Google recently announced that websites that fail to provide a good mobile browsing experience will suffer from reduced search visibility beginning April 21.
So how does your site stack up? Check here:
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/
You’ll see that the most common errors are:
+ Text set at a point size too small to read on mobile devices
+ Links spaced too closely together to be easily clicked
+ Mobile viewpoints not set correctly
+ Use of incompatible plug-ins
+ Site content set wider than screen making it invisible
+ Blocking access to resources used by Google's web robots
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3. Google is updating their mobile search algorithm. Websites that fail to
provide a good mobile browsing experience will suffer from reduced search
visibility beginning April 21!
4. “So what will happen to my site?!” – Frazzled website owner
5. If your site isn’t completely responsive by April 21 you will lose a significant amount of
mobile traffic.
6. Well, Google’s algorithm change will take responsiveness into account + bump
you down in the ranks if you’re not completely mobile friendly.
8. Because almost half of the time people spend consuming media is through smaller
screens! [Device Usage, February 2015 – Pie chart]
9. “But I thought our site was new +
updated?” – Frazzled website owner
10. Even new sites can be affected – in fact, the most common
errors are: use of incompatible plug-ins, mobile viewpoints not
set correctly, links spaced too closely together to be easily
clicked, site content set wider than screen making it invisible,
text set at a point size too small to read on mobile devices,
and blocking access to resources used by Google’s web
robots.
11. “But how do I know if I’m
affected?” – Frazzled website
owner
12. Check your site before the big day arrives!
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-
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