Is it possible to make a post which notifies the users who are in a circle I have shared it with?
I understand that this would be ridiculous if I was to share a post with a huge circle, but if I have a particular circle of friends who I wish to speak to, is there a way of notifying them without having to mention each user in the share every time?
Best Answer
"Notify" in what way?
People can choose to be notified1 by your posts (either you specifically or a Circle that they've put you in). But you're not in control; they are.
Elsewise, you can check a box to "also send email to {circlename}" which will do what it says, but a lot of people have been complaining about this feature being abused. (I've gotten my fair share of G+ spam from people I don't really care to hear from. It earned them a "blocked by Al" badge.)
Otherwise, no, you can't foist a notification on someone who would rather not be notified about your posts.2
1 In other words, get Mr. Jingles to alert them to the post in the Notifications panel.
2 Unless you use the trick you've already discovered of including them by name instead of the Circle you have them in.