How do I go about getting gathering Googe+ follows from people, especially from people in the field, and experts.  It says in their profiles that they need to add you first.  

How do I get people to start noticing?

@nelsonta someone always has to add someone else first on Google+. Go find someone’s Google+ profile, and add them to a circle. Create a circle called Experts, and then start adding people.

I don’t think it’s possible to set a profile so that you have to be added before you can add someone to a circle. (If that’s wrong, let me know.)

The people who tend to catch my eye on G+ are those who are making themselves most visible, by adding comments to others’ posts, or routinely posting original content (assuming I’ve found and circled them before), etc.  I tend to comment far more than I initiate conversation on G+.

I’m always having to remind myself that for many of these people, they’ve been there longer, are more “social” than I am, and their circles are likely much larger than mine, which means their stream flies by even faster (and even mine is sometimes a challenge).

I speculate that the majority of big-name influencers are far more selective in who they circle than you or I might be.  If you’re not contributing to the G+ stream with substantive content (at least in some fashion) multiple times a day, you’re not likely to get their attention.

As for the reciprocity of circling… I think anyone who circles another with the belief and understanding that they’ll be circled in return is likely to be disappointed at least a few times.  It took a bit of getting used to, but now I’ve really come to appreciate that freedom.

@romysingh @hjelliott @kristi-hines
Thank you for all of your great advice. I’ll try to make it work and hopefully, I will be able to create a stable following.  I do feel that Googe+ is still at its early stages, so I want my company to be in the fold before it truly becomes a big thing.

One more question,

What does it mean when it is locked.

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@nelsonta No need to feel dumb.  Everyone is on a learning curve when it comes to ever-changing social networks.  :)