Google finally confirmed that +1 clicks does influence your websites rankings. In this article I will share some strategies that you can apply today to increase your websites rankings.

For those of you that may be a little behind on whats been going on with Google, they have released the +1 button as a means to compete with Facebook’s like button. Webmasters can add the +1 button to their website easily (add button).

Visitors that visit your site can vote for your site by clicking the +1 button. In the eyes of Google a site that receives a lot of +1 clicks must offer something of value. In Googles opinion it makes since to give those pages a little boost in the search rankings.

Here Comes The Scammers

Opportunist will always be there to try to shortcut their way to the top, and rob you of your hard earned cash. There are services springing up all over the net that claim to increase the number of clicks to your +1 button.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT – Why is it that these companies never use their own services? I’m just saying… Sounds a little suspect to me!

Back to the blog post!!!!

Why These Services Will Not Help:

•  You must have a Google account in order to click the +1 button. Google knows who is clicking and they know when some one just visits a page to click the +1 button and leaves. Not to mention that this also increases your bounce rate – duh!
• The majority of these services will use the same accounts or attempt to create new accounts. Again Google did not dominate the market by being a bunch of dumb asses.

Here is a little secret… Its not the quantity of the clicks it is the quality.

What does all of this mean for you?

The +1 clicks are indeed a ranking factor in Google’s algorithm and you should add it to your site. Since this is relatively new, it is to your advantage to get in on the ground floor.

There are many things that you will need to consider when competing for organic search engine traffic. The SEO game is simple – follow the rules and you will do just fine.