The above infographic by Chris Brogan and Blue Glass makes a compelling argument for businesses to get started with Google+ right away. Of course, businesses and individuals need to be careful with what they share. We are what we share after all. Sharing your tips, other people’s works, and valuable tips would help. Interacting with other Google+ members is a must too.

Google+ is not something you can pick up today and forget about it a week later. Not if you want to have some success with it. It may help your business gain more leads and free traffics from Google. The above infographic shows you why Google+ is important and how you can build a strong presence on it.

It is very true that many journalists and experts are still not sold on Google+’s potential. But no business can afford to not pay attention to this rising social network. This community is managed by Google after all. So if you want to get more traffic from Google, you may want to pay attention to Google+. Some business owners may find the idea of getting used to yet another social network daunting. But Google+ is easy to pick up. Here are 5 tips to help businesses get started with Google+:

• Fill out your profile: you should not only take time to complete your profile but also include links back to your website. Don’t forget to pay attention to SEO when filling out your profile. Your core keywords should be included on your profile as well.
• Know your audience: you don’t want to be involved on Google+ just for the sake of doing so. You should try to get to know your audience and manage your circles accordingly. Sharing the right type of content with the right circles at the right time could make all the difference.
• Be active: building a powerful presence on sites such as Google+ is more than just about sharing a couple of great articles every day. You should also be active in the community. That includes sharing other people’s posts and commenting on them. Replying to your fans’ feedback is a must too.
• Be unique: following just what others are doing on Google+ won’t get you too far. If you are just copying other people’s tactics without coming up with your own, you are going to have a difficult time differentiating your page from others related to your niche market.
• Promote your business page: so you have created a killer Google+ page for your business? Your job is not done. You should also promote your page on your own website and other social outposts (Twitter, Facebook, …). That includes adding badges and including links to your Google+ profile in your material.

Building a killer Google+ page is only one part of the process. You are also going to need an active content strategy and some creativity to succeed with your page. The above tips help you get started with Google+ quickly.

Kickstumbler has a pretty simple interface. It lets you discover projects you may miss without it. You can go through projects by category. Kickstumbler also shows you projects that are popular, need funding now, or are ending soon. If you turn the “just video” option on, the site will feed you one video after the other.

Kickstarter has a ton of great projects and can teach you a thing or two if you explore it long enough. Kickstumbler make doing that easier.

The plugins is easy to customize and makes the job for your visitors easier. Once your visitors decide to pin a story, they are provided with a list of images they can choose to complete the process. You have the option to show the plugin above or below your plugins. The plugin supports custom CSS too.

The Pinterest Pin It Button plugin is easy to customize and makes the pinning process easier on your readers. You are still going to need great photos or videos in your posts to go viral.

BrandMyMail has a drag and drop interface. It supports plenty of social sites including Tumblr, YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, and Quora. BrandMyMail stands between you and your recipients. Templates are applied as emails pass through their servers. The service has a browser extension and provides support for iPhone and iPad too.

In order to use this service, you should start by customizing your e-mail template. Once you connect your account to Gmail, you are ready to go. You get multiple content sources, layouts and designs. Overall, BrandMyMail is a wonderful tool to use to put together rich e-mails.

This plugin is simple and highly customizable. It has a widget you can drop onto your sidebar. The script requires your username to work. The number of pins displayed and the size of thumbnails can be modified. “Follow Me On Pinterest” are also included.

If you are active on Pinterest, there is no reason you should not add your pins to your website. The Pinterest RSS Widget has you more than covered.

Once you install this plugin, you can start importing posts by linking this script to your Tumblr account. The Tumblr import capability should be available under Tools > Import. The script keeps track of the posts you have imported to your blog to save you time. Overall, a very simple plugin to use to import your Tumblr posts to your site.

This tool does not do magic. You will have to link your Analytics account to get started. Once you have done that, the tool will provide you with the list of sites you have added to your Analytics account. You can pick and choose which one you want to do your analysis on. This shows you your top posts for the past year and other relevant information on your visitors.

Sharoholic also shows your top keywords and the countries which your visitors come from. This is not some information you can’t get from Google Analytics. But this tool makes your data easier to understand.

In case you have not noticed, Twitter has been going through many changes recently. One could argue that it has moved to a whole new level. The new interface makes interacting with others and finding new people to connect with a whole lot easier. Here are 5 things you can do to get even more out of Twitter:

• track activities: tracking others’ activities on Twitter is a whole lot easier these days. Just go to #Discover and browse through user activities on that page.
• embed tweets: did you know that you can now embed live tweets in your blog? You can do so by expanding the tweet and clicking on details link and grabbing the provided code. You can style these tweets easily.
• discover: the new Twitter interface lets you discover new, interesting users easier. You can take Twitter’s suggestions or search for users by category. Twitter displays the top stories under Discover tab as well.
• find tweet interactions: want to know how many times your tweets have been favorited or retweeted? Now you can see these numbers by expanding tweets.
• connect with your contacts: the new UI lets you easily follow who is interacting with you and your brand on Twitter (the new brand pages are going to be very exciting too). Under the new interface, you can keep track of mentions and other interactions easily.

Twitter has stepped up its game dramatically in the past few months. It will need to continue doing so to stay relevant in 2012 and beyond. The new updates are a good start.

In the past few years, we have seen many social networks rise and fall. Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter do not come by everyday. But if you are not paying attention to rising communities, you are going to be left behind. Pinterest is certainly an exciting community you should pay attention to. It does not have millions of users like Twitter and Facebook. But it is rising fast. Here are 5 reasons you should be involved on Pinterest:

• Community: Pinterest has a vibrant community. You can find all kinds of awesome content on the site based on the people you have connected with. Just like other social networks, Pinterest lets you like and reshare (repin) posts.
• Ideas: are you stuck and are looking for inspiration for new ideas? Pinterest has plenty of content you can go through to find new ideas for your content.
• Bookmarking: Pinterest is quite an addictive community. Once you join the community, you are going to want to repin and save a ton of content on the site. Pinterest gives you a nice place to keep track of cool content you see online.
• Content to share: in order to stand out on sites such as Twitter and Facebook, you are going to have to share captivating content with your audience. Pinterest gives you a helping hand with that.
• Traffic: Pinterest has profile badges and sharing buttons webmasters can add to their websites. If you have a site with plenty of cool images and content, Pinterest has the potential to bring a decent amount of traffic to your website.

Pinterest is not open to everyone. You will need an invitation to get started on the site at this time. But if you are in, you should use it to your full advantage.