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I'm going to try to rank four pages in the first position of Google using a beginner SEO technique anyone can use. I've got less than 7 minutes for each page.
If you can press keys on your keyboard for a few minutes, you can copy this simple tactic to get rapid rankings in Google. You don’t need any money or tools, plus it works for any type of website, not just ecommerce.
Knowing how to optimize for featured snippets is the holy grail of SEO because it is the easiest and fastest way, out of any other SEO method, to get to the top of organic search.
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[@DigitalDarts]

Cute-head baby is sleeping in bed right now 👶. What did you learn from the video? The $1k has been given away but you can still comment with what you learn! youtube.com/@DigitalDarts?sub_confirmation=1 ps. apologies for the poor audio quality, we have identified the issue and will have it improved for next video.

[@BrockYates]

Have you tried using Rank IQ in addition to mimicking page formats of other top ranking pages?

[@benmahdjoubharoun1467]

I have subscribed after watching your video, yearning to win them papers, I'm really in need.

[@DigitalDarts]

@@benmahdjoubharoun1467 Thanks for subbing. No promises as it will be random draw.

[@benmahdjoubharoun1467]

@@DigitalDarts Thank you, are my comments and sub counted as a participation in the draw?

[@DigitalDarts]

@@benmahdjoubharoun1467 follow the instructions in the video and it will be 😁

[@ErinHaywood-t8k]

Great advice, great transparency. I think the coolest thing I learned (and that you make clear and what I think many strategists don't make clear) is that SEO involves a lot of testing, retesting and monitoring and that nobody really has 100% knowledge of exactly what works.

[@DigitalDarts]

Well said!

[@EmmettLaw]

You putting this up for free is actually clutch - praise to you

[@parker4560]

Fishy comment

[@AlbertNTipster]

Great video, Joshua, and a huge congrats on the new addition to your family! It's fantastic to see you nailing those top featured snippets - truly a remarkable achievement! Just a thought: In this exciting new chapter, remember the joy and inspiration you bring to your family and your audience. Keep shining and spreading that positive energy. Thanks for sharing your journey with us!

[@DigitalDarts]

Thanks so much for the kind words and stay tuned for more.

[@dennisguide]

hey Joshua, just wanted to say thanks so much for putting together this helpful video walking through your beginner SEO technique! Learned a alot 🙌 specifically: 1. How to research keyword opportunities with Featured Snippets on Ahrefs 2. Tips for formatting content to match top-ranking snippets 3. Techniques like tightening language, using inverted pyramid structure, and improving overall page SEO Man, I seriously needed this walkthrough for optimizing blog posts. Gonna put this to work for my site ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DigitalDarts]

I'm so glad you found the video helpful Dennis! It's great to hear that you learned a lot from it. All the best with optimizing your blog posts.

[@dangfutalan]

Can you keep us posted how the optimization impacts your blogs? Thanks so much!

[@RoryJohnson-f3l]

Crisp, smart way of explaining, necessary and sufficient information. That was helpful. Thank you.

[@DigitalDarts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tigerpranks5359]

Hey Joshua, just finished watching and I'm genuinely impressed. I'm excited to apply these techniques and see how they transform my blog's visibility. Thanks for making SEO less daunting and more approachable. Also, kudos for the generous initiative to support your subscribers - it's a great way to give back to the community. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@DigitalDarts]

Awesome, thank you for the kind words. Please let us know how the technique goes for you.

[@firstvideo6339]

@tigerpranks5359: Any updates? what was the results?

[@donaldjclaxton]

I dabble in SEO constantly but was unaware of snippets' power for voice responses. With AI assistants like Alexa and Siri, voice search is booming, I see how crucial snippets are to my launching of Wood Shoppe 2.0 and success on KZbin and beyond. My goal is to make and sell wood creations from reusable materials. Generating test product images with AI is proving successful. My biggest hurdle? Ahrefs' advanced features, like the one you use to identify vulnerable snippets, are locked behind Sam O's paywall. If I won one of the prizes, I'd offer to let you keep half as payment to generate snippet potentials based on my topical authority mapping for Wood Shoppe 2.0 and the rest to pump back into budding the business. Besides, 24 years ago I became the father of twins. I totally empathize with you. --All the best, Donald J. Claxton -- The Timberlander

[@DigitalDarts]

Twin life is next level. Ahrefs may not be worth it for you now, but as you learn and grow, it's incredible.

