Google has reduced Google authorship snippet in search result by 15%. The reduction is targeted at low quality sites in an effort to push high quality, authoritative content in SERPs.
For those who don’t know or have question about authorship snippet, it is a great tool to establish and earn authorship in search results. It not only establishes authenticity of the content but also establishes reputation of the content creator in the respective niche. Take a look at these Google+ authorship tips from Google to understand all about authorship.
“Google has reduced authorship snippet appearance by 15% (for low quality sites) but it still emphasises authorship as a key signal and just want to “tighten” it to make sure it’s really relevant and useful”
A few months back Google’s head of web spam team Matt Cutts warned low quality sites that Google might be reducing or even removing authorship abilities in SERPs for such low quality sites that do not provide values to users.
It seems that Google has finally struck with the hit! Yes, Google has reportedly reduced authorship appearance in Search Engine Result Pages by 15% (as reported by Barry Schwartz of Search Engine Roundtable).
Your Thoughts
What do you think of Google’s this action to reduce authorship snippet in search result pages? Do you think this will push low quality sites further down and help searchers get more quality sites in result?Share your thoughts with us in comment below.our Thoughts
What do you think of Google’s this action to reduce authorship snippet in search result pages? Do you think this will push low quality sites further down and help searchers get more quality sites in result?Share your thoughts with us in comment below.
