Google Author Rank Building Machine [Infographic]

Matthew Gates http://notetoservices.com 3m 707 #googleauthorship

The views of this article are the perspective of the author and may not be reflective of Confessions of the Professions.

Google Author Ranking System

[ Since the writing and publication of this article, new information has been released that may be more recent: It’s Over: The Rise & Fall Of Google Authorship For Search Results ]

[ Read more: Google Authorship Search Snippet: Evolution + Changes ]

It is interesting that Google Authorship has not yet experienced its true potential yet. Google Authorship is slightly hyped up by Google, and used only by authors and bloggers who see its value. Google Authorship may eventually account for and hold great credibility for Google rankings. Google Authorship has the power to verify that an author is the true author who originally wrote an article. The Author could keep track of the amount of articles they have on a variety of websites on the Internet. As Google Authorship develops and evolves, a person who writes a large amount of articles on a variety of topics may gain influence and become recognized as an authority. Google Authorship combined with Google Plus Circles may help build up a network of authors and verify that you are a person who is recognized, respected, and seen as an authority.

While Google has not taken an official stance on Google Authorship, there are plenty of hints that it is important for ranking. Many blogs and websites are spraining up with an author photo after linking with Google Plus, often denoting that this is the person who wrote the article or who owns the blog or website. Google may take into account how many articles an author has, what types of websites the author has contributed to, and even evaluating the quality of the article that the author has written. Google Authors who use images, video, infographics, and other assets are more likely to engage visitors than those who do not use such assets. Google may have the ability and tools to determine the popularity of an article and rank the importance of an Author based on these factors including how many popular articles an author has written and the author’s knowledge of the subject the author is writing about. Authors who are popular and have a greater audience are more likely to be trusted as an authority and granted a better rating in search engines.

This infographic explores how Author Rank may be the new metric from Google in ranking content.

Click to open / Right-click for save options

Text-Friendly Version

The Author Rank Building Machine

In the future, Author Rank may be a new metric that we see from Google in ranking content and the author who created it. To be prepared for such an update, it’s time to fire up the machine and start applying these attributes of Author Rank.

Start

C CONTENT
Demonstrate your expertise through the different types of content and their use.

CONTENT STATISTIC
Social Media Content most likely to be shared that can help your expertise.

Pictures 90%
Links 68%
Quotes 51%
Videos 43%
Studies and Statistics 20%

[January 2013 Source: www.marketingcharts.com]

CONTENT DIVERSITY

• Images
• Blog Posts
• Video
• Infographics
• Press Releases
• Real World Publications

POSTING FREQUENCY

CONTENT ENGAGEMENT

LB LINK BUILDING

Show your authority through who, what, and how you connect with others.

LINK BUILDING STATISTIC
The average company that blogs gets 97% more inbound links.

[2012 Source: www.hubspot.com]

INFLUENCE
Get influential authors to link back to you.

COMMENTING
Get influential people to post comments on your posts.

LINKING BACK
Link to relevant sites that are linking to you.

SF SOCIAL FACTORS
Be active through different social media channels that can help build a reputation for you as an author and an authoritative voice on specific topics.

SHARES
Get authoritative users to share your content, their authority matters and helps you improve your own authority.

GOOGLE PLUS CIRCLES
Get authoritative users to circle you – this is very important to improving your own Author Rank/authority.

SOCIAL AUTHORITY
Third party sites – don’t forget about answer sites; even Slideshare can help with showing someone as a better authority.

YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS

-> C – SF – LB

WITH CONTINUAL PERFORMANCE, YOUR AUTHOR RANK CAN HELP INCREASE TRAFFIC TO YOUR SITE, CREATE MORE LEADS, AND MORE BUSINESS.

Infographic created by: www.verticalmeasures.com

Matthew Gates is a freelance web designer and currently runs Confessions of the Professions.

(