Claiming your content with the Google Authorship feature

We've discussed branding and owning your blog before; now we want to share how you can take owning your online content to a whole new level with the integration of the Google Authorship feature.

With Typepad and Google working together, the Authorship feature gives you the ability to claim your post and blog content as your own. In the search results, your image and author name will appear as a byline to your content, making your blog stand out.

In order to enable the Google Authorship feature, and have your image show up in Google search results, follow the steps outlined below:

• Have a Google+ Profile
• List your Typepad Profile in your Google+ Profile
  • Click the profile icon, then select Edit Profile
  • Edit the Other Profiles section to add your Typepad Profile URL (e.g. http://profile.typepad.com/username)
  • Edit the Contributor To section to add your blog URL (e.g. http://example.typepad.com/ or http://www.example.com/)
• Have an appropriate headshot on your Google+ Profile
  • Hover mouse over avatar area in Profile, then click "change profile photo"
  • Uploaded image must be at least 250px square
• Add your Google+ Profile to your Other Accounts list in Typepad
  • Account > Other Accounts (you will only need to add the 21-digit ID from your Google+ Profile URL; do not add the full URL)
• Add the Author Name attribute to your blog's Post Footer
  • In basic templates, go to Design > Content > Post Footer.
  • In advanced templates, locate the entry footer module code in the Main Index, DateBased, Category, and Individual Archive templates and the following code inside of it:

    <$MTTrans phrase="Posted by [_1] at" param="MTEntryAuthorNickname"$>

    Replace that with:

    Posted by <a rel="author" href="<$MTEntryAuthorProfileURL$>"><$MTEntryAuthorNickname$></a>

    Save your changes.

It can take as little as two days, or as long as two weeks, for your changes to take effect. The length of time it takes for your profile image to appear in search results is determined by a number of factors, and isn't something we can control or guarantee. We recommend waiting a few days, then using the Rich Snippets tool to verify whether the Authorship feature is in effect. When the process is complete, you'll see a display similar to the earlier shared image.

Comments

[Account Deleted]

I found this very helpful - and timely - so thank you for the post!

[Lisa Goodmurphy]

Thank you - I have been trying to figure out how to do this for the last few days.

[Paul Lindner]

If you have any questions regarding the Google portions of this process you can message me via my Google+ profile:

https://plus.google.com/117259934788907243749/posts

Paul "Used to work for Six Apart, now works at Google" Lindner

[KissMyTulle]

Fantastic! Thanks for making Typepad more SEO-friendly (my only big complaint about this platform).

[jeff reine]

Thanks for chiming in, Paul!

[Keith D. Patch]

Jeff--

I am a Guest Author on my wife's account for my blog

http://blog.fuelcellnation.com

You say in Step 5:

"Add the Author Name attribute to your blog's Post Footer"

and

"- In basic templates, go to Design > Content > Post Footer."

Do I have to do anything besides select "Author Name" in the Post Footer? You didn't say what people with Basic Templates need to do; you just give the Advanced Templates users their HTML. And your existing instructions aren't very clear.

I've been trying to claim Google authorship for some time, and this time I'd like to get it working...I hope it isn't impossible for Guest Authors!

Thanks in advance,

--Keith

[Kymberlie R. McGuire]

Hi Keith,

Since Basic templates don't need their HTML edited, all you need to do is go Design > Content, click the pencil icon for Post Footer, check the option for Author, and save your changes.

You can click on "Post Footer" in the article above for more information in our Knowledge Base or on the link here:
http://help.typepad.com/footer_config.html

I hope this helps. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do for you.

Thanks,
Kymberlie

[Keith D. Patch]

Kymberlie--

Thanks. Now I just need to wait a week or two.

--Keith

[Zulfiqar Shah]

nice

[Zulfiqar Shah]

The problem is i cannot access COntent. I go to the design and i cannot see content. what can i do about it, i dont know. PLease help me.

[Zulfiqar Shah]

Kymberlie

i click design, and i cannot see Content. How can i access it even. I do want to go for google authorship but it seems it will take a week time to apply for one.

and can you tell me please, how can i access post footer since i cannot see it anywhere in my blog.

Best Regards

[Sportazdrowie.wordpress.com]

Thanks for this helpful post.

[Kymberlie R. McGuire]

Hi Zulfiqar,

It looks like you have a free account. Free accounts do not have the same options as paid accounts, so you won't be able to access Design > Content.

If you'd like to have this option, you'll need to upgrade to a paid account.

Thanks,
Kymberlie

[Kymberlie R. McGuire]

Hi Zulfiqar,

It looks like you have a free account. Free accounts do not have the same options as paid accounts, so you won't be able to access Design > Content.

If you'd like to have this option, you'll need to upgrade to a paid account.

Thanks,
Kymberlie

[Zulfiqar Shah]

Thank you Kymberlie :)

It feels bad i cannot access it due to free account but at least i know its not my fault.

Thank you for your answer. You are very kind.

Regards
Zulfiqar

P.S: i left a message to you on facebook. I hope you dont mind that. TC.