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custom-codes - One of the most important ways to generate viewership to your blog and increase its' click-through rate is to put up your picture beside your blog link in Google search results. This method develops trust in the eyes of the viewers and they are more compelled to open up your blog then they would have been without the picture there. Formally known as Google Authorization, this is among the major blogging tips that can increase the exposure to your blog content and can greatly increase your blog ranking from Google's point of view. Today, we'll take a look at how it's done.

The process basically is about telling Google you're the author of the blog. Google will then display your Google+ profile picture beside your blog link in search results. The complete procedure can take you about 5 minutes. However, its implementation from Google's side usually takes around 5-7 days but may even take months to complete. It mainly depends upon how often Google crawls your page. All you need to have for the procedure is a verified Google account along with a Google+ profile. The process becomes simpler if you have a verified email@yourDomain but is also possible without it. Let's take a look at both the cases.

NOTE: Make sure your Google+ profile picture is square i.e. length = width in pixels. Google will reject a rectangular picture for this purpose.

Case 1: If you DON'T have an email@yourDomain

If you don't have an email@yourDomain, some manual HTML editing needs to be performed on your blog to authorize it with your Google+ profile. The procedure is as under: