How to Create High-Performing FAQ Hubs for SEO
Even when the content on your website is well-searched and high quality, frequently asked question (FAQ) hubs can fill any gaps that your visitors are missing, providing answers to your customer's most common questions.
When you optimise your FAQ hubs with relevant keywords, providing the best user experience, while including structured data, they can be an excellent source of organic traffic.
While you may already be thinking of the most common questions your customers ask, it's important to remember, your FAQ hubs will only benefit SEO when they are optimised. Creating a list of random questions on your web page is not going to see an improvement in ranking. Users won't find value in your answers, resulting in poor user experience.
The focus behind FAQ hubs is to provide the best answers to your audiences questions, incorporating keywords into your on-page copy, optimising meta data, while implementing structured data. When you incorporate all of this, you will find that your SEO value will increase.
Now that you understand the benefits of providing high quality FAQ hubs on your website, let's look at how you can create a high performing hubs to boost your SEO efforts.
Before we start, we do recommend you have a strong data-driven strategy in place.
FAQ hubs should include the most common questions amongst your audience. While this may sound simple enough, you will want to use other methods other than brainstorming to find the most common questions. This can be done by:
Once you have compiled a list of the most common questions you want to add to your FAQ hubs, you can start writing an answer to each one. Ensure answers are correct. It's important to keep answers short, even though you want to be thorough. Try not to exceed more than three sentences per answer.
Now that you have your questions and answers ready, you need to ensure your FAQ hubs are structured for success. Make it easy for your website visitors to find what they are looking for, keeping them on your website for longer.
One of the common mistakes many website owners make is placing all the questions and answers on one single FAQ page. This is where FAQ hubs come into play. Place your questions across a number of FAQ hubs, separating them into categories and topics, reducing the need for your visitor to scroll to find the answer they are looking for.
With your best answers formatted to the highest quality with optimised meta data, you need to add FAQ schema to the start of your HTML. Schema mark-up, also known as structured data, you help search engine crawlers understand the context of your content.
Well-optimised FAQ hubs can contribute to your SEO strategy, though it is only a small piece of a larger strategy. If you are looking for ways to increase your online visibility, contact Genie Crawl today. With more than ten years experience, our team are ready to help you boost your online visibility through white hat and ethical techniques.
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