Do you still need 1,000 followers for rel=publisher

[theLotter]

If I want to add rel=publisher from my Google + page to company website do I still need 1,000 followers or has Google lifted that requirement since launching the feature?

[KaneJamison]

Hi Sara,

Google+ required 1,000 followers in order for your Google+ page to be verified, however this did not mean you need to have 1,000 followers in order to add rel="publisher" code to your homepage - that can be done regardless of follower count.

You can see this in AJ Kohn's article on proper rel publisher setup: http://www.blindfiveyearold.com/google-plus-seo

If you go to the Google+ Page Verification page at Google, you'll now see that the requirement has been changed to state "Your Google+ page must already have a meaningful number of followers." Obviously this is open to interpretation, but based upon that language change, I believe you'll probably be OK with a few hundred followers as opposed to 1,000.