With year-end fast approaching, I reached out to a number of marketers and SEO consultants<\/a> to see what the future holds for SEO in 2018. What I discovered was that although many respondents share similar concerns, there is a surprisingly wide diversity of opinion.<\/span><\/p>\n The rise in voice search and the move toward mobile-first indexing are two developments that are top-of-mind for most of the marketers with whom I spoke. Here\u2019s a breakdown of the major issues they see affecting their efforts in the coming year.<\/span><\/p>\n Will 2018 be the breakout year for voice search? Who knows! But one thing is for sure, voice search is on the mind of many marketers. That\u2019s not surprising, given the <\/span>rising popularity<\/span><\/a> of devices like Amazon Echo and Google Home. In fact, <\/span>Gartner<\/span><\/a> predicts that <\/span>\u201cby 2020, 30% of web browsing sessions will be done without a screen.\u201d<\/span><\/i> Here\u2019s how some SEO\u2019s see things changing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>A Surge In Voice Search<\/span><\/h2>\n