Yesterday on the SEO news websites is was announced that Google is removing the authorship images and circle count from the search listings.
More on this:
Source: http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2352147/Google-to-Remove-Author-Images-from-Search-Results
Source: http://searchengineland.com/google-...ping-profile-image-google-circle-count-195163
I guess it`s time to say goodbye to my own author image, shame I liked it. It did certainly attract more clicked to my web pages, as my listing stood out from the crowd.
From what I understand, it was giving authorship users an unfair advantage from the rest of the listing as the had better CTR`s.
Google why add it in the first page if your going to remove it 2 years later?
Bye bye me
Google's John Mueller announced on Google+ today that Google will cease showing author profile images and Google+ circle counts in desktop and mobile search results. This global change will roll out over the next few days.
"We've been doing lots of work to clean up the visual design of our search results, in particular creating a better mobile experience and a more consistent design across devices," he wrote. "As a part of this, we're simplifying the way authorship is shown in mobile and desktop search results, removing the profile photo and circle count."
Source: http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2352147/Google-to-Remove-Author-Images-from-Search-Results
Source: http://searchengineland.com/google-...ping-profile-image-google-circle-count-195163
I guess it`s time to say goodbye to my own author image, shame I liked it. It did certainly attract more clicked to my web pages, as my listing stood out from the crowd.
From what I understand, it was giving authorship users an unfair advantage from the rest of the listing as the had better CTR`s.
Google why add it in the first page if your going to remove it 2 years later?
Bye bye me
