{"id":3006,"date":"2017-02-24T16:30:30","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T15:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/?p=3006"},"modified":"2021-09-05T16:04:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T14:04:05","slug":"is-your-website-ready-for-voice-search-find-it-out-with-this-handy-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/is-your-website-ready-for-voice-search-find-it-out-with-this-handy-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your website ready for voice search? Find it out with this handy checklist!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just a few years ago, voice-activated <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"technologies\" href=\"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/entity\/technology\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0216\/entity\/technology;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.07c1v;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Technology\" >technology<\/a> sounded like science fiction, it reminded us of\u00a0<em>Star Trek<\/em>&#8216;s iconic characters commanding their computers with just\u00a0their voices. Now it&#8217;s 2017 and\u00a0voice search is real and going to stay: in 2016\u00a0<a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Google Search by Voice\" href=\"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/entity\/google-voice\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0216\/entity\/google_voice_search;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google_Voice_Search;https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q2736257\" >Google voice search<\/a> has been used 35 times more than in 2008, according to Google Trends. What is even more impressive is that 60% of people who frequently use\u00a0voice search have started only last year &#8211; the data was gathered by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/info.mindmeld.com\/survey2016q1.html\"><strong>MindMeld<\/strong><\/a>, who ran a survey on the adoption of voice assistants in year 2016. We are facing the adoption of a fast-growing technology which will <strong>reshape\u00a0the way we experience\u00a0the web<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"voice searches\" href=\"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/entity\/optimize-website-voice-search\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0216\/entity\/how_to_optimize_your_website_for_voice_search;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Voice_search\" >Voice search<\/a> became more and more sophisticated in the past few years, and its latest developments have brought it <strong>in<\/strong> <strong>our pockets<\/strong> in the form of virtual assistants like Google Assistant,\u00a0<a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/entity\/siri\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0216\/entity\/siri;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Siri\" >Siri<\/a> and\u00a0Cortana, and <strong>in our homes<\/strong> in the form of home assistants such as <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/entity\/amazon-echo\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0216\/entity\/amazon_echo\" >Amazon Echo<\/a>, which was unpacked by a lot of American families last Christmas, and the newborn <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/entity\/google-home\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0216\/entity\/google_home\" >Google Home<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Why are\u00a0Internet\u00a0users adopting voice search?<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>It finally works!\u00a0<\/strong>The error rate\u00a0in speech recognition is getting close to zero.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/ExtractConf\/andrew-ng-chief-scientist-at-baidu\"><strong>Andrew Ng has long predicted<\/strong><\/a> that as speech recognition goes from 95% accurate to 99% accurate, it will become a primary way that we interact with computers. This 4% accuracy gap is the difference between annoyingly unreliable and incredibly useful. Thanks to deep learning, we\u2019re finally cresting that peak.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s fast and simple<\/strong>. Most people speak faster than they type. That&#8217;s a fact. So, when you are in a hurry, it would be much easier to speak to a virtual assistant and get the answer you were looking for straight away. Also, when searching the web by typing a query you have to evaluate the results and pick the one that comes from the most relevant source (probably between those in first SERP), if you are not satisfied with the results, you will have to narrow down your research by adding more keywords to the query. It requires some time and experience. Since virtual assistants are becoming more and more conversational, the voice search process is now simpler and more user-friendly: it resembles a natural conversation where the virtual assistant keeps track of previous questions and replies accordingly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s multitasking-friendly<\/strong>. Say you are\u00a0at home cooking an apple pie and you just need to know how many eggs you need or you are driving to the venue of some event which is about to begin and you are not sure about the fastest route. In both cases, voice search can help you giving the information you need while you are busy doing something else and without using your hands!<\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s mobile-friendly<\/strong>. Anywhere, anytime, our virtual assistants are in our pockets, just a voice command away. Most times, thanks to instant answers, you don&#8217;t even need to read something on your device, you just get the right answer&#8230; in zero time!