Google+ now allows multiple admins

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Starting us off right, Google has made that all-important change to allow multiple admins to Google+ brand pages.

It was announced on Google+ Update: Making Improvements to Pages back in December (too late for me to be able to delegate Page Updates during my winter holiday of course, natch) .You can now delegate up to 50 named managers as administrators for a page, inviting them via email address (inviting via Google+ profile function will be coming apparently).  See below for instructions - and the inevitable caveats.

Another two updates for pages include:

• A new notification flow will ensure that these managers stay in the loop on all the activity that takes place on a page, giving managers the ability to stay involved in page conversations.

• Google+ will now show an aggregated count of users that have engaged with your page, either by +1’ing it or by adding it to a circle. This way, both you and your page’s visitors can get an at-a-glance summary of who is interacting with your page.

To add managers to your page:
1. Go to your Google+ page (not your personal profile!).
2. Click the gear icon in the upper right corner.
3. Select Google+ settings.
4. Click the Managers link on the left side, to view current managers and add new ones per email (up to 50!).

To cover the inevitable change of role / departure of employee / change of agency situation, Google say that the owner can transfer ownership of the page to one of the managers and will then be demoted to manager status. After that, managers and owners will also be able remove him from the page.

Problems?

This function is still rolling out - it might not have got to your page yet.

If you don't have the "gear" icon, you may be seeing the "new" Google bar (which does not contain the expected "gear" icon), instead of the previous black Google bar which does contain the  "gear" icon. 

If that is the case, Google's advice is to look for the "Settings" option next to the "Help" link that shows at the top of the right hand column of your Stream for your "Page."  This is, of course, when the new feature for multiple managers has rolled out to your account. Oh, and the "Settings" option is yet to be rolled out as well, they say ...sighs.