How to use Rich Snippets?
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Hi there!
I have been hearing a lot about Rich Snippets lately but I don't really know how they work. Are they a very important factor to consider for SEO?
I would love to know your thoughts about this.
Thanks!
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Hi Lucía, Moz's very own Britney Muller has created a 3-part Whiteboard Friday series about using rich snippets. I think you'd find it really helpful! If you check it out, let us know.
Thanks!
Christy
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They are important and can add some great markup to your site on Google.
I would look into Schema Markup, that is how you can help search engines with your rich snippets.
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Hi!
There are certainly a lot of benefits in the good use of Rich Snippets. The first one is that you can impact the appearance of your search listings, for example: the presence of the stars in the search listing will tend to draw the human eye and increase the click-through rate for those results.
I would definitely recommend you to use them
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