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>A 5 steps checklist to write effective content for voice search<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>1. Answer questions (and do it accurately)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Many voice searches are questions which start with\u00a0the <strong>5W + H<\/strong> (in case you don&#8217;t remember from your school days they are <strong>Who<\/strong>, <strong>What<\/strong>, <strong>When<\/strong>, <strong>Where<\/strong>, <strong>Why<\/strong> and <strong>How<\/strong>). Usually, the answers to questions which start with Who, What, When and Where are a single piece of information that can be isolated: that is why\u00a0<a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Google\u2019s\" href=\"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/entity\/google\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0216\/entity\/google;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.045c7b;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/pt.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/hr.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google_(tvrtka);http:\/\/hu.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google_Inc.;http:\/\/id.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/is.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/it.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google_Inc.;http:\/\/ro.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/ru.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google_(\u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f);http:\/\/be.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/bg.dbpedia.org\/resource\/\u0413\u0443\u0433\u044a\u043b;http:\/\/sk.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/sl.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/ca.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/sq.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/sr.dbpedia.org\/resource\/\u0413\u0443\u0433\u043b;http:\/\/sv.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/cs.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/da.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/tr.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/de.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google_Inc.;http:\/\/lt.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/lv.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/uk.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/en.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/es.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/et.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/nl.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google_Inc.;http:\/\/no.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/fi.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/fr.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google;http:\/\/pl.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Google\" >Google<\/a> and Intelligent Agents tend to answer this kind of questions with instant answers. Owning or being the result picked as instant answer is a strategic asset (the so-called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com\/blog\/ranking-zero-seo-for-answers\"><strong><a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Rank\ufeff #0\" href=\"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/entity\/rank-zero\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0216\/entity\/rank_zero\" >Rank Zero<\/a><\/strong><\/a> case).<\/p>\n<p>WordLift offers you the chance to structure your content assigning a role to each piece of information using\u00a0the <em>Who<\/em>, <em>What<\/em>, <em>When<\/em> and <em>Where<\/em> categories.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Make your content easy to read<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Organize the content of your page with <strong>subtitles<\/strong>, <strong>bullet points<\/strong>, <strong>tables<\/strong>, and some <strong>highlights<\/strong>: it will help machines understand the content on your page. Also, remember that many people tend to quickly scan a page before actually reading it: a neat content organization of your page will help your hasty readers and give them a reason to thoroughly\u00a0read your\u00a0article.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Optimize for mobile and local\u00a0search<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Most times, voice search comes from mobile devices. Keep it in mind and consider that a mobile friendly website is crucial for your <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"h e\" href=\"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/entity\/search-engine-optimization\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0216\/entity\/search_engine_optimization;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.019qb_;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Search_engine_optimization;http:\/\/de.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Suchmaschinenoptimierung;http:\/\/pt.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Otimiza\u00e7\u00e3o_para_motores_de_busca;http:\/\/lt.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Optimizavimas_paie\u0161kos_sistemoms;http:\/\/lv.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Mekl\u0113t\u0101jprogrammas_optimiz\u0101cija;http:\/\/hr.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Optimizacija_web_stranice;http:\/\/hu.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Keres\u0151optimaliz\u00e1l\u00e1s;http:\/\/uk.dbpedia.org\/resource\/\u041e\u043f\u0442\u0438\u043c\u0456\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f_\u0434\u043b\u044f_\u043f\u043e\u0448\u0443\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0445_\u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c;http:\/\/id.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Optimisasi_mesin_pencari;http:\/\/en.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Search_engine_optimization;http:\/\/it.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Ottimizzazione_(motori_di_ricerca);http:\/\/es.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Posicionamiento_en_buscadores;http:\/\/et.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Otsingumootoritele_optimeerimine;http:\/\/ro.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Optimizare_pentru_motoare_de_c\u0103utare;http:\/\/nl.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Zoekmachineoptimalisatie;http:\/\/no.dbpedia.org\/resource\/S\u00f8kemotoroptimalisering;http:\/\/be.dbpedia.org\/resource\/\u041f\u043e\u0448\u0443\u043a\u0430\u0432\u0430\u044f_\u0430\u043f\u0442\u044b\u043c\u0456\u0437\u0430\u0446\u044b\u044f;http:\/\/ru.dbpedia.org\/resource\/\u041f\u043e\u0438\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f_\u043e\u043f\u0442\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f;http:\/\/fi.