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Just within the past few weeks I've started to see lots of "author photos" showing in the SERPs.  A couple people who I trust tell me that they are getting big traffic improvements where their author photo is showing. I still don't have an author page (I don't like to build content on other websites unless I enjoy it or am being paid) but am starting lean towards making one. I think that it is a mistake not to have one.  It's on my job list.