you don’t want your competitors from seeing this.
These are just a few examples of why you might use this feature but the cool thing is that Google+ gives you a lot of control over who sees what unlike other social networks I could mention <cough> Facebook <cough>.
Here are the steps:
Create your post as you would any other post
Share it to the Circle(s) you want to be able to see this. Do not use Public as this allows it to be seen by anyone on the internet.
Once posted quickly click on the drop-down arrow in the top-right corner of the post.
Select Lock this Post
The post will now be locked and those that can see it will not be able to share it with anyone else.
You can at any time unlock the post if you want by using the same steps as above but choosing Unlock Post. Pretty cool huh? Let me know of other ways you think this may be useful to you and what you think of the feature.
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