Rel=author rel=me

[pauledwards]

I am an e-commerce website with a blog, creating content on my website but also guest posting for others. I also have a Google + page.

Do i need to do the rel=author rel=me? does it benefit me?

I am confused on how it works, can someone outline the basics please? i gather i put rel=me in the page that is about me and author on the blog posts i do/gues posts?

Any help much appreciated.

[avassa]

Here is what you need to do:

a) Create a g+ profile

b) in the 'contributor to' section, link out to the blog for which you write.

c) on the blog post, add a rel=me tag and point back to the g+ profile or, setup an author page on the blog. From the author page, use a rel=me tag and link back to your g+ profile. If you were to setup an author page, each post on your blog will need to link to the author page using rel=author tag.

Cheers,

Rajesh Dhawan

[pauledwards]

So you have to have an author page for this to work, i cannot make rel=me go to just the root blog directory?

[avassa]

Author page is not a necessity. You can use rel=me from individual blog posts as well. Rel=me will connect with your g+ profile.

You are already doing a rel=me to the root domain by using the 'Contributor To' section of your g+. It works behind the scenes.

Now, you need to claim the content by using rel=me at the individual blog post level or at the level of an author page that will in turn get connected with the rel=author tag.

It sounds confusing, but it isn't actually.

Thanks,
Rajesh Dhawan

[pauledwards]

I am sorry i just am so confused. Ok i have no author page, i have a blog section and a google + profile. WHat do i do simply?

I noticed on my Google+ page for the business page i do not have a ;contributor' section. Meaning an individual has to do this?

[avassa]

Here is what you will need to do:

a) setup a g+ profile for your individual account

b) Connect that across to your company g+ profile

c) on the individual g+ profile, update the contributor to section to redirect to your blog's root domain

d) From the individual posts, rel=me to the g+ profile URL

Cheers,

Rajesh Dhawan

[pauledwards]

Hi there, thanks for that. How do i connect my individual profile to the company profile on google+?

[Aggie]

Thanks, Rajesh.  That closes the loop for me.

Cheers,

Lisa

[AndyKuiper]

This article and video should help clarify: http://www.squidoo.com/authorship-is-the-new-seo

Hope this helps