The Real Story on Rich Snippets | Derrick Hicks – Senior Acquisition Marketing Manager,...
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THE REAL STORY ON RICH SNIPPETS
Derrick HicksSr. Acquisition Marketing Manager
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DERRICK HICKS
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OH COME ON!
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VIDEO PLAYER JAVASCRIPT
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QUICK RECAPVideo Rich Snippets
• We asked why our Category pages weren’t ranking better.
(Question)
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QUICK RECAPVideo Rich Snippets
• We asked why our Category pages weren’t ranking better.
(Question)
• We looked at a bunch of SEO data. (Research)
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QUICK RECAPVideo Rich Snippets
• We asked why our Category pages weren’t ranking better.
(Question)
• We looked at a bunch of SEO data. (Research)
• We wondered if Video Rich Snippets were hurting us.
(Hypothesis)
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QUICK RECAPVideo Rich Snippets
• We asked why our Category pages weren’t ranking better.
(Question)
• We looked at a bunch of SEO data. (Research)
• We wondered if Video Rich Snippets were hurting us.
(Hypothesis)
• We deleted the video thumbnail as a test. (Experiment A)
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QUICK RECAPVideo Rich Snippets
• We asked why our Category pages weren’t ranking better.
(Question)
• We looked at a bunch of SEO data. (Research)
• We wondered if Video Rich Snippets were hurting us.
(Hypothesis)
• We deleted the video thumbnail as a test. (Experiment A)
• Our first test had a partial confirmation. (Troubleshoot
Experiment)
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QUICK RECAPVideo Rich Snippets
• We asked why our Category pages weren’t ranking better.
(Question)
• We looked at a bunch of SEO data. (Research)
• We wondered if Video Rich Snippets were hurting us.
(Hypothesis)
• We deleted the video thumbnail as a test. (Experiment A)
• Our first test had a partial confirmation. (Troubleshoot
Experiment)
• We placed the video player behind JavaScript. (Experiment B)
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QUICK RECAPVideo Rich Snippets
• We asked why our Category pages weren’t ranking better.
(Question)
• We looked at a bunch of SEO data. (Research)
• We wondered if Video Rich Snippets were hurting us.
(Hypothesis)
• We deleted the video thumbnail as a test. (Experiment A)
• Our first test had a partial confirmation. (Troubleshoot
Experiment)
• We placed the video player behind JavaScript. (Experiment B)
• Traffic basically doubled! (Hypothesis Confirmed)
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DERRICK HICKS
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/derrickhicks
Email: [email protected]
Site: www.DerrickHicks.org