[@DonPepilio]

Thanks for the video Joshua and congrats on the new baby! 2 out of 4 top featured snippets is not bad at all (3 technically)! Life wisdom: Don't neglect self-care now that you have a a new baby. It is natural to want to give your all to your baby and that is great obviously. Just make sure to also take care of yourself physically and emotionally. It will benefit you and also enhance your ability to care for your new baby and family. Don't hesitate to reach out for help when you need it and make sure to prioritize some time for things that make you happy and help you to relax. Also, make sure to eat healthier instead of less healthy for convenience. That's all I got! Hope it helps! Thanks again!

[@DigitalDarts]

Thank you kindly Don.

[@TWalker87]

Still very impressive to get 2 featured snippets, and then 3 after a little more time. If you're able to do this 50-75% of the time across a site with lots of potential snippets you'll be raking in the traffic and money in no time.

[@DigitalDarts]

Indeed. Thanks for commenting.

[@stephaniedlaroy]

Hello Joshua, I wanted to express my gratitude for creating such an informative video that guides beginners through SEO techniques. I truly appreciated the practical approach you took, implementing changes and documenting the entire journey. Your delivery was excellent, with a genuine transparency that sets your content apart. Looking forward to more valuable content from you!👍

[@DigitalDarts]

Thank you so much Stephanie. Glad it was helpful.

[@M.elsadek]

Thank you Joshua for sharing this with us. One small thing I didn’t get it.. Why did you remove the first position rankings and why from 2-6 ??

[@DigitalDarts]

Thanks for the comment. In hindsight, this part did not demonstrate the change in the hidden ranking queue as clearly as it could have (because the ranking queue matched the search results I think). I recommend checking out Matt Diggity's video if you want to see another example of how it changes.

[@JeremyKeehn-w2u]

love this type of series, I'm contemplating diving into SEO for myself and seeing you work through issues is a HUGE help. Keep it up!

[@DigitalDarts]

Great to hear!

[@JohnByrd-ct9xn]

Really clever explanation and no unnecessary verbiage! Respect! + subscription

[@DigitalDarts]

Much appreciated!

[@rajnish8386]

"Triple the joy! Congrats on baby #3! 🎉" Loved ❤ how you practically did all the changes and documented the journey. No big promise or bluff, just geat delivery and transparency. Keep coming up with such content 👍.

[@DigitalDarts]

Hehe, thanks so much. Appreciate the feedback.

[@Ifeoma_Gift]

Do your tips work for a dead/dying site? I once had good traffic but it was short-lived. What do I do? Should I delete all my posts and change the niche?

[@IOFLOOD]

I'm a big fan of inverted pyramid. Not just for grabbing featured snippets but for ranking generally. The broad content at the end of the article is good background for people who read that far, and helps the page cover all bases. While the narrow content at the top of the page is what most visitors want to read right away and google rewards you for that.

[@DigitalDarts]

Great to hear your thoughts on it.

[@vincestephens]

Congrats on Baby Eden, and also for getting 3 out of 4 #1s (within a couple of weeks)! Especially, considering that you made it tougher on yourself by skipping the holy grail. That's what I learned, to identify which pages to prioritize by whittling down the existing listings. Thanks for the in-depth info. I get better at SEO every week by consuming and applying the amazing content provided by the Digital Darts crew. You guys are the real deal, and I find myself telling someone about you folks at least just as often. Way to go!

[@DigitalDarts]

Great to hear what you learned, and thank you so much for the kind words Vince.

[@Southpi]

Awesome work with the SEO challenge and congrats on the little one! Your journey is really motivating and shows how a mix of patience and smart strategies can work wonders. Keep it up! Can't wait to see more. 😊🌟

[@DigitalDarts]

Thanks so much!!

[@TheRealKymRobinson]

Thanks Joshua, I love the way you teach and your complete honesty that goes with it! Kym :)

[@DigitalDarts]

I appreciate that, thanks Kym.

