Google is seeking to revive its webmaster Q&A video collection, and has put out an open invitation for anybody to ask questions.
We’re wanting into a collection of webmaster Q&A movies. Which questions are in your thoughts & want protecting? Let us know!https://t.co/aqCsaV4S63
— Google Webmasters (@googlewmc) October 9, 2017
Short Q&A movies was once a staple of Google’s webmaster outreach efforts again when Matt Cutts was the pinnacle of webspam. This outreach tactic fell to the wayside when Cutts left Google to pursue different profession pursuits.
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In lieu of Q&A movies, Google has been often conducting webmaster hangouts which everyone seems to be free to attend and ask questions.
At round an hour in size, nonetheless, webmaster hangouts should not a good alternative for Matt Cutts’ short-form movies.
Unlike webmaster hangouts, by which all attendees are recognized by their Google account, questions for the brand new collection of Q&A movies might be requested anonymously.
The solely required area in Google’s Q&A submission type is “Your burning query.” Whether or not you wish to embody your identify and site is non-compulsory.
Google notes that site-specific questions is not going to be answered in these movies. The firm is wanting for extra generalized questions all site owners can probably profit from.
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For site-specific questions, Google invitations you to go to the webmaster help forum.
Also notice Google’s wording on the high of the shape (emphasis mine): “We’re contemplating rolling one other spherical of Question & Answer movies for the Google Webmaster Central YouTube channel.”
It appears like Google isn’t 100% certain about producing these collection of movies but. Will it rely upon the standard of questions submitted?
For the most effective probability of having your query answered, I’d advocate trying out Google’s webmaster central YouTube channel to verify it hasn’t already been requested in a earlier video.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-wants-seo-questions-series-qa-videos/218547/