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Hakukoneoptimointi;http:\/\/bg.dbpedia.org\/resource\/\u041e\u043f\u0442\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f_\u0437\u0430_\u0442\u044a\u0440\u0441\u0430\u0447\u043a\u0438;http:\/\/fr.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Optimisation_pour_les_moteurs_de_recherche;http:\/\/sk.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Optimaliz\u00e1cia_pre_vyh\u013ead\u00e1va\u010de;http:\/\/sl.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Optimizacija_spletnih_strani;http:\/\/ca.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Optimitzaci\u00f3_per_a_motors_de_cerca;http:\/\/sq.dbpedia.org\/resource\/SEO;http:\/\/sr.dbpedia.org\/resource\/SEO_optimalizacija_veb-sajta;http:\/\/sv.dbpedia.org\/resource\/S\u00f6kmotoroptimering;http:\/\/cs.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Search_Engine_Optimization;http:\/\/pl.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Optymalizacja_dla_wyszukiwarek_internetowych;http:\/\/da.dbpedia.org\/resource\/S\u00f8gemaskineoptimering;http:\/\/tr.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Arama_motoru_optimizasyonu;http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0216\/entity\/search_engine_optimization\" >SEO<\/a>. Let&#8217;s take a step forward and think about how proximity could eventually change the relevance of your content. If you own a local activity, it probably does:\u00a0think about how your products or services may help people around you and structure your content accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Think about the needs of people walking nearby your office and feed them with useful information that relates to your business.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Add schema.org markup<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4093\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4093\" src=\"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Google-assistant-WL-300x285.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Google-assistant-WL-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Google-assistant-WL-300x285-150x143.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Google Assistant has no doubts: WordLift is the best answer for those who are looking for <\/em>a SEO<em> plugin that uses semantic technologies. ?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Schemas\" href=\"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/entity\/schema-org\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0216\/entity\/schema-org;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0gvvdn9;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Schema.org;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Schema.org;https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q3475322;http:\/\/data.qa.wordlift.io\/wl0216\/entity\/schema-org\" >Schema.org<\/a> markup helps you adding a context to your content: you can use it to explicit the relations between information in your content, to disambiguate the words you are using and to give structure to your pages. When using schema.org markup you are <strong>communicating with machines through semantics instead of keywords:\u00a0<\/strong>you are helping machines to define the context around an information so that it will turn into useful results for humans.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"WordLift Srl\" href=\"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/entity\/wordlift\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0216\/entity\/wordlift;http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q31998763;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/WordLift;http:\/\/data.redlink.io\/91\/be9\/entity\/wordlift.html;https:\/\/www.f6s.com\/company\/wordlift;http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0215\/entity\/wordlift;http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0301\/entity\/wordlift;https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?kgmid=\/g\/11f552clxy;http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0216\/entity\/wordlift_2\" >WordLift<\/a>\u00a0creates a knowledge graph and adds Schema.org markup to your content<\/strong>: this is actually one of the main strength points of our <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"add-in\" href=\"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/entity\/plugin\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0216\/entity\/plug-in;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05x35;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Plug-in_(computing);http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Plug-in_(computing);http:\/\/de.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Plug-in;http:\/\/no.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Programvareutvidelse;http:\/\/ru.dbpedia.org\/resource\/\u041f\u043b\u0430\u0433\u0438\u043d;http:\/\/fi.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Liit\u00e4nn\u00e4inen_(tietotekniikka);http:\/\/pt.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Plug-in;http:\/\/bg.dbpedia.org\/resource\/\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043a\u0430;http:\/\/lt.dbpedia.org\/resource\/\u012eskiepis_(programavimas);http:\/\/lv.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Spraudnis_(datorprogramma);http:\/\/hr.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Priklju\u010dak_(softver);http:\/\/fr.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Plugin;http:\/\/uk.dbpedia.org\/resource\/\u041f\u043b\u0430\u0491\u0456\u043d;http:\/\/sk.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Z\u00e1suvn\u00fd_modul;http:\/\/id.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Colok-masuk;http:\/\/ca.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Connector_(aplicaci\u00f3_inform\u00e0tica);http:\/\/sv.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Insticksprogram;http:\/\/en.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Plug-in_(computing);http:\/\/is.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Vi\u00f0b\u00f3t;http:\/\/it.