[@ShareTheWords]

I will try this technique. Let you know let you how it went

[@DigitalDarts]

Great keen to hear the result.

[@JackCrowe-k5f]

Everything is clear. Brief and clear. No water. Thank you)

[@houdabelachkar4367]

congrats for the baby! thank u for the valuable content i'ma reaally beginner in the seo field and i thing i will directly use this in my first store , thank u again

[@DigitalDarts]

Thank you, and you are so welcome.

[@JettBergen-uo9bu]

Appreciate the non-fluff straightforward approach. Was a great review for me. Thank you!

[@giulioderrico8745]

Thanks for this starting point for ideas, I think it is also useful to insert the related questions from Google at the bottom of the page, finally I would suggest creating a pdf to clarify the concept better.

[@DigitalDarts]

Thanks for sharing!

[@benthompsonmedia]

Just discovered your channel - I learned so much, this video is incredible! 🎉 Congratulations on the baby, our favorite parenting hack is a sound machine with white noise!

[@DigitalDarts]

Great to hear. Thanks for the white noise tip too Ben, that's a big one in our family.

[@Adrian.Danila]

Need to step up my FS game. So featured snippets have their ranking system? Best of luck!

[@DigitalDarts]

That's right.

[@KaiStone-c9t]

Really clever explanation and no unnecessary verbiage! Respect! + subscription

[@XackeryJames]

Clear and understandable, I wish there was more information like this.

[@NathanielWatson-gi4gk]

Appreciate the non-fluff straightforward approach. Was a great review for me. Thank you!

[@DigitalDarts]

Thank you!

[@maxsoutherland]

I Learned the Power of Featured Snippets! Especially for Organic Growth through SEO! Subscribed!

[@DigitalDarts]

Great takeaway.

[@waydown1956]

Thanks for sharing this. I’m going to try this out. Best of luck going forward and congrats on the baby!

[@DigitalDarts]

Thank you Wayne. And let us know your results please 👍

[@jacobjelleholwerda814]

Try till you succeed👍🏻 Winners in Seo put in the hard work. Great video with really valuable info!

[@DigitalDarts]

Appreciate it!

[@whizedevil]

I am going to try this technique. I have all of my headings as H2 so maybe I need to answer it as precisely as possible with fewer words to score the snippet.

[@DigitalDarts]

I see you picked up some tips 👍

[@IslamsFocus]

Just subscribed to the channel! I learned SEO is an ongoing endeavor, you try, you learn and you do better.

[@DigitalDarts]

Thanks for subbing. Absolutely! Love that you picked that lesson up (from towards the end of the vid).

[@KillianBeaton]

Thank you for explaining everything so clearly. Everything is very clear. Like for the explanation.

[@stephenbrocklehurst8076]

Great information I been doing this for a few years now and it really works well. So seeing your video gave me a refresh in my mind to keep doing this

[@DigitalDarts]

Great to hear!

[@alexbishop1342]

Thanks for this video! Really helped me out. I’m just starting on my SEO journey

[@DigitalDarts]

Wonderful to hear.

[@channelkimbo]

Best of luck with the new baby. Really appreciate this content, especially the ethos of try and try again. Look forward to your next topics!

[@DigitalDarts]

Thanks so much!

[@davidrivers2734]

Really well-done video with techniques explained clearly for beginners

[@DigitalDarts]

Glad you think so. Thank you.

[@lauren.wynter]

Every cool experiment/tactic! Thanks for sharing. I’m going to try this once i get my site up and running 😊 Enjoy the baby bubble, Eden looks like a cutie, worth the lack of sleep haha

[@DigitalDarts]

Thanks Lauren. Let us know how it goes for you. She definitely is a cutie.

[@realcontent7595]

Hi Joshua I am a big fan of how you breakdown SEO for beginners. You got a new enthusiastic subscriber from Kenya.

[@DigitalDarts]

Hey, thanks!

[@DigitalDarts]

Guess what? You're one of the winners! Congrats! I will email you from the address on your KZbin channel. That way, it is genuinely you.

[@EdgarKogel]

Interesting technique. I'm curious to see if it works for my pages as well.

[@DigitalDarts]

Yeah, and let us know!

