Since June 2011, you may have noticed pictures of authors next to search results for their articles. These authors have linked their work to their Google profiles in an effort to attract more clicks – a picture and byline can draw attention towards a page, and can link to other work by that person.

There are obvious potential benefits to a Google authorship profile – a photo and name are eye-catching and will make a website stand out next to other search results, but some have suggested that it isn’t worth it.

Having your name and picture displayed in search results requires setting up an account on Google plus, the search engine’s answer to Facebook. Authorship has been criticised as just one way for the search engine to use its domination to promote Google plus.

Tying your professional design work to your Google profile can make some people uneasy, especially if you use Google plus in a social capacity – mixing your personal and professional life online can be a concern for some people.

However, there are other benefits to having an authorship profile beyond seeing your picture next to search results. As Google gives better rankings to websites linked to Google profiles, authorship can boost your visibility to potential clients. Perhaps most importantly, a Google profile makes your work more personal – if a client can see who is behind a website, they will feel a more personal connection, and may feel more comfortable hiring you.

Your Google profile can also display a wide range of other design projects you have done, in effect an online portfolio.

A Google authorship profile does require work to set up, and a degree of professionalism on your authorship profile, but the advantage of adding a personal touch to your work will make it worth it for many.

How to set up a Google authorship profile

First, you need to set up a Google plus profile at plus.google.com. Fill in your details, including a professional picture and some of your details. For Google to verify you as a legitimate author, your profile must be fleshed out with some detail about you, but edit your privacy settings to make sure that certain private details, such as your telephone number, are not made public. The more active you are on Google plus, the more Google will trust you, resulting in higher search rankings.

When editing your profile, add the websites where your content is hosted to the ‘contributor to’ box. You must then link your website to your Google plus profile, which can be done by providing an email address that links to your website, or by adding some simple code to your website.

Google will then take some time to verify you as the author of the work, but eventually your authorship profile will show up alongside your search listings.

So you still haven’t finished on those Valentines Day themed projects?! Shame on you Mister!

But here again to give you a hand is WDB with another red, hearty and full of nauseating love…check out the preview and grab yourself the pack now!

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 A bit of last minute touch-up didn’t hurt nobody, so grab your heart backgrounds from WDB right now and finish your project!

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Joomla CMS being an honorable and successful open source project has already proved its competitive capacity. Joomla stays in the list of top 3 most popular CMS software platforms. Of course WordPress and Drupal have their own advantages and disadvantages as well as Joomla.

Mobile design has become the most significant web design trend in 2011 and now it is not going to stop its victorious march around the web. Today we would like to show you some popular Joomla mobile extensions that will help you manage your website with the help of mobile devices, customize website’s layout by making it mobile-friendly and so on. Unfortunately there are not many useful and reliable mobile extensions for Joomla but we’ve picked some for you. So, here they are.

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Natalie Portman…yes…Natalie…

But leaving the daydreaming aside, today at WDB we feature another source of inspiration, Omar Diaz…a great artist who’s work you can see right here, right now!

So check out the gallery below and enjoy!

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You might want something different…just because not everyone loves neatness and great graphics, so here you go!
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 Today at WDB you find yourself facing a different type of wallpapers, these may not be to everyone’s taste so check out the preview and grab the pack if you like them!

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Again, say what you will but some people just have a lot of talent and put a lot of work into their passions…this guys sure seems to have done so, check out the pictures in the gallery below and be amazed!

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It’s a trend now to have January sale. Why not have one on Garcya.us?

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 Hello folks, today we get ready again for the most commercialized day of the year, the day that almost everyone runs around buying flowers, candy and all that crap…that is good for us people who use it to attract users and visitors, so grab your pack of redness to make your clients happier and why not…get away with a card or something you just made up for you girlfriend, boyfriend, wife…whatever floats your boat!

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