Mark Traphagen says, “On June 25, 2014, Google’s John Mueller made a shocking announcement: Google would be removing all author photos from Google search results. According to the MozCast Feature Graph, that task was fully accomplished by June 29.

In this post I will:

  • Give a brief overview of how Google Authorship got to where it is today.
  • Cover how Google Authorship now works and appears in search.
  • Offer my take on why Author photos were removed
  • Investigate the oft-repeated claims of higher CTR from author photos”.

Author Photos are Gone: Does Google Authorship Still Have Value?

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