Do you know that Google can now display profile picture in search result? Take a look at the image below…

The code name is “operation authorship”. you can now claim your content’s right, make your site stand out and also make your web page more click-able –i.e your CTR will increase. Why not deep in and put professionalism to your site!

How to implement it

To make this work is very simple, just follow this simple steps and it will surely work

1. Create a Google+ account first if you know you don’t have one

2. Use your admin email to create a gravatar and upload your picture

NOTE: do not use your site logo as your profile picture; make sure you use a normal picture of you.

3. Go to your wordpress admin area and click on “User” click on “Your profile” fill in all required information.

NOTE: Make sure you put in the email you register at the gravatar’s site.

On the Biographical Info, fill in a little about you and copy this code below to paste at the end of your bio info

<a href="YOUR GOOGLE+ PROFILE?rel=author">Google+</a>

(Your Google+ plus profile id looks like https://plus.google.com/u/0/101592539448378564093)

Now click on “update profile” and you’re through with the first half.

Go to your Google+ page and click “Edit Profile” go to “contributor to” add your website and you are done.

To know if you succeeded, test your website here Rich Snippets testing tool

Note: The pictures will start show in about some day’s time so patient.

If you have any question or comment, you can go ahead and drop them at the comment area. Good luck