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Doing so means you get exposure to thousands and thousands of other CommentLuv users and your posts get sent out to the massive subscriber list.
Google loves this site and indexes it multiple times per day and posts always get lots of comments so you can be sure of some excellent exposure.
See the Write For Us page for more details
btw.. you can get this author box here
They say that writing guest posts is a great way to get more readers and traffic but almost all guest bloggers on this site are missing out on extra chances to get clicks from google to their guest posts.
It’s all circular
You can link your guest posts to your google profile and let your google profile know about your guest posts on comluv by following the circular linking pattern above
How it’s done
Step 1. Get your contributor account approved.
Step 2. Link your account with your Google Plus profile.
Just visit plus.google.com and log in and click the ‘view profile’ button
Paste that URL in to your bio area of comluv.com by logging in and going to the dashboard profile area.
This will ensure that your author page on Comluv.com will link back to your Google profile.
Step 3. Tell Google that Comluv.com is one of the places that you publish content.
Visit the URL you just added and click to edit the profile and then edit the area marked ‘Contributor To’ and add the ComLuv.com URL
and that’s the 3 parts of the circle.
What this does..
ComLuv links all your guest posts with your author page.
….your author page links to your google profile.
….your google profile links back to your author page on Comluv
your SERPs for your ComLuv posts will now show your pretty image next to the posts..
and that will get your guest posts more clicks!
If you have a better or quicker way I’d love to know! just leave me a comment below…
this is very long prosiger…but you have make a easy…Thanks for important information…
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Hi Andy,
Awesome breakdown here. Having your picture next to comluv.com defientley adds creditably to you and your writing. Thanks for posting this…
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yes it adds a certain amount of authority to be sure. I find myself clicking to results that have an author picture
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I’m with you, Andy. The pics grab attention, for sure. I already had the G+ inserted but stupidly never had the Google+ info filled in – the missing link.
Thanks for adding this post.
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Hi Andy,
There is one thing a lot of bloggers don’t realize when they are doing guest posting. Guest posting on most “A-list” blogs won’t get Google Authorship for them because those blogs don’t even have an author bio box. Therefore there is no way to add the rel=author tag. It’s not because the host blogger is being unfair, it’s just that they aren’t educating themselves about how to implement Google Authorship.
Your blog is one of the few exceptions to that and so is my Basic Blog Tips.
What people need to do is be sure the author bio box is in place on any blog they plan to send their best content to.
This is how individual bloggers can build up their Author Rank!
Hesham has this built into all of his blog skins and their are a few plugins out there that should be installed on any blog with multiple authors.
Thanks for bringing up this topic!
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You can achieve the same thing by kinking to your G+ profile with rel=me I think. So if your guest post just includes a Bio/link in the article add a link to G+ and then add the rel=me manually. I like the idea behind Google authorship, and getting your face out there with guest posts seems a good idea.
I’m just a little annoyed that Slideshare doesn’t include any way to claim your content (Yahoo! Voices and HubPages both do).
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Hi Brian, Have you actually used rel=me with any guest posts on A-list blogs? I’d love to see it in action.
I agree with you about SlideShare but I need to go and check my Hub Page account. Thanks for teh reminder.
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Hey Ileane,
Never tried it in a regular guest post, no. I did have my ComLuv profile set up this way, but my post isn’t schedule to go live for a few weeks, so I didn’t get a chance to try it out yet…
But, I did just set it up on a WordPress.com hosted blog. The theme has no authorship set up at all, so initially Google’s “Structured Data Testing Tool” showed that there was no authorship mark-up.
I added a blurb at the bottom, just like an author’s bio would be in a guest post, and added “rel=”me” to the anchor tag. So it was [a href='http://google.plus/xxx/' rel='me']Google Plus[/a]. Checked the “Structured Data Testing Tool” again, and now it showed an unverified author profile.
Added the blog to my “Contributor To” section on G+, and a third run of the Structured Data Testing Tool showed that I was now the verified author of the article. Click the ComLuv link on this comment to see that post. If you want to test it out, run that post through the Structured Data Testing Tool, and then pick any other post on the blog. That’s the only one with the markup, so it’s the only one that should come up as authored by me.
So as long as you control the mark-up, you should be able to implement it simply by including that link in the body of the guest post.
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Brian,
I’m loving this conversation although I must admit that it has gone in a totally different direction than I thought it would. HA!
