How the Google +1 Button Functions

Are you aware of the new Google’s +1 button?

It is almost similar to the Face book’s “like” button which you can add to your website. This is step further that has been taken to keep a track on how many visitors have visited your website. When one of the visitors clicks on the +1 button, the URL of your webpage will instantly appear on your Google profile.  It is that the popular search engine wants the visitors to click on the button the moment they find anything that grabs their eyeballs. So the moment anything appeals to the customers as interesting, the visitor can click on to it in order to know more.

Moreover, those who are already logged on to Google, their search results might be annotated with a symbol of +1, which the list page has received. If you have anyone who has his registered his name on the Gmail account, it is obvious that the name of the person will also appear on the search results, the moment he clicks on to the +1 button.  In this way, the traffic to your web page increases. Besides all these facilities, Google has also announced that the +1 button will also influence the search rankings of the concerned web page.  So in a way the number of clicks and those who clicks on your web page will also help in increasing the ranking position of your website.

Apart from all the advantages, there may be some disadvantages also. It is very likely that spammers may also try to use the +1 button. Therefore to curb it, the Google may also try to perform certain kind of tests in order to prevent the spamming of the website.  According to the latest news provided by Google, the number of clicks can also influence the position of the Adwords of the advertisements. So to avail all the facilities of the +1 button, try to keep yourself updated with all the information.