{"id":8391,"date":"2018-06-11T13:07:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T11:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/?p=8391"},"modified":"2021-09-05T15:46:06","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T13:46:06","slug":"voice-search-seo-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordlift.io\/blog\/en\/voice-search-seo-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Voice Search SEO in 2018 – All You Need to Optimize Your Content"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the last two years, we have faced the adoption of a fast-growing technology<\/strong> which will reshape the way we experience the web<\/span>. In 2018, voice search<\/strong><\/span> is everywhere: on your computers, smartphones, cars, and even at home through smart speakers like Google Home and Amazon Alexa. If you are publishing content online, you’re likely to be curious about voice search SEO in 2018.<\/p>\n

What is it going to be like? And, moreover, what can you do to optimize your content?<\/p>\n

Starting from what is voice search and why is it so important for your online business, in this guide we will share with you 10\u00a0actionable tips<\/strong> on how to optimize your content for voice search and different SEO techniques that can specifically help you with this. You will also discover how to create content-based Google Actions<\/strong> starting with your news, podcasts, and recipes in order to open new access points to your content from the Google Assistant.<\/p>\n

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Make Your Website talk<\/strong>
\nVoice Search SEO in 2018 – The Handy Guide<\/h2>\n

Table of Content<\/h3>\n

What is voice search and why it\u2019s booming<\/a>
\nFocus on: From keywords to semantics<\/a><\/p>\n

10-step checklist to optimize your content for voice search<\/a>
\n#1. Answer questions (and do it accurately)<\/a>
\n#2. Make your content easy to read<\/a>
\n#3. Optimize for mobile and local search<\/a>
\n#4. Add schema.org markup<\/a>
\n#5. Embrace everyday language<\/a>
\n#6. Control Rank Zero<\/a>
\n#7. Curate Your Entity<\/a>
\n#8. Teach Google the right Synonym<\/a>
\n#9. Hijack your environment and let the PAs do the talking<\/a>
\n#10. Claim and Optimize your Business<\/a>
\nVoice ranking factors – a Backlinko study<\/a><\/p>\n

A schema.org property for speakable content<\/a>
\nWhat is speakable?<\/a>
\nWhat content can be eligible for speakable structured data?<\/a><\/p>\n

What is PASO?<\/a>
\nWhy are personal assistants (PAs) going to shape the future of SEO?<\/a><\/p>\n

What are Google Actions?<\/a>
\nHow Can I Make My Google Action Easy to Find?<\/a>
\nContent-based Actions<\/a>
\n#News<\/a>
\n#Podcast<\/a>
\n#Recipe<\/a><\/p>\n

Speech quality rating<\/a>
\n#1. Length<\/a>
\n#2. Formulation<\/a>
\n#3. Elocution<\/a><\/p>\n

Key takeaways and conclusions<\/a>
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

What is voice search and why it\u2019s booming in 2018<\/h2>\n

Voice search, also known as Conversational Search<\/a>, is a new kind of human-machine interaction where devices can answer human spoken questions. Conversational search analyzes a string of words and replies with responses which resemble our natural language.<\/p>\n

Voice search is now integrated into many devices such as mobile phones, home assistants like Amazon Echo<\/a> and Google Home<\/a>, and cars which support Intelligent Agents.<\/p>\n

Today this technology has four main players:<\/p>\n