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Friday, April 5, 2013

Why AuthorRank Is Important

By Harold Chan


As far as web ranking is concerned, content is king. This SEO standard has remained true and effective despite the big changes in requirements and standards that search engine companies have implemented the past year particularly Google.

This is why it isn't surprising when Google's next in line move to give online users better results has something to do with content. Google is planning to implement AuthorRank so they can identify authors and check the authenticity of their works. AuthorRank is not an algorithmic update but it can be a factor in determining the ranking of web page or site.

If this will be implemented, it can help authors who usually write original articles protect their work and so the traffic that their website get. There are instances when the web page where duplicate content is published get higher ranking than the site where the content is originally publsihed. This can also help prevent fraudulent activities since there are groups that imitate websites and transact with people.

How does Google identify the author of the content published on a particular website? Google identifies an author through his or her Google+ profile and Google authorship. A person's profile on Google+ will give face to the by line and digital signature that comes with the published content. Hence, any agent (as how Google calls an author) must register in Google+ and link his or her account to the website where he or she is publishing content.

As mentioned earlier, AuthorRank is only a factor that can contribute in the ranking of a web page. But nonetheless it can help the publishers of original content get the rating that they deserve especially when this is properly implemented. But of course content publishers and web owners need to be aware of these updates, or better yet have someone who is expert in SEO to handle this task.

That isn't a problem for website owners in Singapore because most SEO Singapore firms are aware of the latest updates in web optimization. In Singapore SEO is taken seriously by web masters and this means the competition is tough among SEO firms in the country. This is beneficial to clients because it suggests that they'll have many excellent service providers to choose from.




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