{"id":1716,"date":"2023-07-17T17:39:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T22:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kattwagner.com\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2023-07-17T17:42:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T22:42:59","slug":"latest-google-update-featured-snippets-seo-faqs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kattwagner.com\/latest-google-update-featured-snippets-seo-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Snippets are CHANGING! How Google&#8217;s Latest Algorithm Updates Impact FAQs and SEO Strategy."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1716\" class=\"elementor elementor-1716\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ad283b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ad283b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-564e5b3\" data-id=\"564e5b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc8137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cc8137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Have Google&#8217;s algorithm updates left you scrambling to figure out your SEO strategy? You&#8217;re not alone. One major shift we need to understand is with featured snippets, particularly the FAQs that rank in Google&#8217;s &#8220;People Also Ask&#8221; section.\u00a0<\/p><p>Why are these important? How can we adapt? Let&#8217;s dive into these questions, look at real data about these SERP changes, and help you optimize your SEO strategy. 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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are Featured Snippets and FAQ Rich Results?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92acd90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92acd90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Featured snippets are those special boxes you see at the top of Google&#8217;s search results, designed to give users quick answers. A subset of these snippets is the FAQ rich results, where Google displays a series of commonly asked questions and their answers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc76ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cc76ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"838\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/kattwagner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/What-are-featured-snippets.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1718\" alt=\"Google SERP screenshot preview of People Also Ask for &quot;What are featured snippets&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kattwagner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/What-are-featured-snippets.png 838w, https:\/\/kattwagner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/What-are-featured-snippets-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/kattwagner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/What-are-featured-snippets-768x291.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Here's how FAQs display as a featured snippet on Google SERPs.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-464b0f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"464b0f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2716e1\" data-id=\"a2716e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd3fd49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd3fd49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The significance of these FAQ snippets to creators and businesses is that they can improve content visibility in the SERPs, driving organic traffic to your website. They also serve to engage user curiosity, and by answering one question the right way you can win engagement of a confident reader.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5bd854 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5bd854\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b05a7b\" data-id=\"4b05a7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe622f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe622f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are FAQs Still Important for SEO after Google's Latest Update?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf59e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adf59e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recent trends have signaled an unexpected nosedive in FAQ rich snippets&#8217; prominence. <a href=\"https:\/\/getstat.com\/blog\/faq-decline\/#:~:text=The%20above%20chart,end%20of%20March).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This decline started showing up around April on mobile, then continued in May on desktop<\/a>, according to data from STAT.<\/p><p>The effects of this update have impacted <i>all<\/i> industry verticals, so no marketing enthusiast should ignore it! But while people scrolling search results might be less likely to see your FAQs (or anyone else&#8217;s) in search results now, FAQs are still a really important piece of your marketing.<\/p><p>Though there will be fewer opportunities for a FAQ of your&#8217;s to show up in the &#8220;People Also Ask&#8221; section, FAQs still:<\/p><ul><li>Help people find the answers they&#8217;re looking for<\/li><li>Cut down on one-off support inquiries that could come your way<\/li><li>Signal to search engine crawlers what your web content is all about<\/li><li>Help content writers structure and organize informational content<\/li><\/ul><div>And since\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kattwagner.com\/social-media-marketing-can-help-seo-index-and-rank\/#:~:text=Google%20has%20indicated,and%20visibility.\">Google recently emphasized the growing importance social media shares (referral links!)<\/a>\u00a0in SERP ranking determination, it&#8217;s a better time than ever to embrace FAQs as you create content for social media posts!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-373acf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"373acf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kattwagner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/why-faqs-make-great-content-for-seo-and-social-media-copywriting-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1249\" alt=\"why FAQs make great content for SEo and social media marketing repurposing copywriting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kattwagner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/why-faqs-make-great-content-for-seo-and-social-media-copywriting-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/kattwagner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/why-faqs-make-great-content-for-seo-and-social-media-copywriting-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/kattwagner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/why-faqs-make-great-content-for-seo-and-social-media-copywriting-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/kattwagner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/why-faqs-make-great-content-for-seo-and-social-media-copywriting-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/kattwagner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/why-faqs-make-great-content-for-seo-and-social-media-copywriting.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">FAQs are a great place to start, repurpose, and expand content. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b164070 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b164070\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14250cb\" data-id=\"14250cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97a07f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e97a07f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Growing Importance of Images in SERPs<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fad7d99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fad7d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the same time FAQs are getting less space in Google SERPs, there has been a coinciding uptick in the appearance of images appearing in search results. This trend reaffirms the importance of weaving relevant and well-optimized images into your content. And as shown in the FAQ content cycle above, a purposeful content strategy that includes questions and images will help you tackle your website and social media content strategy simultaneously.<\/p><p><strong><em>See More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kattwagner.com\/social-media-marketing-can-help-seo-index-and-rank\/#:~:text=search%20engine%20ranking.-,Copywriting%20for%20Social%20Media%20vs.%20SEO%20Performance,-When%20creating%20content\">Copywriting for Social Media vs. SEO Performance<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9ced72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9ced72\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a7c9ce\" data-id=\"4a7c9ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397de7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"397de7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs vs. Google's Search Generative Experience<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11413d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11413d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This brings us to the concept of Google&#8217;s SGE (Search Generative Experience). SGE uses AI to provide more comprehensive responses to search queries. <b><i>It is my speculation that the decline in FAQ rich snippets may be a move towards embracing SGE more fully<\/i><\/b>. This could mean significant shifts in the landscape for content creators and their SEO tactics. And, it probably explains why Images are getting the extra SERP real estate in the meantime!<\/p><p>By the way, if you want to give SGE or other Google AI features a try, check out\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: var(--base-3);\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.withgoogle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><u>Google&#8217;s latest experiments in Labs<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a84fb82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a84fb82\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3663249\" data-id=\"3663249\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294a85d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"294a85d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d5e85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90d5e85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What are your thoughts on these changes? Have you noticed any impacts on your own SEO strategies? I&#8217;d love to hear your insights.<\/p><p>My tips for\u00a0<em>anyone reading this\u00a0<\/em>are to remember that FAQs are meant to help people get the answers to the questions they may have, and to demonstrate that\u00a0<em>you<\/em> have the knowledge and expertise to provide the answers. Do not treat FAQs as any less important to have in your content marketing than you did before these Google algorithm updates.<\/p><p>Also, if you&#8217;re looking to work these updates in or need guidance for your SEO strategy, consider <a href=\"https:\/\/stan.store\/brandhacking\/p\/book-a-11-call-with-me-n9t5d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">booking a coaching call with me<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p>The world of SEO waits for no one. 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