[@visibilityacademy2685]

Brilliant guide! Will be using this info to help my buddy dominate for his terms

[@DigitalDarts]

All the best with it.

[@vivianle3249]

This was gold - I learnt so much and it was great having the info broken down. Aussies represent!!

[@DigitalDarts]

Glad you learnt heaps.

[@DDigitalcomms]

What tool did you use to see if its an h2

[@DigitalDarts]

It's just the browser developer tools.

[@baxi45]

Use seoquack

[@dannydanny3045]

You have a new subscriber here! Never thought much about Featured Snippets. Getting back to SEO. Will include that in my recipe. That 1K will be handy for the Ahrefs subscription 😜

[@DigitalDarts]

Awesome, glad it was helpful.

[@christinem1525]

Your are the great teacher! Thank you for inspiration on SEO rankings. You have a wonderful new member of family!

[@DigitalDarts]

Thank you kindly.

[@DanKnowlson]

I'd been wondering how to increase likelihood of getting the featured snippets, this is really useful info, thanks. And congrats on the 3rd baba

[@DigitalDarts]

Glad it was helpful! And thank you Dan.

[@markbrown9803]

I hadn’t thought about changing the Heading tags above the targeted snippet, thanks! Good luck with the new baby😊

[@DigitalDarts]

Cheers Mark.

[@KdramaLover205]

I relish the challenge! This video has imparted more valuable insights into SEO than those with thousands of viewers. Kudos on the excellent work; please keep it up!

[@DigitalDarts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TomasBeing]

that was an epic video! Learned that its quite easy to rank for the snippets if you can find the golden formula (which can be learned from the people who are already ranking up there)

[@DigitalDarts]

Great thanks for sharing the lesson.

[@shawnryderdigital]

Keep it going! Didn't know about the -site feature - great tip!

[@DigitalDarts]

You bet!

[@borismedved3105]

This is one of the best time-saving videos for improving SEO! I'm excited to explore the channel.

[@DigitalDarts]

Thanks Boris, it's a gem hey.

[@macbugde]

This was interesting, thanks for sharing! Life wisdom: nothing is permanent. We will get through everything eventually. 😊

[@DigitalDarts]

So true!

[@FelixMartin-jg8nx]

Clear and understandable, I wish there was more information like this.

[@DigitalDarts]

Cheers.

[@roberttorres7208]

congratulations on the new baby! Love the information too. The video is worth a re watch to make sure I didn't miss something.

[@DigitalDarts]

Thanks Robert.

[@shortcuttv1320]

Thanks for the video. I'm new to blogging and it would be great if you made videos in parts, making them more like a tutorial. Making a featured snippet required me to do further search for the meaning of many terms that you quickly mentioned in your video.

[@DigitalDarts]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@BeauTanner-rd6uw]

A good lecture that will benefit all who have followed this excellent explanation.

[@DigitalDarts]

Thank you Beau.

[@luckyWabbit75]

Great video, will re-examine some of my keywords to see if I can break through - I've never even reached the top ten in Google search results! Would love to hear your thoughts on the Google helpful content update

[@DigitalDarts]

My thoughts is it re-iterates what good SEO has been for 2 decades. Find ways to delight people. If you check out the SEO mistakes video in the description, there's a section there on supplementary content. That's a fantastic way to make helpful content.

[@Bruceylancer]

Thanks for the vid! I think those granular test results are the most valuable! Just to clarify: so basically the technique is just to copy the top competitor?

[@DigitalDarts]

Nope. Watch it again for the 4 tips.

[@MarlonRomanelli]

Keep doing this type of video, it helps a lot about learning SEO.

[@DigitalDarts]

Thanks, will do!

[@benmahdjoubharoun1467]

Perfect, I've heard about some recommendation to keep in mind when I took a coding bootcamp, but seeing you do some work that comes fruitful is totally new to me, now I'm thinking of how to have the same result in a SPA, thank you! and good luck to everybody!

[@DigitalDarts]

Thanks for commenting.

[@benmahdjoubharoun1467]

@@DigitalDarts Hope I win, so I can save myself from a life or death situation that I'm in. 🙏

[@brandonbedford6986]

Just getting started with a niche site and your videos have been really helpful. Good luck ranking #1, I’m rooting for you! 🙂

[@DigitalDarts]

You can do it!

