Welcome to your seventh bonus tip from the Free Guide for Google+ Page Managers. This one is about circles, because circle management is a complex topic especially when your business is starting out on Google+.

As a business you really only need a handful of core circles:

1. Team members

2. Content/News sources

3. Brand Advocates/Customers

4. Influencers/Experts

5. Prospects (which will probably be more than one circle)

Pro tip: Turn on notifications for prospects, and have your team members turn on notifications for whichever circle they place your company page in. That way they can help share your Google+ posts, and you can keep tabs on the people who are important to your business.

This is just a primer, there are plenty of circle management techniques that we use with our clients to help them grow their follower base, so if you have any questions just let me know!