Google+ for SEO reasons

Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.

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  Nancy Myrland: Hi friends...knowing the stories about the alleged "demise" of Google+ (at least in its entirety), how would you answer the question about whether one should be on Google+ because of SEO reasons? This keeps coming up in my circles, so I'd like to give informed, intelligent answers. Thanks!
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  Chase Reiner: Do you mind sharing what you're referencing?
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  Tony “Tiggerito” McCreath: I'm on Google+ because of the people I meet here.
  
  Marketing wise, people should contribute in the channels where their customers are. If there is an active community on G+ related to what you do: get involved, network, help out and influence.
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  Dave Elliott: Yeah same as tony really. Although i wont lie i feel the fact that i have made these relationships will be more than a little useful for content amplification at some point.
  
  But, generally im here to learn from people whose knowlege is further developed than mine and to find out things i should learn that i dont need to know everyday in my job...and then apply that knowledge to it.
  
  Community over seo benefits.
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  Nancy Myrland: Trust me, I agree with you, +Dave Elliott ;and +Tony McCreath. This is definitely about building community. +Chase Reiner, this is coming up because many have only so much human bandwidth to spend time in social media. When the topic of Google+ comes up, some are saying, "Don't waste your time as it is a dying platform." Others are saying, "No, you need to have a presence there because Google will surface your G+ content in search results because, of course, it is their platform." My question is specifically directed at whether or not that (SEO statement) is true, and is a benefit they need to keep in mind. ;
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  Tony “Tiggerito” McCreath: Your posts can surface, but only to people who circle you. So it's a limited benefit in the search results.
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  Jim Munro: From the expert panel in this weeks SEO Questions hangout on air on 00:02:30 into the YouTube video: https://dumbseoquestions.com/q/google_for_seo_reasons +Nancy Myrland
  
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  Nancy Myrland: Wow, you are all amazing!! Thank you so much for taking my question into your Hangout! I loved listening to all of you, and appreciate your thoughtful answers.