{"id":5089,"date":"2013-10-29T17:22:23","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T21:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/?p=5089"},"modified":"2013-11-01T14:40:32","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T18:40:32","slug":"claim-custom-url-for-your-google-plus-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/claim-custom-url-for-your-google-plus-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Claim a Custom URL for your Google Plus account now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google finally decides to expand the availability of custom URLs for Google Plus accounts. The feature used to be available on just some verified or well-established accounts.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Now, all users will have the chance to claim their own vanity URLs, which are easier to remember and promote your brand.\u00a0Google confirms that they are slowly rolling out the feature and users will see the option in their accounts shortly.<\/p>\n<p>To prepare for the update, your Google Plus account will have to meet some of their minimum requirements. Check them out carefully if you want to claim the clean URL for your personal Profile or business Page.<\/p>\n<h2>Google Plus Profile Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>Your Google Plus profile must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It must be at least 1-month old.<\/li>\n<li>It should have a profile photo with your real face.<\/li>\n<li>The account must have at least 10 followers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out the article on <a title=\"How to Set a Custom URL \/ Username for your Google Plus Profile\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/set-custom-url-google-plus-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\">how to get custom URL for Google+ Profile<\/a> if you are still confused.<\/p>\n<p>Notice that you won&#8217;t be able to change the name and you will have to accept whatever Google will offer. Some more established accounts will see the option to request a different URL but most of us don&#8217;t have it.<\/p>\n<h2>Google Plus Page Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>It is a little more complicated to claim URL for your business Page. You will have to follow the <a title=\"How to Set Custom Short URL for Google Plus Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/set-custom-url-google-plus-page\/\" target=\"_blank\">guide on Google Plus Page account<\/a>. Don&#8217;t worry as it will take you just 1 or 2 minutes to set up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5090\" alt=\"custom-url-google-plus-page\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/custom-url-google-plus-page.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/custom-url-google-plus-page.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/custom-url-google-plus-page-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make sure to claim the URL before anyone else gets it. Let me know if you successfully got custom URL for your Profile or Page.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google finally decides to expand the availability of custom URLs for Google Plus accounts. 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