Google+ page for your company, product or blog, how do you get people to follow the page? The answer is the Google+ badge, a customizable widget that helps you connect your site to a Google+ page. "The Google+ badge helps you grow your audience on Google+ and show more recommendations in Google search by letting people add you to their circles and +1 your page, all without leaving your site," explains Google.

Tips using Google+ Badge Button Codes:

1. Connect your website to your Google+ Page

<link href="https://plus.google.com/PAGE_ID/" rel="publisher" />

The PAGE_ID is the long number from the URL of your Google+ page.

This has the added benefit that the page may qualify for Direct Connect and people can visit the page by typing +PAGE_NAME in Google's search box. "In addition to helping us better index your Google+ page, this snippet will help you show more personal recommendations around the web by linking your +1's on sites, your Google+ page, search and display ads," mentions Google.

2. Place this tag where you want the badge to render:


3. Go to: https://developers.google.com/+/plugins/badge/config