FAQ Schema
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Is it alright to make use of Schema for a questions and answer structure if they questions are all brand specific?
Like common Q&As about your products or company ?
Are will Google potentially consider this spammy?
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@SearchStan I am currently reading about schema for this exact purpose and the schema specifically says QAPage and Question and Answer tags should only be used where there is only one question and multiple answers to that question on the page, and specifically says it should not be used for an FAQ. I do not know how Google would view this though but would be interested to find out, what was your experience with it?
I am actually looking schema tags that can be used for my website, including an FAQ. It's quite tricky.
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i add FAQ schema script in header homepage website. but when searching query «اعتبار سنجی» doesnot show faq in SERP. i test it in structure data tools service and its okey. can somone help me to resolve problem? thanks
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Hi there,
If the questions and answers are related to your company then you should be fine since you are trying to improve customer experience. Google should not consider that spammy.
Ross
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