[@hitlathiya1315]

Hi Sir, I had a question that if I have not yet added a product to my website and have started adding CO keywords, can there be any negative impact?

[@DigitalDarts]

Unlikely.

[@dustmicks1]

Not to be toxic. I would work on your audio. Put the mic closer to your mouth. And use noise canceling in post. What editing software are you using.

[@DigitalDarts]

Thanks, we are aware of the issue and will fix it for next vid.

[@vasluianua]

I will try this method! Thanks!

[@DigitalDarts]

Great, let us know your results.

[@cgarv101]

It's a deal! New sub, 'show me the money!" Good luck man and congrats on the new little one, Dad! Looks like most have an h2. I'll have to rewatch and take notes! Thanks.

[@DigitalDarts]

Thanks for subbing Tom Cruise

[@aeraviral]

Thanks for the inspiration, and long live the new family member. Don't worry about the first place. The Google search engine is starting to work a bit slowly on the indexing issue.

[@DigitalDarts]

Cheers.

[@wbrandon78]

Great job, and what a smart, easy to digest and follow piece of information! Make sure to let that incredibly precious little one sleep skin to skin on daddy! It really helps out their mental and emotional growth! Take care my friend!

[@DigitalDarts]

Thanks very much, good tip.

[@manthestars1]

Thanks for the brilliant tips, i just designed my own website and i needed helpful beginners tips and these were excellent.

[@DigitalDarts]

You're welcome.

[@JacksonArnold-ns2mj]

Everything is clear. Brief and clear. No water. Thank you)

[@skyprose]

Time is your most precious asset. Thank you for sharing yours in order to bring us SEO wisdom. As an older man with no children, I'd like to compliment you on being a successful Human. Enjoy your children!

[@DigitalDarts]

That's kind of you. Thank you. I bet you have more hair than me.

[@ChrisHeidlebaugh]

As an SEO guy myself, this is a very impressive tip that I will have to use myself. Congrats on the baby!

[@DigitalDarts]

Great, and thanks.

[@MartinHaasjes]

May take away from this video is that 1 week may be to short to get the results, second, as you also said, keep trying with this technique since a 75% success rate after 2 weeks is still better and faster than most other SEO techniques.

[@DigitalDarts]

Thanks for listing those takeaways.

[@technomatters]

The way you have explained is really awesome and understandable. Thank q. And congratulations on your 3rd baby and baby is so cute 🥰

[@DigitalDarts]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@TheDominock]

Good stuff! I've learned something new to implement, Thanks!

[@DigitalDarts]

Thanks, curious to know anything you learned specifically?

[@TheDominock]

@@DigitalDarts Before I never really thought about scanning the page with tags, i.e. looking at whether a text line is h2, h4 and so on. Another thing is the removal of unnecessary adjectives. Turns out sometimes by giving more info related to the product it might work adversely on our titles. Also as I'm a newbie I didn't know about indices requests through the Google console so I found it helpful. I'm about to start my own digital business so everything new comes in hand and I embrace it. By the way, I'd feel so happy to be a lucky winner of your viewers lottery so I can get my desired software subscriptions and get some tangible equipment like a proper webcam. Thanks for your knowledge. Hopefully until your next video :)

[@DigitalDarts]

Great to hear those lessons, thanks for sharing them.

[@DamianSilvers]

Nice to see you putting something on the line for the vid challenge! Do you think adding the featured snippets focused intro text would also help a page outside the top 10 to crack that all important first page?

[@DigitalDarts]

Cheers Damian. Yeah probably, insofar as they are good practices for SEO generally.

[@ChristopherHood-p9t]

Thank you for explaining everything so clearly. Everything is very clear. Like for the explanation.

[@DigitalDarts]

Welcome.

[@maddydobson570]

super helpful tips for a beginner trying to get my head around SEO! thanks :)

[@DigitalDarts]

Great to hear!

[@bryanmurphy5308]

Great video! And congrats one number 3!🎉 As a dad of 3 myself, take more pics! 7 years after having our 3rd, we’ve realized that our 1st child has the majority of pics around the house. Number 3 is now asking us why they’re only in like 1 or 2 pics 😂

[@DigitalDarts]

Haha, the first must have more novelty 😂

[@sofiasavaa]

Thank you! I will use this on the web site I’m building for my business.

