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Google just handed publishers and creators a dedicated space inside Search they actually own.
Search Profiles is a claimable page on Google Search where creators and publishers can set their identity, link their platforms, and let people follow them directly into Discover.
For years, your presence on Search was whatever Google inferred about you. No control, no input, no direct audience relationship. Search Profiles changes that: you claim it, you populate it, and every person who taps Follow is routed into your Discover feed on the Google app.
๐ Claim a profile with avatar, bio, website and platform links, so your audience always finds the real you on Search
๐ฐ Surface your latest articles, videos and social posts in one consolidated place, cutting through the noise of scattered results
๐ฅ Convert a search query into a following relationship, building recurring reach through Discover without relying on the algorithm alone
Built for digital publishers, independent journalists, and creators with an existing following on at least one major platform. US-only at launch.
If you create content and care about how you show up on Google, claim your profile now!
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@rohanrecommendsย Love the idea and kinda surprised it took them this long. Too bad it's limited to just the US (and really 100k+ followers?!).
As someone who's been publishing across a few podcasts and blogs for years, "one place to highlight your work on Search" really lands, so much of what creators make just ends up scattered. Curious how it handles work that lives across different platforms (audio, writing, etc.) Does it pull everything into one profile automatically, or do you connect each source by hand?
Interesting , but google had something very similar right called People Card . Whats the diff ?
@deepan_alveย i was thinking the same....
@deepan_alveย People Card is basically a static digital business card for anyone. Search Profiles is an official storefront for big creatorsโit automatically pulls your latest content from all platforms and lets people follow you directly into their Google Discover feed.
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I understand that maybe this is a way for content creators to get more shine...but SHEESH regular people getting pushed down lower with this one.
This is a smart move by Google for content creators. I run a YouTube channel on financial modeling (@Mod3Loop โ https://www.youtube.com/@Mod3Loop) and visibility on Search has always been fragmented. Having a claimable profile that links directly to your platforms and feeds Discover could make a real difference for niche creators who don't have millions of subscribers but do have highly engaged audiences. Curious whether Google will eventually open this to non-US creators โ financial modeling is a global audience.
The follow-to-Discover routing is the part I'd pressure test. Discover is its own algorithmic layer and doesn't guarantee that following someone actually surfaces their content regularly โ it still optimizes for engagement signals, not subscriptions. So the creator's pitch to their audience becomes "follow me on Search" when the honest version is "follow me on Search and maybe see my stuff more, depending on what Discover decides." That's a hard value prop to communicate.