What is a standalone paragraph in SEO?
A standalone paragraph is a paragraph that doesn’t make any relevant/relationship with other parts of the article or other resources online.
With standalone paragraphs, you will have a higher chance to be picked as featured snippets when people google your keyword.
##What makes a good standalone paragraph?
- Max 52 words
- Directly answer/address the concern
- Don’t make any relationship/mention other parts.
- When people copy the paragraph and send it to their friends, the paragraph still makes sense for any level of readers (stand-alone)
##Samples
Keyword: “do chicken like beer“
Good example #1:
Chickens like beer but only 45% of them drink beer often, while the rest only drink beer once/twice a month. Chicken enjoy beer during holidays and the new year. On these days, they will drink until die.
- 36 words
- Direct answer: Yes, they like beer
- Standalonability: Yes, you can copy it and send it anywhere. People will understand it.
Bad examples:
#1
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According to research, chickens like beer, but only 45% of them drink beer often, while the rest only drink beer once/twice a month. Chicken enjoy beer during holidays and the new year. On these days, they will drink until die.
Why bad?
- What “research” is that? You are linking to another resource
#2
Chickens like beer, but only 45% of them drink beer often, while the rest only drink beer once/twice a month. Chicken enjoy beer during holidays and the new year. As the interview with Koseni below, on these days, they will drink until die.
Why bad?
- Who is Koseni? Why what Koseni says should be true? What the heck is that interview?
