--- title: "How to Setup Google Authorship" description: "In this tutorial: Email Verification Method Link Verification Method In this guide, we will show you how to set up Google Authorship, which allows you to link your Google+ profile to the content you..." url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/google-tools/setup-authorship/ date: 2014-04-18 modified: 2021-08-16 author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor" categories: ["Google Tools"] type: post lang: en --- # How to Setup Google Authorship ## In this tutorial: [Email Verification Method](#email) [Link Verification Method](#link) In this guide, we will show you how to set up **Google Authorship**, which allows you to link your *Google+* profile to the content you write. It will also list the website in the **Contributor To** section of your Google+ profile. There are two methods for setting up Google Authorship, in this tutorial we will show you how to set up both options. ## Setting up Google Authorship with an Email Address If you have an email address set up at the domain you are a contributor to, you can just enter your email address, then click the link in a confirmation email. For instance, if you are a contributor to example.com, and have the email address username@example.com you can use this option for confirming your authorship. 1. Login to [Google+](https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin), then navigate to the [Google Authorship](https://plus.google.com/authorship) page. Here is the address: [https://plus.google.com/authorship](https://plus.google.com/authorship) 2. Enter your email address in the available field (Step 4), then click the **Sign up for Authorship** button. [![signing up for google authorship](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/google_authorship_sign-up-for-authorship.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/google_authorship_sign-up-for-authorship.png) You will then see a message that a *verification email* has been sent. [![sending verify email](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/google_authorship_verification-email-sent.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/google_authorship_verification-email-sent.png) 3. Check your Inbox for an email from the *Google+ team*, and click the verification link. [![verify email address](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/google_authorship_verifying-email-address.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/google_authorship_verifying-email-address.png) You will then be redirected to the Google email verification page, and may be prompted to log into Google+. You are finished when you see a message stating that you have verified the address. [![email confirmation for contributor to authorsip setup](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/google_authorship_email-successfully-confirmed.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/google_authorship_email-successfully-confirmed.png) 4. As per the official Google Authorship setup [guide](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1408986?hl=en), you must “*Make sure that each article or post you publish on that domain has a clear byline identifying you as the author (for example, “By Steven Levy” or “Author: Steven Levy”).*“ ## Setting up Google Authorship with a Link If you are unable to verify your Google Authorship with an email address at the domain, the alternate option is to verify by linking to your Google+ profile in an article. This is a two-step process. ### Link to your Google+ Profile 1. In the article that you authored, add a link to your Google+ plus profile with the following code (be sure to replace the asterisks (*) with your Google+profile address): <a href=”************?rel=author”> When you are finished, it should look similar to this: <a href=”https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JohnPaulBriones?rel=author”> ### Link to your Article 1. [Log into](https://profiles.google.com/me) your Google+ account. 2. Go to the **About** page, for your profile. [![Click to zoom in](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/google_authorship_about-page.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/google_authorship_about-page.png) 3. Click the **Edit** button, in the *Links* section. [![adding a link](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/google_editing-links.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/google_editing-links.png) 4. Click **Add custom link** in the *Contributor to* section. 5. Enter a name for the link, and put the link to your article. Then, click the **Save** button when you are finished. [![save your link](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/google_saving-custom-link.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/google_saving-custom-link.png) Now you’ll see your new link listed in the *Contributor to* section of your Google+ profile. Click the link to go to your article. [![view of your authorship link](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/google_contributor-to-link.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/google_contributor-to-link.png) Congratulations, now you know how to **setup Google Authorship**, allowing you to link to your published articles in the **Contributor To** section of your Google+ page! If you are interested in to the InMotion Hosting Support center, you can publish articles [here](/support/questions/), and they will be displayed on [this page.](/support/questions/)