Google don’t seem able to make their mind up on Featured Snippets and FAQs. At one point, they were everywhere, then they vanished for a bit, and now they’re back – but curtailed to two results per query. Perhaps this is the result of many people, myself included, constantly having
So, I kicked off a conspiracy theory on Twitter this week… … because Featured Snippets are back in a big way. I suggested in my previous article on Featured Snippets that the removal of these odious little devils might only temporary, an experiment by Google to measure the impact of
I’ve made no secret of my dislike of Featured Snippets. This week there was some good news that maybe, just maybe, Google was turning back the clock and dropping Featured Snippets from search. For those who’ve missed my previous posts on these, Featured Snippets are those “quick answers” to questions
Do you remember when Google just gave you a list of websites that matched your search? No “featured snippets”, no pins from Google Maps, no shopping results… just ten links that matched your search? Well, a group of journalists and developers from The Markup do and want to give you
Moz ran an interesting experiment into the impact of Featured Snippets on website traffic, bravely gambling with their own presence in the featured snippets section of the Google Search Results. Brief Take: When it opted out of Featured Snippets, Moz saw a 12% drop in traffic. When they re-enabled them,
Even if you don’t know what a “Featured Snippet” is, you’ve probably seen quite a few of them. Featured Snippets are those “quick answers” you get to questions at the top of your search results when you search for something like “How long do I boil an egg?”. Since Google