When it comes to WordPress . com – there has to be some authorship built in already and perhaps it’s tied to the gravatar. The reason I say that is this:
When I got my first email from Google saying “Congratulations, you have you Google Authorship…” the post that was referenced in the email was from my old WordPress . com blog that I haven’t even touched in over 2 years!
Ironically – I was happy and sad at the same time when I got that email – because it wasn’t until I started taking screenshots and sharing it all over the place before I realized my Authorship was approved for the WRONG BLOG!!
It’s kind of funny now that I think about it. I will visit your blog to see if I can help sort this out.
Anyway, the point that I was making earlier is that A-list bloggers are NOT going to let you add the rel=me link on your guest post on their blogs and I would love to see an example of someone who is doing this. In that case I would be more than happy to eat my own words. But my instincts are telling me that if those blogs were concerned about guests getting author rank, they would just install a plugin and give their guests an author bio box.
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I agree with you Ileane.
I also noticed the same thing. Most of the A+ blogs do not have author bio box. My question is – since they are A+ blogs, why are they ignorant about Google Authorship?
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Chitraparna, I can’t speak for them and I don’t know if they are ignorant about Google Authorship but this is just my “theory”.
Most of these blogs are not run by the blogger themselves but it is their VA who is the real admin of the blog. I doubt is Authorship for guests is on the top of the TO DO LIST for the VA. But again, that’s just my theory and I hate to generalize.
As a guest author who is trying to build Author Rank, it might be a good idea to ask them about this. If you ever do, please let me know what you find out.
Thanks Chitraparna!
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I already did Ileane. A month back I contacted this A+ blog. The blog topic was decided as well. I mentioned the Google Authorship thing to the rep. & after TEN days, she replied saying they can’t allow authorship because (1) they are already giving me a chance to write on the blog and linking back; (2) they are not equipped to handle Authorship requests from a large number of guest bloggers. I don’t know whether the blog owner really knows about this or if it was the rep’s decision. Nonetheless, I didn’t pursue this further.
I feel it is very important for A+ blogs to take Authorship seriously. You’re doing it, Zac Johnson is doing it…it shows you do care about guest authors / regular contributors. Thank you.
~ Chitra
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Sounds like you got some great material for a blog post you need to write! I’d be happy to have that post on my blog. And when the time comes, yes we can name names too!
This is why I don’t like the phrase “A-list” because it gives people the wrong idea about their role in the blogosphere.
First of all – not giving the Authorship hurts them traffic wise just as much as it hurts their guests. DUH!!
Maybe you are right when you use the word “ignorant” because this person only knows half of the story.
It’s our job to educate them on the other half.
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Hi Andy,
I use this method for my own blog content and it definitely helps put that trusted image out on google that everyone can associate with your content.
I wasn’t aware you could do the same for guest posts. That’s some great information. For people that are fans of your content, that author image will allow people to find your content in search a lot easier.
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I haven’t seen anywhere except here and famousbloggers.net implement the rel=”author” tag , surprising that more blogs don’t advertise it
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I haven’t tried this method yet, was looking up for some ways on google and this blog popped up, thanks for the info and will be sure to try
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its really awesome post very helpful for guest blogger and very nice trick comment love also useful for this thanks for sharing this information..
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Excellent Andy. I haven’t guest blogged yet, but I will. I do see my pic appearing in articles I write on my blog though. I never would have been able to figure that out without your help. Thanks!
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glad to have been of service!
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Thank you for sharing some interesting way to increase website traffic with comluv.com. Its really interesting and your tips will be very useful to me and I would share your information with my family and friends also! Happy New year! >:-)
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Guest blogging has become quite popular since Matt Cutts revealed that Google would give high weightage to Guest posting links. So if you’re using this technique for building high quality links and getting exposure then you shouldn’t miss any opportunity to build your brand. And using rel=author is one the way to build your reputation around the web.
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yes Pankaj! agreed 100%
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Have you had the chance of watching some of the more recent videos posted on the Google Webmaster Youtube channel? One of them was put up in November I think, where Cutts spoke, in detail, about penalizing spammy guest blogging. I suggest watching those 2 videos (both posted one month apart, mind you!). IMO, the ‘guest blogging bubble’ has burst (or is close to that), and I’m pretty Google will be introducing major changes this year as far as guest blogging goes.
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Hi Andy,
Happy New Year!
