Below are some of the must-read SEO articles form around the Web this week.
1. Which Sites Win the Most Featured Snippets – STAT
Have you ever wondered what steps you could take to help ensure your Website is selected for Googles’ answer box and knowledge graphs? You’re not alone.
STAT, a search analytics software company, recently released a white paper that presents the findings of an analysis of more than 1,000,000 high-CPC queries.
In their Whitepaper, they offer some great tips for optimizing your content to be selected in featured snippets. Here are few that stuck out.
- Make sure your content has more than 1,000 words
- Add tables tags (table tags)
- Add lists (ol and li tags)
- Make sure your H2s have exact match or partial match keywords
- Make sure these pages are shared out on your social media accounts