Google is the best place to find anything and anyone. You can search by your name and it will literally show you thousands of results where finding your name will be a challenge. Therefore, Google introduced the People Card feature in India, which helps users find exactly the person they are looking for.
The Google People Card is a sort of virtual business card that displays basic information about you at the top of Google results. It allows you to add a short bio, your social media profiles, and your short snippet. This feature is currently only available in India, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.
People like entrepreneurs, business professionals, journalists, influencers, job seekers and freelancers can sign up to create their own People card on Google. Creating your own Google People Card is a good thing. Here’s how you can create your own card.
How to create your own people card in Google search
Follow the steps to create your own card to show up in Google search results.
- Open the Google app on your smartphone and type “add me to search”.
- At the top of the search results, you will find the “Get Started”option, click on it.
- It will now ask you to enter basic information such as name, location, information about yourself, job, education, email, website, etc. These are all required fields and you will need to proceed. Be sure to fill them out correctly as Google will show this on your card.
- You can also link your social media handles to your card, such as Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, SoundCloud, Instagram, and Pinterest.
- After entering your email address and phone number, Google will ask you if you’d like to show it on your card.
- After you enter all the required information, you can check the preview to make sure all the information is displayed correctly. After verification, save the map. Your Google employee card will become valid instantly and can be found online if you search for your name and information.
To check your People card in Google search, just type “Add me to search”in your Google account. It will display your personal people card.
How to edit people card in google search
Editing your people card is easier than creating the card itself in Google search. Follow the steps below to edit your map.
- Open Google Chrome on your phone, make sure you are signed in with your Google account.
- Type “change my people card”into the search menu.
- The Edit option is in the top right corner of the card.
- You will be able to see all your information and edit it, make edits and preview it.
- Save your changes.
- That’s it, your people card is now edited and Google will show the updated card as a result.
How to remove a card with people from the search
If you don’t want to keep using your Google People card and want to remove it from your search results, here’s how to do it.
- Open Google search and type “Edit my people card”in the search bar, make sure you are logged into your account.
- Go to the edit option in the top right corner of the card and click on it.
- Scroll down in the edit section, there will be an option to “Remove my search card from Google”.
- Click on it, a confirmation popup will appear, click “Remove”and your card and all information will be removed from Google search.
Tips to improve the performance of your Google People card
To get the most out of your People card, you need to make it effective. Google has several conditions in place to ensure that the People card is effective and therefore a great tool for building new networks. Here are a few things to keep in mind when filling out the information in the People Card menu to get the best results.
- Make sure that the information you submit must be yours alone. Google may remove your map if it determines that the information you provide on the map does not match the work you actually do.
- You should use suggestions for fields like “Hometown”or “Profession”to make your People card more effective. Although you can write any field in the section.
- You should regularly update your information in the People card, otherwise it may be considered inactive by Google and removed from the search index.
- Your Google People card should correctly describe you and your profession. You can not use fuzzy or other people’s pictures. Other people should be able to recognize you when they see the image on the Google People card.
- Your People card must not be related to any form of advertising. Words like “best”or “affordable”can’t be used on a Google People card.
- You must not use language that disparages your previous jobs or supervisors. It should not be derogatory or vindictive towards other people or organizations.
- The People card should not incite violence or incite hatred. Obscene, vulgar language will not appear on the People card and will be removed from the results.
- Your Google People card must respect intellectual property rights as well as privacy rights. You cannot claim a position or business as your own unless you are the owner of said business. Moreover, you cannot upload images that you do not have the right to use or claim.
If you’re not sure how Google can validate your claim on the People card, then you should be aware that Google uses other users and its own algorithmic signals to validate claims made by the user. Therefore, it will remove the “People”card in case of misinformation or violation of the rules.