📱 Guide

Voice Search &
AI Assistants

People are talking to Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant more than ever. And these assistants are getting smarter — which changes what they need from your business.

Voice search is different from typed search

When someone types into Google, they use shorthand: "plumber Austin TX." When they talk to Siri or Alexa, they speak naturally: "Hey Siri, find me an emergency plumber near me who's open right now."

These longer, conversational queries are called natural language queries — and they require a completely different kind of answer. AI assistants don't return a list of links. They give a spoken, single answer.

⌨️ Typed search
"plumber Austin TX emergency"
🎙️ Voice query
"Hey Siri, who's the best plumber near me that does emergency calls?"

The voice query is richer, more specific, and requires AI to actually know something about the business — not just find a keyword match.

The assistants sending customers your way

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Siri

Powers all Apple devices. Uses AI + local business data for recommendations.

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Alexa

Amazon's assistant. Increasingly used for local service discovery.

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Google Assistant

Deep integration with Google Maps and business listings.

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ChatGPT

Growing fast for local business queries, especially on mobile.

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Perplexity

AI-native search. Cites sources, recommends specific businesses.

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Gemini

Google's AI. Deeply integrated into Android and Search.

What voice queries need that your website doesn't have

Voice assistants need instant, confident answers. They can't browse your website and figure things out. They pull from structured data sources that answer the query directly.

FAQ schema: the secret weapon for voice

Voice queries are questions. FAQ schema is answers to questions. The match is almost perfect.

When your Yeow.ai profile includes FAQ schema like:

...AI assistants can answer voice queries about your business directly. Word for word. That's how you get spoken recommendations.

Voice search is growing 50% year over year.

The businesses that show up in voice results today will own those recommendations for years. The ones that wait will be optimizing for a channel that's already crowded.

Get found by voice search.

Your Yeow.ai profile includes FAQ schema, structured hours, and service area data — everything voice assistants need to recommend you.

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