Google: Featured Snippets & Direct Answers

Google search results page displays answer without any search results

Google is now showing answers without any additional search results for some queries. For example, if you search for [time in los angeles] or [time in new zealand] Google will show the answer, and then show a button below the answer to load the search results. Google said for the queries this shows up for,

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Google tests showing answers under ‘people also ask’ feature

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Multifaceted featured snippets begin rolling out in Google search results

Google has been rolling out many new search features over the past few months related to images, featured snippets, and the knowledge graph. Today the search giant released another feature called “multifaceted featured snippets.” Multifaceted featured snippets will be surfaced for queries that are sufficiently broad enough to allow for more than one interpretation of

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Google publishes comprehensive guide to featured snippets

Google has published one of the most comprehensive explanations yet of their featured snippets in a post on the search blog. Featured snippets, in short, are the quick direct answers you see at the top of the Google search results page that appear in response to some search queries. In this blog post, Google explains what

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SEO trends and Google changes to expect in 2018

We’re already over a week into 2018, and the start of a new year is a great time to check in and see where we stand as an industry — and how things might change this year. Prepare for fake news algorithm updates Back in 2010, Google was getting beaten up in the media for

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Google’s latest search updates brings more content to Featured Snippets & Knowledge Panel info

Google has announced three new search updates around featured snippets, knowledge panel information and suggestions for related topics. According to a post on Google’s The Keyword blog, a selection of featured snippets will now include more images and related search suggestions within the box displaying the featured snippet content. It is also expanding the information

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Is the featured snippet bubble bursting?

This article was co-authored with my colleague at Go Fish Digital, Chris Long. We’ve been bullish on answer boxes (also known as featured snippets) for a while now. Six months ago, we wrote about unique strategies we’ve been using to obtain those featured snippets. That coveted “position 0” is just so juicy, for a number

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Targeting featured snippet and ‘People also ask’ SERP features

Search engines have a peculiar business model: They exist to quickly direct you somewhere else. This is in direct contrast to your typical web business or social platform, where they do everything they can to keep you engaged and on that platform. This can’t have escaped the notice of the good folks at Google. And

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Inside the new Google Search Console at SMX East

If you’re an SEO, odds are good that you live and breathe inside the Google Search Console every day. The good news is that Google is about to significantly upgrade the Search Console with an extensive redesign to better serve you. As reported by Barry Schwartz on Search Engine Land, Google’s new Search Console will:

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