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GOAL: find new followers and engage with blog readers To share your posts to Google+ after publishing, you have  to link your blog to your Google+ profile or page. STEP 1. Log In to your Blogger account STEP 2. Next to the blog you would like to be linked to Google+ account click on the button with arrow down MORE OPTIONS to open the drop-down menu STEP 3. From the drop-down menu:   Overview - Posts - Pages - Comments - Google+ - Stats - Earnings - Campaigns - Layout -Template - Settings choose Google+ . STEP 4. From this page, you can change the Google+ profile your blog is associated with, or link your blog to a Google+ page. STEP 5. Decide what you would like to do: when you publish a post, automatically share to Google+ or display the Google+ share box after publishing, use  a single, unified commenting system between Blogger and Google+ or not. NOTE. Google+ Comments is an alternative to the default commenting system on Blogger, available to blog authors who

Source:  http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-to-get-more-leads-by-optimizing-your-website-images The best way to decrease your image's file size while maintaining the image's visual aesthetics (e.g. not make it look like a pixelated mess) is to use Photoshop .  1) Crop out all white space around your image. You don't need all that extra space. You can use HTML/CSS to add extra padding around the image on your landing page. In Photoshop, use the crop tool to eliminate extra white space. 2) Make the image as small as it needs to appear on the screen.  By default, your high-def image may be 2,000 pixels wide. That's way too big. On most landing pages, your ebook image will appear as no more than 300 pixels wide. In Photoshop, click Image > Image Size > edit the width . Input a smaller width, such as 300. Make sure "Constrain Proportions" is checked before editing the width. 3) Make the image transparent. Delete the white background beh