I resisted joining Google+ for a long time because it just felt like one more social media network to keep up with. But thanks to the encouragement of Jimmie Lanley and my amazing assistant, Lisa, I finally made the plunge. And I’m really happy I did, because I’m actually coming to love Google+ — believe it or not!
So if you’re on Google+, we’d love to have you come over and follow the Money Saving Mom® Google+ page. It’s another way for you to get easy access to all of the coupons, deals, freebies, money-saving tips, frugal ideas, intentional living information, and other resources that I post here on MoneySavingMom.com. It’s very similar to our Facebook page — but on Google+!
But that’s not nearly all!
I’m incredibly excited to let you know that we also set up a Money Saving Mom® Google+ Community! This online community is an upbeat and encouraging place for frugal folks to hang out, share your money-saving wisdom, ask questions, post pictures of great bargains you’ve snagged, and inspire each other as we seek to wisely manage and stretch our resources.
I’ve always wanted to start some sort of community where Money Saving Mom® readers could regularly connect — and now we’ve done just that! We want this community to be a vibrant place – your go-to spot for connecting with like-minded folks — so please join in the fun!
Lisa will be updating and moderating both pages for me. We’ve been beta-testing things for the past few weeks before publicly announcing the page and community and she’s been doing a fantastic job. You’ll love her and will be in very good hands with her at the wheel there. 🙂
By the way, if you don’t already have a Google+ account, you’ll need to sign up for one in order to participate in the Money Saving Mom® Google+ Community (don’t worry, it’s free!). You can do that by navigating to the community, clicking on the red “Join Google+” button at the top of the page, and then clicking on “Create an Account” on the right side of the page.
Also, mark your calendars! On Thursday, August 22, 2013 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm EST I’ll be doing a live Q&A on the Money Saving Mom® Google+ page! More information is to come, including how to watch and participate, submit questions ahead of time, and grab the recording of the Q&A session if you aren’t able to tune in.
P.S. I also have a personal account on Google+ where I will be posting a few links to articles that I’ve loved or other tidbits from life. You’re welcome to follow me there, too.
jimmie says
Crystal, I am so happy you are enjoying G+. It’s a wise move, and I love the fact that you started a community. Bingo!! Let me know if you need any help over there. Oh, and thanks for the link. So appreciated.
I love helping people get their G+ profiles and pages set up, linked to YouTube, learn to use Hangouts on Air, etc.
I recently subbed to a new podcast called Beyond the To Do List. And you were there! Enjoyed listening to you again.