In step 3, is the URL not your profile url like :http://comluv.com/author/enstine-muki/
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hey Enstine, are you saying that you should put your author URL (http://comluv.com/author/enstine-muki/) in that field on google plus?
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Hi Andy,
Thanks for reminding me about it. I’m using it on my blogs but haven’t thought of using it for guest posting.
Thanks,
Terry
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hi Terry, you’re welcome! it’s a good idea to put it on all sites that you publish content on
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Hi Andy,
I did not know about this method, thank you for sharing it with us.
Is this the same as the rel=”author” tag?
In fact, Google is promoting the G+ author tags and is even asking the people on older Blogger profiles to upgrade and link their G+ profile. It’s a nifty tool and gives a credential and a face to an author which improves the likelihood of people accepting the author.
Great work Andy and wishing you a very Happy New Year
Regards,
jay
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happy new year to you too! and yes, it is the rel=author tag
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I like seeing all the ways that our inline accounts are becoming linked to one another to create a more holistic web presence. Not only do search engines really like this kind of unified presence, but it is very accessible to viewers who can have access to the entirety of your content by finding a single aspect of it.
yes, a ubiquitous presence is usefull to have if you’re selling something or publishing online
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Google Authorship gives a face to our articles and basically some trust from the readers that the articles are genuine and CommentLuv Gives links to the latest articles.. Basically we are creating linkbacks for our articles .. And thats a very good explained strategy to provide hits with ithis idea. Thank You andy
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Great idea, Andy. I’m hoping someday to write for ComLuv and think this is an excellent way to leverage guest posting.
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First I would like to wish you a happy new year. Another great post from you. Guesting posting. is a very interesting and popular way to increase web traffic. Thanks for your wonderful post.
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This really a nice feature Andy. Will setup this for my own blog. Thanks for sharing.
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Hi Andy,
Excellent post! In fact, I was thinking about doing a guest post here about the same topic.
So far I have done only one guest post here about 2 months ago and I made sure that I have added comluv to my contributor section in Google+ profile. I can see that my guest post here is featuring with high visibility in SERP.
I would suggest you make it a mandatory term to have guest posts published here.
I think most people imagine that if a link to another site is listed in their Google+ profile, the traffic may go off to that site instead of your own. The fact is, by default no-one goes to your Google+ profile about page but instead to your post page. Well, someone first time in your profile may go. People are more interested in what you share in Google+ or Facebook than going to your about page. My point is, you are not losing any traffic by adding your guest post site link in your contributor section.
Unlike may other individual blogs, here you have an author section. You can easily add your Google+ profile information.
I often get requests from companies looking for backlinks to do guest posts in my blog. If the person who submit guest posts do not have a real profile (Twitter, Facebook or Google+) and pretending to be a real person, I strictly do not allow such posts. My first rule about guest blogging is that, you need to be a real person.
My site is a single author blog and I often respond to request by saying that, if you are willing display the blog url in their Google+ profile, I would let them do guest post. I can create a separate user account in my blog. I am not asking them to do it for the benefit of getting traffic from their Google+ profile to my blog. It is for the good of both the parties. Hey…I am giving you couple of back links…right?
In 2013 I am planing to do a lot more guest posts and I would look for sites that allow me a separate author section where I can verify my Google authorship. Back links are just bonus when you do guest blogging. For me, it’s for branding myself.
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I already have some mandatory rules for being accepted as a guest blogger, perhaps I can add G+ to the list?
thanks for your comment!
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I’ve updated my Google Profile and do update it frequently with blogs I work with/Guest post on, it is great to see your avatar listed on Google when a post appears in the search results
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yes it does look good and I’m sure having the photo next to the SERP gets more clicks
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Hello Andy
I have read the article and i have followed the steps and now with every posts of mine, I can see my image. That feels so great isn\’t is?This is valuable for good SERPs. When people will search for something, they will be clicking those posts mostly where they can see the author\’s image. I am saying this from my own experience. No matte whee you rank i the first page, your article will surely get visit 8 out of 10 times.Thank you for sharing.Sanjib
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Very informative article. Thanks a lot for sharing with us. Love this blog and love you commentluv
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Hi Andy,
Thanks for the post. I would like to know how soon the the picture will show on google SERP? Because I did as you show and the picture is still missing.
Thanks.
