{"id":41521,"date":"2016-09-29T12:59:33","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T19:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bruceclay.com\/blog\/?p=41521"},"modified":"2019-07-22T17:08:30","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T00:08:30","slug":"learn-how-to-optimize-for-voice-search-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bruceclay.com\/blog\/learn-how-to-optimize-for-voice-search-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn How to Optimize for Voice Search NOW: More than Half of Queries will be Voice Search Queries by 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

By 2020, there will be 200 billion voice search queries per month and more than half of searches will come from voice search, according to comScore research. Digital marketers need to invest in strategies that target voice searchers. Read on to get tips on optimizing for voice search with perspectives from a search agency (with Bing’s Purna Virji), a publisher (The SEM Post’s Jennifer Slegg), and an SEO (Elite SEM’s Tony Edward).<\/p>\n

From left: Tony Edwards, Purna Virji, and Jennifer Slegg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bing’s Purna Virji on the Evolution of Voice Search<\/h2>\n

Purna Virji<\/a>, the senior training manager at Microsoft, talked about how voice search is shaping our world. Everything from television remotes to hotel rooms can be powered by voice. By 2017, all Ford vehicles will come with Apple CarPlay.<\/p>\n

Reasons People Use Voice Search<\/h3>\n