How to Create a short Google+ Profile URL?

[a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yytmKwQH5IOTsoD5S1_47oIaK1OiIFez-almW8UEZ-AMxPSh4ipdMUzZjwEoCvUtpH7mwU-sSggbAURT3cGCndIilQ8VJuBhuROIT8f1MHEZaFYpo5O3gKSaPwNaSMAGUzmQ_Q5bQjA/s1600-h/image%25255B4%25255D.png"][/a]When Facebook usernames were introduced branding was at its peak and almost everyone tried it to brand their social profiles. Now you can even create a fully custom username for your Google+ profile using an unofficial service provided by gplus.to/username. This API will create a permanent username link for your Google Plus profile that will redirect your friends to your account when they click on the link. The steps are extremely simple. Follow me:

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Make a short Username URL for Google+

1. Go To [a href="http://gplus.to/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"]gplus.to[/a]
2. Submit your username/nickname. In my case I chose mybloggertricks.
3. Submit your G+ ID which you can get as follows,

You can get your G+ ID by clicking profile and then copy the number from your address bar.

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      4.   Now simply hit the add button and copy the link which will look similar to this,

gplus.to/username

 

In my case it is:

[a href="http://gplus.to/mybloggertricks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"]gplus.to/mybloggertricks[/a]

 

      5.   That's it. Now youre link is permanently added to gplus.to data base and you can use the URL shortner anywhere you wish. Enjoy! :)

Source: http://www.mybloggertricks.com/2011/08/how-to-create-short-google-profile-url.html