[@DigitalDarts]

Fantastic. Let us know how it goes.

[@ChristopherCannPhotography]

What is the program you are using to view all the date H2 etc?

[@DigitalDarts]

It is developer tools in your browser :)

[@IamDevilMohit]

Thanks for the method😊 I am constantly working on feature snippet but didn't get any results but after watching this i think it takes time but will definitely get results 🥰

[@DigitalDarts]

Great 👍 Check in later and let us know how it goes after a week or two.

[@IamDevilMohit]

@@DigitalDarts yeah sure👍

[@francescodeg]

Really clear and cool stuff - I'll give it a go!

[@DigitalDarts]

Excellent.

[@willhooke]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="246">4:06</a> you have three columns showing: Clicks + Impressions + Position - I don't have Position showing. How to get position showing? 🤔

[@DigitalDarts]

click the average position metric in the report from the top to see it

[@NaderHamandi]

At least you are honest :) And yes pages can rank number one easily with some fixes and tweaking , never surrender and keep trying 💪

[@DigitalDarts]

Always!

[@shido641]

Its like I'm in the same position as you, 3rd baby and sorting out my website for optimization. I just don't need the cot though lol. Thanks for the info man. I've subbed keep it up

[@DigitalDarts]

Haha cheers. All the best

[@myrondelacuesta6091]

Best time-saving videos for improving SEO! Excited to explore your channel.

[@DigitalDarts]

Glad you found it helpful.

[@Morganwrightmusic]

Although you “failed” the challenge you still got top results which is a huge win in my book! And for any client you might have, for that matter. I say it’s a success

[@DigitalDarts]

Cheers. Fail forwards ;)

[@Financiallyfreeauthor]

As a user I definitely often click on the featured snippet links a lot for more detail!

[@DigitalDarts]

Yes it's a useful preview as a user isn't it

[@leifalmrot7101]

nice tips i will make sure to try this out thanks for sharing!

[@DigitalDarts]

Great please let us know how you go.

[@OliverCharles-q2g]

Thanks this video helps you wrap your head around what your actually trying to do and how it works! Fantastic stuff!

[@DigitalDarts]

Glad it helped!

[@candiceakers9957]

Thanks so much, i learned about how to look at a target snippet in a simple SEO way, rather than a seo saying "optimize for the snippet" which is not clear. But your logical way of looking at structure was something that i have never seen broken down before. Thanks for the lesson, subscribed!

[@DigitalDarts]

Glad it was helpful Candice.

[@mindandmatter-mg9cv]

Thank you for sharing such helpful content, and I look forward to implementing your strategies for optimizing my blog posts. Keep up the fantastic work, and best of luck in ranking #1!

[@DigitalDarts]

No worries. All the best for you to.

[@Lmachine1]

Not sure how I ended up here but I’m so glad the algorithm intervened…. I’ve been researching all kinds of solutions for increasing my self-employed income and this video helped me to realize the potential of learning SEO so that I can add value to the client work I currently have and hopefully increase monthly revenue that way. 😊

[@DigitalDarts]

Fantastic to hear your thought process about value. All the best with your journey.

[@ebrahemy_f8166]

I hope you are a nice father to your new child. I congratulate you on his arrival.... Thank you for the detailed explanation. I am still a beginner in SEO and I need to repeat the video more than once, but it seems to me that you are a professional person. Thank you for providing high value in a free video.

[@DigitalDarts]

Thank you so much and all the best with your learning!

[@solodesignerr]

Thank you for everything. Subscribed to your channel because your content is awesome. You somehow remind me of myself blogging while holding my 2 months old sweetheart in my lap. God bless 😍

[@DigitalDarts]

Haha thank you.

[@pauldelagrave698]

Great video, I can see how the featured snippets can be used to help your listings...also thanks for -site tip!

[@DigitalDarts]

You bet

[@Truevined]

Life wisdom from another professional parent - nap/sleep when they nap/sleep. The little sleeps/naps do add up. Great video btw!

[@DigitalDarts]

Great tip, thanks.