SEO Glossary: Schema.Org Markup

 

What is a Schema.org markup?

If website owners and webmasters want to present their content in a uniform way, the Schema.org markup can help. On the portal of SCHEMA.ORG portal shows all the necessary information on how to present data and content in a structured way.

 

The search engines Google, Yahoo, Bing and Yandex are now working together on the Schema.org standard to enable uniform structuring of data. The aim is to make it easier to process such content with the corresponding Schema.org markups. This makes it possible, for example, to display the corresponding markups as rich snippets in the SERPs.

 

Example: The operator of a cooking portal publishes a large number of recipes online. Each individual recipe is displayed on a subpage and structured using Schema.org markups.

 

If a recipe appears in Google's SERPs, thanks to the structured information, it will be listed as a RICH SNIPPET thanks to the structured information. Both ingredients and preparation tips are displayed in a clearly structured table directly in the search engine results.

 

Below are some commonly used element types:

 

• Dates, events and activities
• Information about people
  Products and similar offers
• Books, music, movies, series and co.
• Various recipes from the world of baking and cooking
• Information about companies, stores, restaurants and places
• Reviews and ratings

 

 

Why is it important to structure content with Schema.org markup?

 

Below are important information and facts why Schema.org markups are so important:

 

• In the past, it was not easy for website operators to output their content in a clear and structured way. With the help of Schema.org markups, this is now quick and easy. Here are all the important information to adopt them in your own project.
• Large, well-known and relevant search engines such as Google and Bing use Schema.org markup to display data in a structured way. One more reason,
• implement such markups on your own project. Because the better and faster search engine crawlers can recognize content and subsequently display it in the SERPs.
• Last but not least, search engine users also benefit from Schema.org markups. They can find the information they need more quickly and easily without having to search for it for a long time. Search engines like Google always try to display such high-quality content high up.

 

How is Schema.org markup implemented?

In order to include the appropriate and helpful markups on your own site, Schema.org offers a free database and documentation. Here you can read all the information on how the semantic markup of structured data is done correctly. Directly after implementing the element types Search engine crawlers can already process the prepared content and include it in the SERPs.