{"id":7506,"date":"2018-02-09T19:31:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T14:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/?p=7506"},"modified":"2023-07-08T18:54:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T13:24:48","slug":"format-featured-snippets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/format-featured-snippets\/","title":{"rendered":"What, Why &#038; How to Format for Featured Snippets!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/What-Why-How-to-Format-for-Featured-Snippets-.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7518 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/What-Why-How-to-Format-for-Featured-Snippets-.png?resize=640%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"featured snippets\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/What-Why-How-to-Format-for-Featured-Snippets-.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/What-Why-How-to-Format-for-Featured-Snippets-.png?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/What-Why-How-to-Format-for-Featured-Snippets-.png?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google is always attempting to ease the user by refining their algorithms. In the SEO realm, we know that as the Google Update. There is quite a buzz off in the last Google update. We saw <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/ai-and-google-a-seo-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RankBrain: The AI algorithm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and before that, we got featured snippets. Arrr&#8230;Didn\u2019t get quite hold of that right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are many webmasters, who still didn\u2019t understand the application of the featured snippets. In this post, you will get to know all about featured snippets. What are they, why are they so important and how can you get those for your website.<\/p>\n<p>So, in Bruce Buffer style, It is Time!!!!! Let\u2019s get you started,<\/p>\n<h2>Featured Snippets: Intro<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The simplest way to define featured snippet is, it is the answer (A Direct Answer) to the query which appears in the little-featured box just above the search results. This is an approach by Google to improve user experience and convenience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snippets-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7507\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snippets-1.jpg?resize=640%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"google featured snippets\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snippets-1.jpg?w=632&amp;ssl=1 632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snippets-1.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Instance, you type a query like, How can you improve SEO? Google will first stop at the top results of the query and then select the most precise answer to that query, and then present it on the top of the search results. Commonly the place where the content is showing is the position zero.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Why Are Featured Snippets Important?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, you need to understand what is in a snippet. Generally, a featured (rich\/or not) snippet contains small summary of the query\u2019s answer asked by the user. Not just a summary but also a link to a page, page URL and Title as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the exciting features for snippets is, you don\u2019t have to be at the top. Your website\u2019s position on the first page of the Search Engine will suffice. The click-through rate of the featured snippet is around 516%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, let\u2019s have a look at three types of featured snippets in this section of the post.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snippets-2.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7508\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snippets-2.png?resize=640%2C274&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"snippets importance\" width=\"640\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snippets-2.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snippets-2.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Three Types Of Featured Snippets<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three type of Google featured snippets are,<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Table<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to provide you with the best answer, Google shows the featured snippets in a tabular format. In general, this table consists of three columns and five rows (And this includes the header as well.).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your design, colour coding or image is in minimal plain HTML, it is acceptable in the featured snippet.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>List<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, if a user\u2019s query demands a list, then Google presents a featured snippet in a list format. For a list featured snippet, the source webpage must answer the query in a list or numbered format. Google shows at least five and at most eight items and this excludes the header of the post.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Paragraph<\/h3>\n<p>If your web post answers the user\u2019s query in 40-55 words, then Google adopt the paragraph type featured snippet. Most of the time, questions that start with \u201cwhy\u201d, \u201cwhat\u201d, \u201cwhen\u201d, \u201cwhich\u201d, \u201cwas\u201d usually show paragraphs in the snippet. So, when you are targeting for paragraph snippets, do some exhaustive research.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snippets-3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7509\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snippets-3.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"snippet format\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snippets-3.jpg?w=638&amp;ssl=1 638w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snippets-3.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Tips To Get Featured Snippets<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before we jump off to the actionable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/optimise-existing-content-featured-snippets\/\">tips for featured snippets<\/a>, let\u2019s have a look at Google\u2019s criteria for showing the featured snippet,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><b>It Is Quoted By Google, Not Our Words!!!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i>When we recognize that a query asks a question, we\u00a0programmatically\u00a0detect pages that answer the user\u2019s question,\u00a0and display a top result as a featured snippet in the search results.<\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, let\u2019s have a look at these tips to get the position zero,<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Capture Featured Snippets From Different Tools<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First things first. You cannot create featured snippets!!! That\u2019s a bummer. Google creates the featured snippets in accordance with their guidelines. It really doesn\u2019t matter what you do to from the SEO perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Analyse &amp; Identify Opportunity &amp; Target for Page One Of SERPs<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most important point while targeting for the featured snippet is, you must rank in the first page for the search query. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research&#8217;s conducted by various SEO tools<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0clearly stated that 99.58 percent of the featured snippets are from the websites that ranked in top 10 for the search query.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After an exhaustive SEO process, you successfully ranked your website for a query. Now you need to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digital-muscle.com.au\/optimise-content-googles-featured-snippets-multiply-website-traffic\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">take action to be featured in a snippet by Google<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Try to address the query in the best way possible to maximise your chances to be displayed in the featured snippet. Provide better and improved experience for your user by directly answering the query. So, identify the opportunity and nail it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Avoid Blunderous Grammar<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Britney Muller <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0stated that &#8211; &#8220;<em>if there is any sort of grammar mistake in the top header or description of the content. Google can remove it instantly from the position zero.<\/em>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no official stated that (Clearly in Google nobody makes grammar mistakes often, but why to take chances!!!).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Inverse Pyramid Rule!<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you ever heard of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inverted_pyramid\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inverse pyramid rule<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? (Com\u2019on marketers I bet you do) This is one of the major breakthroughs in the marketing world. This closely resembled the famous theory of Journalism, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agenda-setting_theory\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agenda Setting Theory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t answer the question. Give answer first and then form a question from it. So, according to the query, address an answer and cater all the supplement for the answer to make it useful for your visitors. Once Google finds your content, you will be in the position zero.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Format Properly<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snippets-4.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7510 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snippets-4.png?resize=640%2C498&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"featured snippet\" width=\"640\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snippets-4.png?w=895&amp;ssl=1 895w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snippets-4.png?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rankwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snippets-4.png?resize=768%2C598&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We earlier discussed the three type of featured snippets. The formats of all the three snippets were different. Keep that format in mind and clearly define that format in your webpage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are targeting for a bulleted list, you need to make sure that you also have that in your content, Same do with paragraph and table format. Make paragraphs and tables in your content and see it in the position zero of Google search engine result pages.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A featured snippet can be the first impression of your website if you follow the lead given above.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s discuss in a nutshell what we have discussed in the post. This makes sure that you perceive it perfectly.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The simplest way to define featured snippet is, it is the answer (A Direct Answer To Be Exact) to the query which appears in a little-featured box above the search results.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The click-through rate of a featured snippet can rise up to 516%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You cannot create featured snippets. Google creates the featured snippets in accordance with their guidelines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need to take action to be featured in a snippet by Google. Try to address the query in the best way possible to maximise your chances to be displayed in the featured snippet. Provide better and improved experience for your user by directly answering the query.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there is any sort of grammar mistake in the top header or description of the content. Google can remove it instantly from the position zero.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t answer the question. Give answer first and then form a question from it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are targeting for a bulleted list, you need to make sure that you also have that in your content, Same do with paragraph and table format.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope that you like my post. Did I miss something? Let me know via comments and I will get back to you. Till then, ADIOS!!!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google is always attempting to ease the user by refining their algorithms. In the SEO realm, we know that as the Google Update. 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