Search identity is how public information connects your name to your work, roles and official profiles. It helps readers, publishers and event organisers distinguish you from other people. For your industry, useful evidence includes publisher author pages, book records, library catalogues and your official bibliography. It is broader than where one page ranks.
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How is an AI answer different from search identity?
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The basics
An AI answer is a generated response to a particular question. Search identity is the connected public evidence about who you are. An answer can mention you, cite a source or omit you entirely; that does not by itself establish or disprove your identity. Check whether it describes your work accurately, which sources it cites and when it was observed.
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What does an identity gap look like in my industry?
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The basics
An identity gap is a missing or conflicting connection between your real work and the public evidence describing it. For example, book editions, pen names and publisher biographies do not resolve to the same author. The practical task is to identify the specific mismatch, correct the source and connect the relevant records.
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How are structured identity and a Knowledge Panel different?
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The basics
Structured identity organises your supported facts and relationships through consistent content, linked profiles and appropriate structured data. A Google Knowledge Panel is a search feature Google assembles from public sources. A panel can be one visible outcome of recognition, while the underlying identity remains useful even when no panel appears.
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Which sources should a author prioritise?
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Your industry
Begin with publisher author pages, book records, library catalogues and your official bibliography. Compare your public name, current role and important work across those records. Fix sources you control first, then request supported corrections from other publishers. A clear, attributable source is more useful than many copied or contradictory profiles.
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How should I connect editions, ISBNs and translations to my identity?
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Your industry
Keep a clear bibliography that distinguishes a work from its editions and translations. Link publisher or catalogue records where available, and preserve correct author credits. An ISBN identifies a particular publication edition or format, not the author as a person.
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Can self-published authors build a structured identity?
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Your industry
Yes. An official author website, accurate book metadata, consistent retail author profiles and genuine independent reviews can provide a starting point. Self-publication alone neither guarantees nor rules out a Knowledge Panel.
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What does the free identity check tell me?
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Getting started
It provides a starting view of the public identity match and evidence the assessment can verify, including available website, profile and structured-data signals. Review the sources and any ambiguity before acting. An unavailable source is unmeasured, and the report is a baseline rather than a complete record of everything on the web.
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What is the difference between Pro and working with your Identity Engineer team?
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Getting started
Pro is a guided workspace at $79.99 USD per month after the free trial. You review and publish prepared updates, with monitoring and next steps in your workspace. Our Identity Engineer team carries out an agreed, one-time Knowledge Panel project for you, starting at $899. A consultation helps establish your scope before you choose.
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How long does the Identity Engineer service take, and what is the refund promise?
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Getting started
If our Identity Engineer team does not get your agreed Google Knowledge Panel live within 4–7 weeks, we will refund your full project payment. Your written quote confirms the project start date, delivery window, and what counts as a live panel before you pay. This promise applies to the agreed Identity Engineer project; it does not apply to the Pro subscription.
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Will structured data guarantee AI mentions, citations or a Knowledge Panel?
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Getting started
Structured data should describe the same facts visitors can read on your pages. It is one part of making your identity clear, alongside accessible content and supporting sources. It does not purchase an AI recommendation or control what Google displays. Assess AI answers, source citations and panel appearances separately, using dated observations.
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How do I measure progress after fixing my identity gap?
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Getting started
Keep a dated baseline of your website, profiles and supporting records. Recheck the exact conflicts you corrected, then compare identity accuracy, cited sources and any panel changes separately. For a author, progress starts with correct attribution of your work; one search result or AI response is only one observation.
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Do I need a traditional publisher to get a panel?
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Your industry
No. Self-published authors can qualify with strong ISBN records, catalog coverage, and structured entity links.
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Will my books appear in the panel?
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Your industry
When works are correctly linked in Wikidata and ISBN data is clean, Google can surface books directly in the panel.
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I write under a pen name. Does that affect eligibility?
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Your industry
Pen names are supported. We build the entity under the published name and connect works without exposing private identity.
Start with clarity
Turn a catalogue of books into one recognisable author identity
Start with a free evidence check, then decide whether you want our help strengthening the gaps.