How Featured Snippet differs from AEO, PAA, SERP
A featured snippet is a single source extracted verbatim. An AI Overview is multiple sources synthesized into a generated paragraph with citations. Featured snippets reward extractability; AI Overviews reward citability.
How Mentionwell handles Featured Snippet
- Question-led H2s with a 40–60 word direct answer immediately below — the canonical featured-snippet shape.
- Lists and tables for 'how to' and comparison queries.
- Clean semantic HTML so extractors can lift the snippet without parsing layout chrome.
Frequently asked questions about Featured Snippet
What is a featured snippet?
The boxed answer at the top of a Google SERP — paragraph, list, or table — extracted from a single ranking page. Also called 'position zero'.
How do I win a featured snippet?
Lead the answer in 40–60 words directly under a question-formatted H2, use lists or tables when the query calls for them, and rank in the top 10 — Google only pulls snippets from page one.
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Ship Featured Snippet-optimized articles automatically
Mentionwell handles Featured Snippet on every published article — alongside the other six optimization targets in this glossary — so you don't have to think about it per post. Drop a domain, approve the first headline, watch the pipeline run.