Michael
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it can take up to 5 days for google to start showing the image and even then, it is not guaranteed. if you don’t see if after 5 days, contact me in the support ticket site and we’ll see if we can work out why
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hey andy,
this one is amazing ! the way you explained all is absolutly gorgious.
i have had been in a big mes doing this ! and also what time will it take to show my pic in results ??
i havbe done this right now !
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I’ve applied same way to show Google authorship to guest authors, it’s really nice to give full credits to guest authors, showing their authorship in Google will give them more credits.
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I just installed commentluv, almost by accident as disqus wasn’t taking comments from my readers.
All I can say is, thank God.
Commentluv is so much better.
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glad you found us Resbi!
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I don’t know this tips before. It’s a great way to help Google Authorship to the Guest post. Guest authors will be benefited from this
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Same was with me also,i was also not knowing about these.That’s why i love this blog,there is so much to learn
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Hi Andy Bailey,
I have installed com luv plugin in my blog.It is not working after adding security code on my blog. How can I activate it.
please do not ask for support in the comments.
always use the support ticket system for support. you can find links to it in the plugin and at the help desk link at the top of this site
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Great tips, gives me some idea where to start at least.
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Nice strategy to get more traffic and engage more readers. I think the article is closely Google Author Rank too.
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Hmm, I was trying to figure out how to get a picture next to my SERPs and google led me to this post…Pictures work! I never knew it was so simple!
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yes it’s great when it works with little effort
don’t forget to link your blog from your profile though, many people think they can just put the rel=author link in but forget to link back from google to say they contribute there
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Hi Brian
I was not aware of this method. Thanks for sharing it. As I am new in blogging I have to learn many new things.
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I’ve been making a list of sites that I really like and this is one, this article at least helps me to get started
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Hello Brian,
I have come to know totally a new issue through rearing this input. As a new blogger I did not know anything about how to get more clicks or more traffic. But now I think it is one of the helpful site which I looking for.Thanks for letting us know about it through this cool post indeed!
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Well organised how to article with accurate instructions. i have been improving on my writing skills so that i can become a guest blogger on other webmasters sites.
I don’t feel ready yet however i have started accepting guest posts on my site.
i hope to post on comluv soon.
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Nice tips
but i am not into guest blogging till now.
will try after a few time
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This is not the first time I hear about the amazing advantages of Comluv. However, your arguments sound rather convincing.
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Andy,
Whilst I have been posting online for years, I am relatively new to the world of blogging, and this post hit the nail on the head! Pictures are like social proof; it makes you look legit!
Now I’m off to try to do what you said. =) Cheers!
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This really helps me because the post on g+ ranks faster then the post on the blog because of it`s good position in serp .This can help newbies as well :
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What a simple way to boost your findability with google. Thanks for this tip, that’s great to know.
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This is a best way for getting clicks in our guest posts from Google. I am not a contributor at this time. Guest posting really helps in increasing the number of visitors.
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i haven’t submitted any guest post yet but will submit one for more exposure
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Really very informative post. I was totally unknown about this and now I realize that yes I can boost a good traffic for any of my guest post. Thanks Brian for this awesome info.
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nice tips, I have down all the step except adding in the links in the Google Plus. thanks for sharing!
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Guest post plays vital role in ranking,thanks for sharing useful information, keep it up
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I have heard it before but didn’t gave attention.but your pic got my attention and i really learnt a new thing today..
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I’m running two blogs with the same tips you gave but not all. I will try out the rest. Thanks.
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I\’m running two blogs with the same tips you gave but not all. I will try out the rest. Thanks.
I always wondered how some people got their image next to the serps. I willl have to do some more research on it. Thanks for the tips.
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great post andy,
i dont have a contributor account approved but i will soon try to write and submit guest posts on this blog as it seems a great blog. i would reall like to guest post here
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I have applied for a contributor account that is pending. This post will help me in getting more clicks in my first guest post.
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I had not done any guest post yet but am thinking to start one in the near future. Yes, it is quite easy for getting more clicks on the articles by sharing the content on the social media like google plus and facebook etc.
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Hi Andy,
I have started my blog 2 months back I am not getting much traffic I want to try Guest Post.
well definitely will try your method to link Google Plus account with Author.
Thanks
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great article Andy yeah that is right that all of us said that the guest post is drive the more traffic in our blog but we have to learn the tricks to increase traffic in our blog
thanks!!!
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