Itโ€™s almost impossible to miss the fact that more and more devices allow you to literally ask them questions. If you have ever asked Siri for the next showing of an upcoming film or asked any other device to answer a question for you, you have already taken your first steps into โ€˜voice searchingโ€™.

The stats below are quite the eye-opener.

Here are some voice search stats*:

  • Nearly 40 million Americans now own a smart speaker
  • By 2020, 30 percent of web browsing will be screenless
  • 50 percent of all searches will be voice searches by 2020
  • Everyday household items are the most common voice search-based purchases
  • 20 percentย of mobile queries are voice search, says Google
  • Most smart-speaker owners conduct local voice searches
  • Googleโ€™s AI learned how to be more conversational by consuming 2,865 romance novels

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A Growing Market

Clearly, the manufacturers of smartphones have been aware of the power of voice searches for some time. However, the addition of a huge variety of voice-activated personal devices to the UK market has resulted in a real explosion in the need for optimisation for voice search results.

Even if you are still wondering how this may affect you, check out the list below and see how many of these devices you are aware of being used either personally or by your customers.

  • iPhone (Siri)
  • Android Smart Phones
  • Tablets (iPads and Android)
  • Microsoft Cortana
  • Amazon Echo/Alexa
  • + Many more

Due to the variety of different devices utilising voice searching as part of their key methods of delivering results, you can be sure that each device will put its own unique spin on the results they provide.

For example โ€“ Asking a Google-powered device where the nearest Chinese restaurant is will see them taking Answer Boxes into consideration when giving voice search results. However, asking Alexa where the nearest Italian restaurant is, will very likely provide you with search results based upon postcodes.

Unlike typical SEO for a website which focuses on the search keyword phrases which are known to be typed into a computer, voice search is different.

Far more likely to take on a tone that is conversational and natural, we have a few tips to help you get a head start with your voice search results.

  • Add more Q&A pages to your site
  • Long tail keywords have never been more important
  • The same can be said for page an article headings
  • Locally based content can be key
  • Cut to the chase โ€“ answering questions that your customers may ask should always take prominence on your page
  • Donโ€™t forget that voice search is also typically mobile and often locally focused

Further Information

If youโ€™d like to speak to us regarding how we can help you generate online reviews, give us a call on 01883 372488 or contact us via Facebook and weโ€™ll be happy to talk you through your options.

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* 8 Voice Search Stats in 2019 And Why They Matter