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Showing up on top of Google Search Results!

Over the past weeks, the Studyportals’ engineers and SEO specialists have been working hard on the Structured Data. The hard work is quickly paying off, as the first results of this markup are already visible! Because of the Structured Data Markup, we are now even more visible to our audience and easier findable in order to help students in their quest to find the best study for them,wherever they are on the web.

After the improvements, the results were perceived almost immediately. When entering certain keywords into the Google search bar, such as: ‘Germany ranking university’, the Studyportals’ website is displayed on top, providing detailed and specific relevant information which works for the majority of European countries! It’s nice to be in the featured snippets!

Germany Ranking University StudyPortals

 

Content feedback tool

At Studyportals, we are continually striving to improve the user experience when browsing our website, for which feedback is absolutely essential.

That’s why we decided to add a new feedback tool that everyone can use to let us know when a page needs some extra work: ‘Improve Page Content’. When users spot wrong information or feel that information is missing, they can click on this link to send detailed feedback to Studyportals. Based on the detailed and specified information coming from the users’ feedback, the Studyportals Data team can prioritize which page to improve first.

It looks like this and you can find it at the bottom of the sidebar on the organization pages:

We also have a second feedback button in the tabs of the study pages on all our portals:

When clicking on the Improve Page Content button, users can specify what exactly is wrong with the page content by choosing one of the three options and then give more detailed feedback:

Improve page content options StudyPortalsImprove page content text StudyPortals

 Comparison Tool

Upon request from many students, we’ve also revamped our comparison tool to allow students to now easily compare up to 12 study programmes in one view. The only requirement for a student is to register first on the website. The ability to compare so many options has been often requested by our students, so we’re sure it will come in handy.

Comparison tool StudyPortals

By having this comparison tool, students are now able to easily compare multiple studies, and get a clear overview of the ins and outs of every study program they’re interested in. The tool lists and compares all sorts of important information: from tuition fee, duration or location to the language requirements.

Study page tab improvements for mobile

Last but not least, we’ve worked on some mobile improvements that allow the tabs on the study page to be more accessible. The tabs are full-width and scrollable on a small screen for optimal use when using a mobile device. It is easy to switch between the different tabs by simply swiping to the left or the right. Considering the fact that about 38% of our visitors browse on mobile, we’re confident it will make the page look sleek and modern, optimizing the user experience.

On the left, you can see the old tabs, and on the right, the new tabs are displayed:

Study page tab improvements new StudyPortals

Switch in domains from PhDportal.eu to PhDportal.com

As from now on, our PhD portal is no longer listed under PhDportal.eu but it has gradually made the transition to PhDportal.com. We are now able to reach a far broader global audience instead of only European and therefore we expect that much more traffic will be attracted. Make sure to also update the link on your website to this site with the newest domain for optimal use!

Information on caching            

Another improvement has been made to the caching of articles and landing pages of our Studyportals websites. The main benefit coming with this is a reduced loading time. As users get to see a stored version of the website, the website loads instantly as it is readily available.

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