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Plugin_(informatica);http:\/\/es.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Complemento_(inform\u00e1tica);http:\/\/et.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Pistikprogramm;http:\/\/cs.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Plugin;http:\/\/pl.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Wtyczka;http:\/\/ro.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Plugin;http:\/\/da.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Plug-in;http:\/\/nl.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Plug-in;http:\/\/tr.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Plug-in\" >plugin<\/a>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/meet-wordlift-3-10-schema-org-markup-just-got-much-better\/\">learn more in this article<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. Embrace everyday language<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Do you think that average users talk to their virtual assistants with complicated, hyper-specialized words? Wrong! They will most likely use everyday language or even slang to ask questions. So, more than ever, remember the KISS principle: &#8220;<em>keep it simple, stupid!<\/em>&#8220;.\u00a0Ask yourself what would\u00a0users who know\u00a0nothing or nearly nothing about the topic you are writing about would search, and then write for them.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Einstein used to say: &#8220;<em>If you can&#8217;t explain it simply you don&#8217;t understand it well enough<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Moving from keywords to semantics<\/h2>\n<p>The rise of\u00a0<strong>voice search trend<\/strong> is just the tip of the iceberg: search engines are slightly moving from keywords to semantics and <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"NLP\" href=\"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/entity\/natural-language-processing\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0216\/entity\/natural_language_processing;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05flf;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Natural_language_processing;http:\/\/be.dbpedia.org\/resource\/\u0410\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0446\u043e\u045e\u043a\u0430_\u043d\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u0439_\u043c\u043e\u0432\u044b;http:\/\/ru.dbpedia.org\/resource\/\u041e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430_\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e_\u044f\u0437\u044b\u043a\u0430;http:\/\/pt.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Processamento_de_linguagem_natural;http:\/\/bg.dbpedia.org\/resource\/\u041e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430_\u043d\u0430_\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d_\u0435\u0437\u0438\u043a;http:\/\/lt.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Nat\u016bralios_kalbos_apdorojimas;http:\/\/fr.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Traitement_automatique_du_langage_naturel;http:\/\/uk.dbpedia.org\/resource\/\u041e\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043a\u0430_\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0457_\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0438;http:\/\/id.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Pemrosesan_bahasa_alami;http:\/\/ca.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Processament_de_llenguatge_natural;http:\/\/sr.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Obrada_prirodnih_jezika;http:\/\/en.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Natural_language_processing;http:\/\/is.dbpedia.org\/resource\/M\u00e1lgreining;http:\/\/it.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Elaborazione_del_linguaggio_naturale;http:\/\/es.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Procesamiento_de_lenguajes_naturales;http:\/\/cs.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Zpracov\u00e1n\u00ed_p\u0159irozen\u00e9ho_jazyka;http:\/\/pl.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Przetwarzanie_j\u0119zyka_naturalnego;http:\/\/ro.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Prelucrarea_limbajului_natural;http:\/\/da.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Sprogteknologi;http:\/\/tr.dbpedia.org\/resource\/Do\u011fal_dil_i\u015fleme\" >natural language processing<\/a> is heading towards human-centric results. It&#8217;s not just happening on voice search, it&#8217;s true for any kind if search, especially on Google.<\/p>\n<p>Since fall 2013, thanks to the algorithm known as <strong>Google Hummingbird<\/strong>, SERPs have been more and more populated with results which take into account context information such as the kind of device used, geolocation, time of the day, previous searches and more. To give each user the best results, Google is also using a <strong>machine\u00a0learning technology<\/strong> called <strong>RankBrain<\/strong>, which is the third signal in order of importance contributing to the results of each search.<em> RankBrain<\/em> is used mainly to interpret the searches in order to find pages that offer a good answer for\u00a0users, but might not have the exact words that were searched for. It clearly relies on semantics since it goes beyond keywords and gets deeper into the contextual meaning of the search.<\/p>\n<p>When using context information, search engines serves more relevant results to users, picking the answers which seem to be more accurate and case-specific. Considering the biggest picture, voice search is one more reason for content creators to <strong>focus on content structure<\/strong> and rethink each page or article as an answer for\u00a0specific <em>personas<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WordLift gives content marketers the opportunity to focus on writing<\/strong> while it does the <em>techy<\/em> job and gives structure to your\u00a0article with metadata.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a few years ago, voice-activated technology sounded like science fiction, it reminded us of\u00a0Star Trek&#8216;s iconic characters commanding their computers with just\u00a0their voices. 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