Creating Your Google+ Circles

With Google+, you can create an unlimited number of circles. Circles house different groups, or segments of people, so if you wanted to communicate with family members, you could create a circle primarily for members of your family.

The same goes for Networking, Partners, Customers, and Friends.
Each time you create content, or post updates to your Google+ profile, you can choose which circles can view it, making it easier than ever to create content that is targeted towards specific groups of people.

To create your first circle, log into your Google+ account and click on the circle icon from the top navigation bar.

When you are just starting out, you will have 4 pre-created circles that you can edit or delete. Google will also suggest people to add to your circles based on the contact list from your Gmail, Android and other Google services and products that you may be a part of.
You will want to edit the titles of your existing circles before adding in people, so that you can easily categorize your contacts. To edit one of Google+’s default circles, double-click on it to open its panel.
A pop up window will appear that contains the circles name, a brief description about the circle, as well as a snapshot of who you have added to the circle. Since you are just getting started with Google+, most of these areas will be empty for now.