Thanks for this article. I got it setup and working.

A few things I learned – or that was different/may have changed:

Everything was the same, until step 10. Rather than getting an email saying – “33669: Google+: Did not understand the request.” The email I received, said – “G+ SMS: Existing Google+ user, verify your phone at http://g.co/gplussettings. New users signup on your phone, at google.com/+” Although the message was different, I still acquired the email address mentioned in step 12, so everything was good.

I completed the rest of the steps and everything worked well!

Some Notes:

- I believe the different email content I received above was because I already had Gmail, Google Voice and Google+ accounts, all using the same Gmail address.

- After obtaining the email address mentioned in step 12, Voicemail Notifications and Text Forwarding can be unchecked. If Text Forwarding is left checked, an email will be received every time a post is made to Google+.

- When sending an email to update Google+, the email must be sent from the Gmail account that is associated with the Google+ account. Emails sent from other email addresses will be ignored or bounced back as undeliverable.

- Posting via SMS (email) will include a “SMS” tag at the top of the Google+ update.

- Posting URLs via SMS (email) will not automatically include a preview of the post, simply the clickable URL in the Google+ update.

NOW, Automatically Posting an RSS Feed to Google+

1 – As mentioned in the article, ifttt.com will work perfectly to completely automate posting to Google+ from a website’s RSS feed. Set up an account or login.

2 – Set up the Gmail channel: Channels >> Gmail >> Activate >> Grant Access (assuming you’re already logged in to Gmail. Login, if not). NOTE – You do not have to create your ifttt.com account using your Gmail account.

3 – Create a new Recipe: Click Create

4 – Set up IF Trigger: Feed >> New Feed Item >> Feed URL (Enter your RSS feed’s URL) >> Create Trigger

5 – Set up THEN Action: Gmail >> Send an Email >> To Address (the email address obtained in #12 above) >> Subject (doesn’t matter. Not used by Google+) >> Content (Set up the update format however you like. Make sure to include EntryTitle & EntryUrl and +Public at the end to share with everyone) >> Attachment URL (Not used by Google+) >> Create Action

6 – Description (enter anything, only for your use) >> Create Recipe

Now, every time you make a new post, it is automatically posted to Google+

NOTE: If you have a WordPress website, replace the Feed Action in “IF” with WordPress. As well, the format of the email sent in the Gmail action for “THEN” will change based on the WordPress elements.

I’ve been to your website once or twice, but have not been able to deduce whether or not you work for W3Schools. However, I do not base my claim on a single website’s traffic log. Also, I would hardly consider W3Schools an authority, on any of the information they share, on their website.

The link you provided, only displays the traffic on their own website, which has little or no value to those in my line of work. In fact, I call into question, anyone who bases information, off the W3Schools website, as I’m of the opinion much of their advice and/or information is flawed. I suggest reading W3Schools – An Intervention and that you continue your research on total market share, outside of the W3Schools website.

Above, Amy Bivin suggests using the @DellCares Twitter account to contact them. I would take her up on that offer. In fact, I would post a link, back to this article, when outlining your issues on Twitter. You’ll have to be brief though, Twitter doesn’t provide much space.

Another recommendation might be to forget Dell altogether and give Apple a try. I know the Apple equipment is more expensive, but you really do get what you pay for. With Apple, you’ll get Better Customer Service, Better Designed Equipment, Better Functionality, Better Reliability and Superior Hardware. I’ve helped several clients switch from Micro$lop Windoz Computers to Apple computers… and they thank me for it, over and over again.