{"id":10402,"date":"2018-09-13T06:39:59","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T11:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.advicelocal.com\/?p=10402"},"modified":"2018-09-13T06:39:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T11:39:59","slug":"voice-search-generation-changing-local-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.advicelocal.com\/blog\/voice-search-generation-changing-local-search\/","title":{"rendered":"The Voice Search Generation Is Changing Local Search Optimization"},"content":{"rendered":"

Voice search<\/a> is now a reality \u2013 it\u2019s pretty much taking over without a care in the world. I\u2019ve been hinting at this for several years now, but did anyone hear? Perhaps it required a bit too much reading between the lines back then.<\/p>\n

Businesses and brands have had plenty of time to prepare. But who took action? Unfortunately, very few. People don\u2019t like change because it requires changing up strategies that have been working. I get that \u2013\u00a0but it\u2019s time to come to terms with the fact that voice-enabled devices and digital assistants are changing how we do SEO. Strategies that once worked are slowly being phased out \u2013\u00a0painful but true. Google and consumers want and expect more from local businesses, brands, and their websites.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m sure you are familiar with Siri, Google Assistant, Cortana or Alexa \u2013\u00a0the powerhouses of voice search. Every year we watch as the big tech brands launch the newest features available within their product suite. It\u2019s just mind-blowing what these voice-enabled devices can do now! Just a couple of months ago, Google Assistant<\/a>\u00a0made a real call during a presentation to set up a hair appointment. This is only one example of what these voice assistants can do \u2013 and, it\u2019s only the beginning.<\/p>\n

Voice Search Is Revolutionizing Consumer Behavior<\/h2>\n

Voice search is so simple and straightforward that it is changing consumer behavior, search strategies, and their expectations. We\u2019ve mentioned before that today\u2019s consumer is super-empowered<\/a>, and yes, voice search is partially to blame.<\/p>\n

People are no longer worried about typos. So they don\u2019t know the correct spelling of quiche<\/em>\u2013\u00a0they don\u2019t care! And why would they? Voice search is there to help searchers with anything they want to know, without their ever typing a single word. Isn\u2019t that convenient?<\/p>\n

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Convenient may be too mild a term. In fact, it is so\u00a0<\/em>convenient that, according to Google, 20% of mobile queries on its Android app were voice searches<\/a>. Now that<\/em> is a powerful stat if ever I\u2019ve seen one.<\/p>\n

And now that I\u2019ve talked a little about voice search and why it\u2019s bringing the future to the present, it\u2019s time to turn our attention to what voice search can do for a local business.<\/p>\n

Voice Search Optimization for a Local Business<\/h2>\n

Optimizing content for voice search is a different monster. We are no longer looking at short, concise titles full of keywords, which is what consumers would search for when typing. We are looking at questions and answers, long titles using natural language that is consumer-friendly. It is essential to remember this: when creating content, the writer is not speaking to a machine, but to real people. And these real people want real results in real-time \u2013\u00a0and in an understandable, readable format.<\/p>\n

While optimizing content for voice search may be different than what you\u2019re used to, everything else remains the same<\/a>: great content, accurate listings, and good reviews still matter the most. Michael Fertik wrote this for Forbes.com: \u201cComplete, accurate business listings; relevant, timely and easy-to-understand content; high ratings and good reviews and all the factors that help your website land the first few spots on a SERP \u2013 these also help you rise to the top in voice search.\u201d The one key difference? Voice search will produce a single result, versus the multiple results delivered by a typed search for the consumer to select from.<\/p>\n

Getting a single result means several things. It doesn\u2019t matter how pretty a website is, or how well-placed the buttons and calls-to-action are. If a consumer can\u2019t find it, then in the voice search-powered world we are in, it doesn\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n

It is a reality that consumers are using voice to do everyday searches, including finding local businesses. Did you know that a BrightLocal study shows 58 percent of consumers have used voice search to find local business information<\/a>\u00a0in the last 12 months? This also means that if a local business is not optimized for voice search, they are losing out on potential leads and customers.<\/p>\n

The local businesses, franchises and brands we represent are well-covered when it comes to voice search. We optimize and submit local business data to data amplifiers<\/a>\u00a0(data aggregators), data accelerators (search engines and local profiles), and data enhancers (directories and GPS mapping solutions) to ensure they show up in consumers\u2019 voice searches. You can read about data sources that distribute to voice-enabled devices<\/a> here.<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s Using Voice Search?<\/h2>\n

Everyone, it seems! According to Dave Davies, Search Engine Land contributor, the largest group of voice search users is 35\u201344 years old<\/a>. Meanwhile, millennials between the ages of 25 and 34 are the most comfortable using voice search in public.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t discount those baby boomers, though! Fifty-one percent of people 55+ use voice search because it \u201cempowers [them] to instantly get answers and information<\/a><\/u>,\u201d according to Think With Google\u2019s Sara Kleinberg. This statistic makes perfect sense. Think about it. Phones keep getting more complicated to use and font sizes aren\u2019t getting any bigger. The reading glasses generation (I\u2019m there too, so not knocking anyone)<\/em>likes to avoid a tiny screen as much as possible. Why squint when you can speak? Voice search meets this need for people in this age group.<\/p>\n

The young\u2019uns (you know, those 10-year-olds wielding their parents\u2019 old smartphone)\u00a0<\/em>use voice-enabled features too. For example, they\u2019ll have Siri type their text messages to friends, and have Amazon\u2019s Echo search for information on the web. That\u2019s how their parents do it, so they mimic their behavior and do the same.<\/p>\n

All Aboard! The Voice Search Train Has Left the Station<\/h2>\n

Hold on, because you haven\u2019t totally missed it! There\u2019s still time to help your local business clients get onboard. There is no better way to help local businesses get found than with voice search optimization strategies.<\/p>\n

Start with optimizing their local business listings on the data sources that submit to voice-enabled devices, and then move onto optimizing their website content for voice search<\/a> (click the link \u2013 it\u2019s how to get started)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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