What is Google's Featured Snippet?
Google's Featured Snippets are the small piece of text displayed at the top of search results to give users a direct answer to their query. These snippets appear in a special box and are typically pulled from one of the top-ranking pages in the search results.
A Featured Snippet typically appears in one of the following formats:
- Text: A short answer to the question.
- List: A bullet list summarising information.
- Table: A table with organised data.
When does Google's Featured Snippet appear?
Featured Snippets often appear for informational searches to give the user the desired answer as quickly as possible.
Example of a Google Featured Snippet
When you search for "What is holistic marketing", you can see an example of how a Featured Snippet presents relevant information directly in the search results:
How to get a Featured Snippet! 6 tips
There is no guarantee of getting a Featured Snippet, as it is ultimately Google that decides which pages are shown. However, you can increase your chances by following these tips:
- Find the search phrase: Identify the specific search phrase you want to optimise for.
- Research existing Featured Snippets: Check whether a Featured Snippet already exists for the relevant search phrase.
- Create the content: Write your content with a focus on answering the search phrase clearly and precisely.
- Ask questions: Include questions in the text that you want to answer.
- Provide precise answers: Answer the questions briefly and directly.
- Mark the questions: Use H-headings or bold text to highlight the questions in your content.
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