How to get a custom URL for your Google Plus account

Google Plus URLs aren’t very attractive, and up until recently they all looked something like this:

https://plus.google.com/101727065212102633581

But as the social network grows, users are demanding more functionality and it is now possible to change your URL to something a little more user friendly, for example, we just changed ours to this:

https://plus.google.com/+SkillsontoastCoUk

And the good news is, if you haven’t already received an email from Google letting you know, then you are probably just about to; as long as you meet these three requirements:

  1. You have a profile picture set
  2. You have at least 10 people in your circles
  3. Your account is more than 30 days old

If you meet these stipulations you should receive an email similar to the one below, which will allow you to customise your Google Plus URL with just a couple of clicks.

Google Plus Email

Et voila! Much more user friendly URL to send out to all your contacts when you want to get those lovely testimonials in!