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Which Authorship Strategy Works?

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BobGW last edited by

We want to claim our articles and get our picture next to our articles in the search engines.

I was offered this article

http://www.virante.com/blog/2012/01/08/how-to-show-your-author-photo-in-google-search-results/

but Google has this article:

http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1408986

Google's way is simpler, Is that all I need to do? This is for a Joomla site

Thanks!
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intSchools @BobGW last edited by

I'm almost certain that authorship only works for personal accounts. If it is available for businesses then I would still recommend using a personal account.
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BobGW @intSchools last edited by

One last question. Do I need a Google Plus Business account vs a Google Plus Personal Account?
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intSchools last edited by

I have always implemented authorship the Google way and it has worked everytime.

You're right, it is surprisingly simple!
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