All About Author Tags - Meet up #1 - BlogUp Berlin
1. What are author tags? Why are they
important? How do I get one?
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2. What is an author tag?
•Enables content sites to help
identify their authors on the
site and across the web.
•Author tag links up authors
to content. (for example, this content
would be linked up to my name and can be
used to find all the stories I’ve written here
and on my other sites.)
•Enhances the way the SERPs
display your content and put
your name and face to your
work. (Photo is taken from your G+
profile - it has been proven that people are
more likely to click on links with a photo of
the person who wrote it included)
3. Why are author tags important?
It helps you STAND OUT!
Image source: http://www.vromansbookstore.com/waldo-search-begins
6. • new way of measuring a site‘s value
Image source: http://dfmw.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/balance/
7. • Verify guest posts and
comments
Image source: http://inkwelleditorial.com/guest-posts-wanted-submission-guidelines
8. • helps you establish authority and credibility
Image source: http://www.ccm.org.uk/church_planting/entry/pioneering_a_church_plant_training_leaders_giving_authority/
9. Implement rel=“author“ – STEP 1
•Create/Prepare Google+
profile
•Upload a nice image to your
profile and fill in relevant
details.
•Verify your email address. If
you do not see a checkmark,
you will see a link that says
“verify”. Click it and follow the
steps.
10. •Add your blog name and url in the „Contributor to“part of your profile and SAVE.
11. •Take note of your G+ profile URL.
You’ll need it later.
14. IN BLOGGER
•Connect your G+ profile with
your blog, instead of Blogger
profile.
•Go to your Blogger dashboard
and click on Google+. You will see
something like this ->
•Check the agreement box on the
bottom and click on “Switch
Now”. Your Google+ account will
be linked with your blog.
15. Alternative Solution
(works with any platform)
•Paste this into the <head> of
your source code:
<link rel="author"
href="https://plus.google.com/YOURPAGE"/>
16. BTW…
• Once you’ve linked your content to you G+ profile, it may take some days or up to
a few weeks for your picture to start showing up in search results.
• Don’t forget about GUEST POSTS. Give your blog host the correct HTML which
contains a link to your G+ profile. Then add the guest post URL to your
“Contributor to” section of your profile.
• To see if your author tags are working, try these tests:
Test 1 - type your blog URL in this tool and see what happens -
http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets
Test 2 -