John Mueller from Google wrote on Bluesky, “and let’s be honest, people can tell when author bios are used purely as an SEO tactic. It’s kinda awkward, not reassuring.”
This was in response to a post from Nikki Pilkington who said “Stop treating author bios as an SEO tactic and start treating them as what they are – a tool for building trust with your actual human readers.”
John amplified that post and said, “I don’t know who needs to hear it ->” and quoted the thread.
Here is the original post:
Stop treating author bios as an SEO tactic and start treating them as what they are – a tool for building trust with your actual human readers.
— Nikki Pilkington (@nikkipilkington.bsky.social) February 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Like I said, John reshared it and wrote:
I don’t know who needs to hear it ->
… and let’s be honest, people can tell when author bios are used purely as an SEO tactic. It’s kinda awkward, not reassuring.
Here are some other related stories on this topic over the recent years:
Forum discussion at Bluesky.

Newspaper Ads Canyon Crest CA
Click To See Full Page Ads
Click To See Half Page Ads
Click To See Quarter Page Ads
Click To See Business Card Size Ads
If you have questions before you order, give me a call @ 951-235-3518 or email @ canyoncrestnewspaper@gmail.com
Like us on Facebook Here
A Guide To Enterprise-Level Migrations (100,000+ URLs)
An enterprise website migration is no small feat. We’re talking hundreds of thousands of...
Maximize Conversion Value: Google Ads bidding explained
Are all Google Ads conversions created equal? Let’s say a $500 sale and a $50 sale both...
0 Comments