{"id":1224,"date":"2013-02-15T11:06:33","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T18:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bizwaremagic.com\/weblog\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2019-10-23T04:19:35","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T11:19:35","slug":"using-google-authorship-markup-for-visibility-and-list-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bizwaremagic.com\/weblog\/2013\/02\/15\/using-google-authorship-markup-for-visibility-and-list-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Google Authorship Markup for Visibility and List Building"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nUsing Google Authorship Markup for Visibility and List Building<\/b>
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Google Authorship – Now For Something Completely Different<\/b>
\nWritten by Titus Hoskins
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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For some time now, I have been trying to get my Google Authorship
\n“markup” to work with my online content. Years ago, I went through
\nall the directions from Google and had my name\/content verified by the
\nbig G or so I thought. Google Author Markup<\/a><\/p>\n

However, back then Google did not display my picture and link
\nto my Google+ profile or even to my old Google profile – remember
\nthose. I didn’t worry, it was just something else I would get around
\nand fix when time allowed.<\/p>\n

Quite frankly, I didn’t take Google Authorship all that seriously.<\/p>\n

Why you ask?<\/b><\/p>\n

Mainly because I had been conditioned by the countless programs
\noffered by Google and then only to find out they had been canceled
\nmonths later… anyone remember Google Buzz?<\/p>\n

Then came the latest bombshell – Google would be using Authorship
\nas a ranking factor. How important a ranking factor remains to be
\nseen but as we move away from the old SEO factors and links – your
\nauthorship profile and the number of readers\/followers you have
\nin your Google+ circles will take on much more importance.<\/p>\n

Feels like the whole SEO game has changed when it now comes to ranking
\nin Google… it is no longer about Links and PageRank, but about
\nhow large of an online readership or following you have in not only
\nGoogle+, but Twitter, Facebook, YouTube… and the other social networks.<\/p>\n

So getting your Google Authorship and picture displayed with your
\ncontent is crucial for success on the new web. Don’t forget about
\nlink building but just make sure Google is displaying your picture
\nand details in their SERPs.<\/p>\n

It’s no big secret that for Google, the web user’s experience is
\nparamount. The better that experience, the higher your Google rankings,
\nwill be.<\/p>\n

Just recently, Google started ranking higher those YouTube videos
\nwhere watchers stayed the longest… regardless of how many views
\nor links, it is the videos which command the longest viewing times
\nbeing ranked the highest.<\/p>\n

The same thing is being applied to general web content and sites…
\nthe content where viewers spend the longest time seems to be ranked
\nhigher. This is common sense – forget about how many links the content
\nhas; if viewers spend two seconds judging it and clicks away – how good
\nis this content really?<\/p>\n

However, if a viewer clicks the link and spends 5, 10 or 20 minutes
\nreading the content, chances are high the content is exactly what the
\nviewer is searching for and results in good user experience. Over time,
\nGoogle with its constant flow of data and stats can easily rank the
\ncontent which supplies the best user experience.<\/p>\n

They have always been important factors but now – time spent on site,
\nbounce rates and even page load times – take on a whole new significance
\nfor ranking high in Google.<\/p>\n

That’s why building a large loyal online readership or following can
\nbe vital for the success of your content and site. It’s no longer about
\nhow many links you have but about how many readers\/followers\/fans you have.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, Google is now displaying my Authorship Profile in their SERPs.<\/p>\n

As far as I can gather, my main problem was initially signing up to my
\nGoogle+ account through my gMail account. A Big mistake!
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\nYOU NEED TO SIGN UP TO YOUR GOOGLE+ ACCOUNT WITH YOUR DOMAIN EMAIL ACCOUNT<\/b>
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This makes it easier for Google to verify you and your content.<\/p>\n

Eventually, I did sync my Google+, Google Chrome, Google Profile, gMail
\naccount… all under one Google identity. But I wasted a lot of valuable
\ntime in building my online readership though Google Authorship in the
\nmeanwhile. Kick myself number 245.<\/p>\n

Another issue which could cause problems. Make sure you add
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\nBY<\/b>
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\nto all your articles and content you want displayed with Google Authorship.
\nIn other words, just adding your name or Google+ may not be enough – make
\nsure you add “by” followed by your Google+ name\/link.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I also found it helpful to link to your new content via your Google+ account
\nand also you can use the LABS section in your Google Webmaster Tools to verify
\nor list your content links.<\/p>\n

Another issue I found concerned my mugshot or photo in my Google+ account,
\nfor some reason the software wasn’t picking up a person! So I changed my
\nimage and made sure it fitted the size requirements Google needed. 250px x 250px<\/b><\/p>\n

Since I write articles and content for other sites, mainly SiteProNews, it
\nwas very important to have my Google Authorship up and running. Not only for
\nonline rankings or visibility but my main reason was list building.<\/p>\n

Google Authorship can be the perfect vehicle for building your list of contacts
\nand not just through your Google+ account, but your own list of contacts which
\nyou totally control.<\/p>\n

In essence, the whole Google Authorship program is a move to a more social-based ranking system. A move away from SEO or online site factors to more emphasis
\nbeing placed on the author or the creator of web content. It’s not exactly the sites
\nwhich are important, but the quality of the author’s writing and content which
\nare important.<\/p>\n

This small shift could mean a big difference on the new web.<\/p>\n


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Helping People Succeed Online Since 2002!<\/p>\n

Kind Regards,
\nTitus Hoskins<\/p>\n

www.bizwaremagic.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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