NOTE: Goggle No Longer Supports Google Authorship or Images in listings
This is the video version of SEO tip number 7 in the free SEO eBook on the right. It shows you how to set up Google Authorship so that your image appears next to your listings. Google Authorship also lets Google know exactly how many pages you have written and prepares you for Author Rank.
These heat maps show how having an image next to your listing really does increase click through to your website
On the left you can see the majority of people click on number one. Some on number 2 and very little on 3 and 4. On the right when there is a picture less people click on number 1 and more people click on number 3 then number 2.
Source: http://blumenthals.com/blog/2013/03/13/video-snippets-vs-author-images
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