via Moz.com
Google has announced that it will drop author photos from search results, Moz.com reports.
“This one hits particularly hard, as I’m known as the guy who optimized his Google author photo. Along with many other SEOs, I constantly advise webmasters to connect their content writers with Google authorship,” Cyrus Shepard writes.
“Up until now, would-be authors clamored to verify authorship [through Google+], both for the potential of increased click-through rates, and also for greater brand visibility by introducing real people into search results. As of today, the MozCast feature graph shows an immediate 10% decline in traditional authorship snippets, almost overnight. We expect to see this roll out further over the next several days.”
Google’s John Mueller said the decision was based on its desire for a cleaner design and a better mobile experience.
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