Joining a hangout is fairly simple, but there are just a couple of caveats worth noting. Here are some screenshots to help you through the process, visually.

The Agreement

Before the "join" button is available for you to click, you need to read the Google agreement (or at least indicate that

Welcome, everyone, to 2015! I know, it has been 2015 for a couple of weeks now, eh? So, we are going to try this again, with a special New Year's resolution for the HangoutQueen.com blog.

"What is that?" you ask?

Well, back in 2013, before I joined the Internet Marketing Ninjas, I put together a fabulous curriculum for you and started the process of daily tips for the blog... little short, bite-sized tips to help you with your hangouts. But, you know what? A "day job" takes

Your quick tip today is about those comments on the Google Hangout Event Page.

There are different ways to handle comments. First, let's identify three of the places where you may find, or allow, comments.

The Google Event Page

Yes, I realize that is the title of today's tip, but you can actually have comments in other places, as well (discussed below). The Google Event Page is probably the easiest place for people to leave comments. If you have sc

Your quick tip today has to do with inviting your audience, your friends, your neighbors, to your hangout.

Now, this tip has to do with the actual invitation at the point that you are starting the hangout, but keep in mind that you are not limited to *only* this time to invite people.

Be sure to send out invitations *before* your hangout, too, whether that is through email, Twitter, Facebook, G+, or s

Now that you have learned how to start a hangout, you are ready to go through the steps, again, and take a deeper look at the Hangout Event Page.

At first glance, the event page for a Google Hangout can appear confusing. But, it doesn’t need to be, if you break down the event page into sections.

The easiest portion of t

Your quick tip today is a step-by-step checklist to start your Google Hangout. Ready? Ok, here is your list:

1. To start the hangout: https://plus.google.com/hangouts.
2. Choose "Schedule a Hangout On Air" but use the "Now" option.
3. Use the "Share" option (or copy that URL) to let