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3 Steps to Prepare for Google's Mobile Algorithm Change
On April 21st, 2015, Google will be releasing a major search engine algorithm change specifically for mobile search. The change will positively affect those sites that have a mobile friendly site. What is a mobile friendly site?
A mobile friendly site is a site that responds differently when visited from a mobile device compared to visiting from a desktop. The new Google algorithm change will give mobile enhanced sites an immediate boost in SEO for mobile searches. Below are 3 steps to ensure your site is ready for this major Google search engine change:
1. Determine if Your Site is Mobile Friendly a. Use Google’s tool to check.
(https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobilefriendly/)
b. If it is, make sure there are no image, CSS or Javascript errors. Use the
below Google Speed test to make additional changes to improve your mobile site: https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/
c. If it isn’t, move to the additional steps.
2. Make your Website Mobile Friendly
a. Responsive websites are best. These are the sites that automatically change when viewing from a desktop to mobile.
b. Ask your current webmaster if they can make your site mobile friendly, or use a service like MyRentAdvisor.com to build or import your
current website content and make it into a mobile friendly one.
3. Monitor Metrics Closely a. Use Google analytics or Google Webmaster tools to track and improve
your mobile SEO. b. https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/35252?hl=en
When viewing this report, try to determine the following:
● What are the mobile users searching for? Are they different than desktop? ● Which mobile searches have a high and low clickthrough rate (CTR)? What
positions are they in? ● Which keyword searches are trending up and which are trending down.
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