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Zero-Click-Search: What Is It and How Can You Optimize for It?
Did you know that about half of all searches
through Google result in no click—whether it is a paid advertisement or a
naturally generated result? In today's busy world, consumers don't have the
time to browse through multiple websites to find the information they need.
Fortunately, zero-click searches (sometimes called no-click searches) provide
information about businesses and answer popular questions without any extra
clicks at all. Continue reading to understand what zero click searches are, and
how you can optimize your website for them.
Zero click searches happen when you do not
even have to leave the search engine results page to get the answer you need
since the top result provides the answer to your query front and center. Google
benefits from them as they enhance the user experience by saving the user time
and preventing them from having to visit a third-party website.
There are several factors that can cause
non-click searcher activity:
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Using encyclopedic information and
definitions.
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When looking for facts—for
example, the age of the Queen.
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To locate a brand location.
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Using Google Home, Siri, and Alexa
for voice search.
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Engaging directly with businesses
such as searching for information about business hours, address, etc.
Optimizing your website
and providing users
with helpful information can help you achieve position zero on search engines.
Check out some tips we’ve compiled that can help you achieve position zero,
such as:
The majority of zero-click searches are
conducted on mobile phones and via voice search. Redesigning your website
for mobile-first
indexing is a necessity in the realm of Google ranking and surviving the
zero-click roll, especially with Google's recent transition to mobile-first indexing.
You may also appear organically across other
features if you optimize your content for featured snippets
.
Consider the following tips:
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Redirects should be limited.
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Identify your keyphrases.
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Be concise, clear, and to the
point.
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Cite and link to external sources
in your articles.
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Ensure your meta-description and
title tags are descriptive.
Optimizing your photos can help you increase
page performance and avoid searchers from abandoning your site. You'll be able
to rank higher in Google search results when Google Image Search
is able to crawl your site
faster, reduces page load time, and increases page authority. There are a few
tactics you can take to optimize your images, such as reducing file size and
compressing your images without losing quality, using appropriate alt text for
your images and for each image on your website, include precise titles,
captions, filenames, and text.
Long-form material is quite popular
with
Google. However, being succinct and specific will only get you to position
zero. This does not imply that you should write small content pieces, but
rather divide them up into 45-50 word paragraphs.
Need help with your zero-click search
strategy? Contact Maine Street Marketing
, and we'll work with
you to keep your brand relevant in the zero-click era. Maine Street Marketing's
team has the knowledge and experience to help you improve your company's
digital outlook. To learn more about our services, contact us
anytime.
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