Section 2: Guides

Beginner Guides

Descriptions of Basic Features

Your Google+ Guide: 15 Tips for Newbies by Craig Kanalley
40 Google Plus Tips for Newbies by GooglePlusTip.com
GeekMom Series Part 1 (circles), Part 2 (profiles & privacy), Part 3 (finding people to follow), and Part 4 (closing remarks) by Melissa Wiley
Google+ Starter Pack by Ahmed Zeeshan
Google+ for the Average Facebook User by Ahmed Zeeshan
What’s So Exciting About Google+ by Mari Smith
11 Basic Google Plus Tips and Tricks by Amit Banerjee
Google+: Getting Started by Paul Spoerry
Google+ 101 and 201 SlideShare Guides by Nancy Bain
How to Optimize Your G+ Profile for SEO by Kristi Hines, summarized by Denis Labelle
Google+ 101 Guide (PDF) by Intel
20+ Helpful Google+ Brand Page Resources for Freelancers by Laura Spencer
(Written in Finnish) Google+ Starttiopas by Jaana Nyström
(Written in Spanish) Circulando por Google+ by dPunisher Noel
Address Book & Contacts

How to Upload Your Address Book of Contacts by Paul Lindner
How to Hook Up Your Outlook, LinkedIn, or Mac Contacts by Gizmodo
Transfer From Facebook

How to Import Pictures, Videos, Contacts, and Information from FB to G+ by Unofficial Google+ Blog
How to Migrate Your Facebook Account and Data to Google+ by Whitson Gordon from Lifehacker
(See also: Section 4 on Transferring Photos from FB to G+)
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Comprehensive Guides

Detailed Compendiums

A Collaborative Document: Google+ written by more than 120 G+ users
How to Make the Most of Google+ by Alan Henry from Lifehacker
The Complete Guide to Google+ by Ben Parr from Mashable
40 Google+ Tips and Tricks for Power Users from PC World
The Mother of All Google+ Resource Lists by TheNextWeb
The Early Adopter’s Guide by Ahmed Zeeshan
Google+: The Survival Guide for a Photographer’s Paradise by Colby Brown
Creating, Using, & Promoting Google+ Pages Properly (The Ultimate Tutorial) by Gabriel Vasile
75 Social Media & Google+ Tutorials, News, & Useful Posts by Gabriel Vasile
Wikis & Link Repositories

Unofficial Google+ Wiki by Szabolcs Feczak
Google Plus Tips Wiki hosted by Wikispaces and Tangient LLC
Google Plus Answers
G+ Tips Compilation – Extensive Repository of Links by Akasha Tsang
Google+ Resources Document – Extensive Repository of Links by Mariva Aviram
Google+ Resources – Guides/Tips/Tutorials by Joe Sabado
Local SEO Guide by Andrew Shotland
Google+ Guides and Tips for Newbies (especially writers & illustrators) by Debbie Ohi