Changes Affecting Content Marketing

by Rahimah Sultan

The digital marketing of your products and services has changed drastically in 2019. As you well know, each year, marketing gets more expensive and ever more competitive.


One of the big reasons we are seeing digital marketing change so much is because of the adoption of new technologies, and web saturation. One of the current changes affecting content marketing involves voice search.


SEO for your content marketing is changing to voice search, as more people are using devices like Google Home and Alexa. Other changes affecting content marketing include:



Targeting Micro-Moments

People are checking their mobile phones while in a store ready to purchase an item. They are doing price comparisons, looking up product information, and checking online reviews.


These actions are centered around the micro-moment, the immediate now, and are happening anywhere and anytime.


Generally, people do voice searches when they’re in a hurry. As a marketer, you can use this to your advantage, by targeting the right keywords.



Long-Tail Keywords

Long-tail keywords are best suited to voice searches, as they are more like actual questions people ask.


A long-tail keyword is simply more words combined to mimic people’s speech.


Instead of saying buy dresses, as you would if typing, you’d say buy long denim dresses or buy mini dresses.


Voice searches are more conversational. Wordstream.com and serpstat.com are good keyword tools. Of course you can check online for others and decide which suit your needs and budget.



A Fast-Loading Site

If people leave your site when they’re typing in a search, a slow-loading site is even more detrimental to voice searches. After all, they’re doing voice search because they’re in a hurry.


Be sure your website loads quickly to cut down on the bounce rate.



Knowing Searchers’ Intent

It is important to study what searchers really want when they use your target keywords, whether it’s voice search or text search.


Write your content in a way that answers questions like what, how, when and where.


If your website is based on shoes your keywords should reflect that.


Discuss the type, colors and sizes, how they differ from others and the benefits of owning a pair, and where to purchase them.


Discuss these particular points in your advertising content.


When optimizing your website content for voice SEO or text, what you’re offering needs to match the intent behind the keywords.



Understanding Your Customer

To market successfully you need to know who people are, how they think, and what they want. You must understand your customer.


Create an avatar of your ideal customer. An avatar is a made-up individual that represents your ideal customer. Be as specific as possible; name, age, gender, goals, challenges, etc.


Treat your customer avatar like a real person, and then gear your content directly to their needs and wishes.



Increasing Sales Funnel Generation

Just as with regular text search voice searchers are asking how to do things. Do some keyword research to find out what questions your ideal customer might have and create content that targets those keywords, thus increasing the opportunity to get people to your website.


Then you can start to build a relationship getting them to know, like and trust you which can lead to future sales.



Having A Mobile-Responsive Website

With all the devices used by people searching for information, you know a mobile-responsive website is a must.


People who use voice search are generally using mobile devices. Check your site here.


Finally, you should always test and tweak. Analyze, check your strategy, link building, SEO, and make any needed changes.


You must keep your website and your strategies up to date. By using the suggestions here you will be well on your way to being in step with voice search and the Changes Affecting Content Marketing.



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