I'm trying to work out the google author thing, I created a google profile, and linked to it from my site but several weeks on and it's not showing up in the google results. Am I doing something wrong or does it take longer for them to pick it up?
The Google Author Thing
Started by tam, Feb 08 2012 03:45 PM
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 03:45 PM
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 04:47 PM
Check http://www.google.co...ls/richsnippets to see if there are any issues.
However...even if it's perfect, Google just isn't displaying it for most people. Why? I dunno. And for some of us, they've given, and then taken away again, sometimes more than once.
However...even if it's perfect, Google just isn't displaying it for most people. Why? I dunno. And for some of us, they've given, and then taken away again, sometimes more than once.
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 06:16 PM
I could not see an author page.
Mine were showing, then stopped. I got them showing again though, but as usual I changed everything at once so no idea what fixed it.
I first added my author page to the "Other profiles" list in G+ as well as the domain to the "Contributor to" list.
Then on my author page, which is linked to from every blog page with the rel="me" code, I link back to the Google+ profile page with pluses on both sides of my name and using the rel="author" code - I read that plusses should be used, was never sure where to added everywhere.
e.g.
No doubt various steps are not required, but it worked so I am sticking with it.
Oh, on another site which also works, I just had a + before my name on the author page.
Mine were showing, then stopped. I got them showing again though, but as usual I changed everything at once so no idea what fixed it.
I first added my author page to the "Other profiles" list in G+ as well as the domain to the "Contributor to" list.
Then on my author page, which is linked to from every blog page with the rel="me" code, I link back to the Google+ profile page with pluses on both sides of my name and using the rel="author" code - I read that plusses should be used, was never sure where to added everywhere.
e.g.
<a href="https://plus.google.com/******************/about" rel="me" target="_blank">+My Name on Google+</a>
No doubt various steps are not required, but it worked so I am sticking with it.
Oh, on another site which also works, I just had a + before my name on the author page.
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 07:39 PM
Now I know that I am not sinking time into this until they have it fixed. I am tired of trying to jump through hoops that shrink in size after you jump.
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 09:18 PM
I was simply going to toss in a few short quotes but then I simply decided: if you really want to understand the webdev:Google relationship you have but to read (at least 
) the first two chapters of Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland.
Indeed I found myself re-reading it in it's entirety, happily identifying various web and search personalities, Google 'penalties', et al as I went. Tommorrow I shall see who and what Lewis Carroll forsaw in Through The Looking-Glass...
) the first two chapters of Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland.Indeed I found myself re-reading it in it's entirety, happily identifying various web and search personalities, Google 'penalties', et al as I went. Tommorrow I shall see who and what Lewis Carroll forsaw in Through The Looking-Glass...
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 11:03 PM
It's just turned up! It wasn't doing it when I posted and I haven't swapped anything and now it's there. Do we have undercover google spys? That's a bit creepy.
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 11:10 PM
LOL, and mine is showing up now too. Be sure to check now and then though. Seems to come and go.
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 11:55 PM
Back on my "to do" list.
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 01:50 PM
Looks like they let the flood gates open. I will assume that my whining had something to do with this.
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 02:05 PM
Do you whine for hire?I will assume that my whining had something to do with this.
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Posted 11 February 2012 - 12:00 AM
:-)Back on my "to do" list.
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Posted 11 February 2012 - 06:35 PM
With my main site I set up my rel author months and months ago. About 2 months ago it started appearing.
For my real estate site I set it up 3 weeks ago. I thought that I was getting the photos but it was only when I was logged in to Google. (Was seeing my Google plus info). I still don't have anything if I am logged out.
For my real estate site I set it up 3 weeks ago. I thought that I was getting the photos but it was only when I was logged in to Google. (Was seeing my Google plus info). I still don't have anything if I am logged out.
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