{"id":1791,"date":"2020-12-01T11:57:01","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T11:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rankmovers.com\/?p=1791"},"modified":"2024-02-23T09:26:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T09:26:50","slug":"how-to-optimize-for-google-discover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rankmovers.com\/how-to-optimize-for-google-discover\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Optimize for Google Discover"},"content":{"rendered":"
Even if you have never heard of Google Discover, chances are, you have probably used it before. Google Discover is a mobile experience feature available on the Google Search app on smartphones and tablets.<\/p>\n
Launched in 2017, Google Discover is a feed that tries to eliminate the need for searching by suggesting new content based on a user\u2019s existing search history. Basically, web users are being profiled as Google uses their machine learning algorithms to keep suggesting content to keep people on their app.<\/p>\n
The idea of a \u201cqueryless\u201d search has been around for a while with social media platforms. Still, Google\u2019s Discover feature has flipped traditional SEO on its head in some ways by forcing content creators to focus on quality instead of SEO techniques on their own.<\/p>\n
Although content featured in Discover feeds usually see momentary traffic jumps, people who click on your content are more likely to have it recommended again, providing more conversion opportunities.<\/p>\n
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As such, if you run a website, you should be optimizing your content for Google Discover to give yourself the best chance of reaching the widest possible audience. Below we look at how you can optimize your content and website for this feature in five steps.<\/p>\n
If you want to appear in Google Discover results, you need to get your business, product, etc., in Google\u2019s Knowledge Graph<\/a>. This may seem like an arduous task, but you can start the process by listing your business on Google My Business.<\/p>\n Google will need to verify your listing with a verification code that will be mailed to you before your listing appears online. Once you have been approved, you should see a knowledge panel you can edit when you search your business. You can add links to your website and social media profiles, among other things, to the panel.<\/p>\n Essentially, you need Google to recognize your business or product as an entity. Without a Knowledge Graph, you are never going to appear on the Discover feed. The Knowledge Graph itself will add authority to your website.<\/p>\n Webmasters have identified two types of content that get regularly recommended on the Discover:<\/p>\n Content can also be in any format, including an article, video, or one of Google\u2019s widgets. Examples of Google\u2019s widgets include the worldwide COVID-19 case counter (if you\u2019re into daily trauma), sports scores, and election counters.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Surprisingly, age isn\u2019t always a factor in what appears on Discover. Articles as old as three or four years have appeared in feeds as the content still met some web searchers’ needs.<\/p>\n The common denominator among the content featured on Google Discover is that it focuses on meeting user intent. The content exists for more reasons than to act as a click farm for ad revenue.<\/p>\n This is where some SEO webmasters need to adjust their content strategy. While you could get your work to rank by simply writing out a non-sensical long-tail keyword as your title on SERPs, this isn\u2019t going to work with Discover. (Also, this isn\u2019t just a random example; writing an engaging title is extremely important for getting featured.)<\/p>\n So, we cannot stress enough; you need to create content for users and not for robots if you want to see your work featured in Discover feeds. Theoretically, you should even see better results on SERPs, too.<\/p>\n If you would like to find out how to write better SEO content<\/a>, we have covered this topic several times before. (We recommend checking our advice black hat SEO techniques<\/a> you need to drop from your writing portfolio).<\/p>\n Many webmasters are tired of hearing this, but if your website doesn\u2019t run well on mobile, it\u2019s like it doesn\u2019t exist. Google has been moving to a mobile-focused search approach<\/a> for many years now. So, if your site takes 10 seconds to load on a smartphone or tablet, you will not feature in a Discover feed \u2013 most likely because your bounce rate is terrible.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Studies have shown that images are also vital in getting featured on the Discover feed. It goes without saying you need to use striking images that make people want to click on your stuff. But you also need to focus on hitting all the marks concerning image compression, image name, alt text, and caption.<\/p>\n All-in-all, you need to make sure that your website runs well and doesn\u2019t have factors inhibiting user experience. However, this is true of optimizing for SERPs as well.<\/p>\n If you aren\u2019t using structured data in your content already, you need to start using it now. While using schema is not a hard requirement to be featured in Google Discover feeds, it helps tell Google what your content is about. That in itself is already an SEO hack that should improve your rankings.<\/p>\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Focus on Making the Best Content You Can<\/h2>\n
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3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Make Sure Your Site is Technically Sound<\/h2>\n
4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Structured Data is a Must<\/h2>\n