I just setup my first Page on Google Plus and immediately searched my profile for the option to set a custom URL (vanity URL) for my Google Plus Page. It took about 10 minutes to realize that there’s no such option.
A quick Google search led me to a service called GPlus.to which allows you create a short URL which redirects to your Google Plus page. I should note this is not a Google product or service. However, since my goal was really just to have a shorter URL which I can remember and is easy to type in, the service met my needs.
- Before: https://plus.google.com/b/106771475441130344412/
- After: gplus.to/wpsite
I’m surprised that Google doesn’t offer this key feature yet. It’s possible that some users do have this feature enabled on their account, but I did not. Have you changed your Google Plus page URL yet? If not, why?
Would it be safe to use such a redirect url and create backlinks through that? Doesn’t it amount to parting with the SEO credit or something?
Ketul – Since it’s going to your Google+ page, it really doesn’t matter. Google doesn’t care how people get on your google+ page, they care more about the activity and engagement on your page.
Very well.
Thanks
it’s so sad to learn that google has provided no provision for URL customisation and I have been on this for over 2 hours.
Well Charlie, if one will not lose SEO credits, then there’s no problem with it.
great idea thanks
Thanks Mazen! Happy to hear it was of value to you.
Let me know if they change this… I would like to customize my google+ url as well. Thanks
Glad you found it useful. If I hear or read anything, I’ll post an update.
Well, at least I decided to search whether I could do this instead of staring at my page all day! Thanks for the post!
Your welcome Felicia. Trust me, I’ve done the staring at the page for long periods of time… apparently, nothing wonderful happens.
Thanks! Great tip! I’m now: gplus.to/temafrank
Good to hear Tema. Now go market that url :)
thanks so much!
Awesome Christine. Happy to hear it helped.
Thanks for this, saved me an amount of time on trying to get a URL, thought it was having a slow brain day when I couldn’t figure out how to change it myself!! THANK YOU!!
Great Liz! Now you can actually remember your google plus url. Cheers.
Thanks Charlie! I did find this manual by Google
http://support.google.com/sites/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=98228
But it doesn’t make any sense, it’s not possible to follow the steps described in the manual.. at least I couldn’t find a box that says Page URL in my Page settings… But maybe this doesn’t refer to Google + but some other pages service by google? Confusing though..
Strange indeed that google doesn’t provide a clear option for this I wonder why? FB which, I take it, is their main rival for pages does provide this option..
Hey DJ Socrates – I actually ran into the same issue you did before I figured out the alternative. I’m surprised Google+ hasn’t caught onto this annoying URL thing. After all, a vanity URL is one quick way to get more people to sign up to Google+. Guess we’ll all have to wait it out until they get to that point. Until then, we have a workaround. Cheers!
This is a mistake, as far as SEO goes it would demote the click through traffic and search engines would in turn give your site less importance.
Hi Frank – This is just a short url to your profile page (similar to bitly or any other url shortener). As for actual +1’s, those would be processed through the Google+ API and you would get credit for them.
I would like to know more about this too. Thanks, Nicole!
how to set it up??????????????????????
Thanks! Great tip!
no, recently I have noticed, So Google+ page have short URL.
HELLO WPSITE team i want change my g+ account url so how can i do that
like my current add. is https://plus.google.com/107922002821104109991/posts
n i want to esit this
https://www.google.com/pranaykaushal
Erm.. DJ and others
Those instructions to change a URL from Google are nothing to do with Google+ URLS this is for Google Sites, a completely different product, no wonder you don’t find those options DAH!!!
Very good. -> my after: http://gplus.to/kenhtimviec
Good stuff!
Thanks for this! I was wondering if it was possible!