Friday, February 21, 2020

How voice search influences snippet results



What is a snippet?
We actually see them all the time. They are becoming more common in Google Search Results. They appear at the top of search results as a quick summary pulled from a list of search results that describes the answer to your question that is deemed most relevant to your query. They tend to be driven by words such as "does" "to" "much" "what" "is".

Why is this important?
These types of words are often removed when making a written/typed command, but are much harder to remove when dictating a voice command. As more search happens through voice, companies will have to determine how to structure their web content to improve there organic search results.

Findings:
In an analysis, the words "best" and "how to" brought in the most snippets.

What to do?
For companies who want to improve their organic search results, try to build out "voice search friendly" keyword lists. So instead of "shoe" perhaps "What is the best shoe?" article or "How to tie a shoe" article alongside the product you may be selling.

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