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Why Your Featured Snippet Disappeared and What to Do About It

It's Not Techy Editorial 3 min readJuly 3, 2024

The three most common causes

Google redesigned the snippet slot, a competitor answered more directly, or your page got longer and the answer got buried deeper.

The direct-answer fix

Make sure the first 40-60 words directly answer the query. Not context, not setup — the answer.

Tables and lists steal snippets

If the competitor uses a table or list and you don't, that's why. Format matching is the underrated SEO skill.

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