What the platform says
Google recommends dedicated watch pages where video is the main content, stable accessible thumbnails and appropriate structured data when applicable.
What it does not say
A beautifully exported video file alone is not a complete search strategy.
Ozmov practice
Plan the video and the page together: useful title and context, accessible captions where appropriate, strong thumbnail, technical crawlability and relevant surrounding information.
Primary sourceGoogle Search Central — Video SEO best practices
Google Search Central — Video SEO best practicesVerify it yourself
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