How to target your SEO process to a reality of more people searching on mobile devices than desktop and an upcoming mobile first Google index? Check it out.
4. I Blog I Speak Iām Featured
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Iām Aleyda Solis
5. I help companies to connect with them
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
6. Search is now mostly mobile driven
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
http://searchengineland.com/report-nearly-60-
percent-searches-now-mobile-devices-255025
7. And will also become mobile-based with āØ
the upcoming Google Mobile-First Index
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
https://webmasters.googleblog.com/
2016/11/mobile-first-indexing.html
http://searchengineland.com/google-begins-experimenting-
mobile-first-index-hopes-expand-upcoming-months-262527
8. Ranking signals will come from yourāØ
mobile Web presence and not Desktop
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
http://searchengineland.com/faq-
google-mobile-first-index-262751
9. And at some point Google will āØ
switch to a Mobile-Only Index
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
http://searchengineland.com/faq-
google-mobile-first-index-262751
10. Mobile can already provide these
visibility & traļ¬c results
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
12. However most Websites have āØ
an issue converting with it
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
http://www.monetate.com/blog/
ecommerce-benchmarks-q4-2016
13. Due to clear challenges āØ
with Mobile Optimization
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/articles/three-ways-
mobile-is-changing-canadians-expectations.html
14. I bet this is not a surprise ;)
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
https://twitter.com/Oatmeal/
status/810905426132799488
15. It happens in Ireland too
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
https://www.consumerbarometer.com/
16. Letās ļ¬x this with a āØ
Mobile-First SEO Process
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
17. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
How is your
Mobile Targeted
Content
performing?
How Mobile
users & search
crawlers see
your content?
How your
audience search
using mobile
devices?
18. Which queries are your visitors using to
search for your top services on mobile?
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Google Search Console
19. How do these diļ¬erentiate from the āØ
ones searched from desktop devices?
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
20. Are you already eļ¬ectively āØ
targeting them with your content?
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
21. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
SimilarWeb
Verify your competitors mobile āØ
traļ¬c & organic search share
22. Are the same mobile queries āØ
bringing visibility to them?
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Sistrix
23. Compare to identify opportunities
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
24. Expand them taking conversational āØ
queries into consideration
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
http://searchengineland.com/google-reveals-20-
percent-queries-voice-queries-249917
25. For product inspiration & comparison, āØ
discovering brands, looking for opinionsā¦
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
KWFinder
26. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Look for intent, context & immediacy
http://www.aleydasolis.com/en/search-engine-
optimization/optimizing-mobile-queries-near-you/
27. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
How is your
Mobile Targeted
Content
performing?
How Mobile
users & search
crawlers see
your content?
How your
audience search
using mobile
devices?
28. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Itās critical to have a Mobile Web version. āØ
There are 3 main alternatives.
https://developers.google.com/
webmasters/mobile-sites/mobile-seo/
Responsive Web Design Dynamic Serving Independent Mobile Site
29. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
The 3 have doās & dontās
Responsive Web Design Dynamic Serving Independent Mobile Site
Donāt block images, css & js
resources.
Include the Vary: User-Agent āØ
HTTP header
Identify & serve the relevant Web
version to the right user agent
Implement Rel alternate & canonical Tags
between mobile & desktop URLs. āØ
āØ
Implement 301-redirects between mobile &
desktop to refer the user agent to the
relevant Web version
30. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Also pros & cons! Choose based on the identiļ¬ed
audience behavior, business & tech requirements
https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/articles/
building-websites-multi-screen-consumer.html
31. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
This conļ¬guration doesnāt need āØ
to change with the mobile ļ¬rst index too
https://developers.google.com/
webmasters/mobile-sites/mobile-seo/
32. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Arenāt you sure that yours āØ
is really mobile friendly?
http://searchengineland.com/faq-google-
mobile-first-index-262751
33. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Verify for yourself by using āØ
Chromeās DevTools Device Mode
bit.ly/chromedevicemode
34. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Look also for already identiļ¬ed issues āØ
in the GSC Mobile Usability report
35. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Double check for problems āØ
with Googleās Mobile-Friendly Test
https://search.google.com/
search-console/mobile-friendly
36. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Be mindful of blocked resources issues &āØ
false-positives on optimization status too
37. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Simulate Googlebot for SmartphonesāØ
and crawl your site w/ JS rendering
Screaming Frog
38. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Verify if the mobile crawler sees the same
than a user when accessing your site pages
39. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
See if there are blocked pages or āØ
resources that need to be accessed
40. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Check if there are faulty redirects,
canonicalization issues & errors to ļ¬x
41. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
http://searchengineland.com/google-says-page-speed-ranking-factor-
use-mobile-page-speed-mobile-sites-upcoming-months-250874
Itās also critical to make sure your
mobile site version loads really fast
42. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Identify the load times of your āØ
top pages directly in Google Analytics
43. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Use Chromeās DevTools Network & Audits to āØ
emulate & see the resources are causing the delay
44. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Double-Verify and prioritize with āØ
Googleās PageSpeed Insights Tool
https://developers.google.com/
speed/pagespeed/insights/
45. What about implementing AMP āØ
to improve your speed issues?
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
searchengineland.com/amp-top-
stories-now-live-243314
46. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Mobile Responsive Non-AMP Mobile AMP
To deliver a faster & safer Mobile Web experience,
even if you already have a mobile Web version
47. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Itās now a requirement to be included in the news
carousel and can provide extra visibility
AMP article rich resultsāØ
Can be free-standing in the results
page, or embedded in a carousel of
similar result types. All AMP article
rich results are also rich results.
AMP non-rich resultsāØ
A basic, non-graphical search result
pointing to the AMP page.
48. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
The additional organic search visibility āØ
& traļ¬c can be impressive
49. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Be careful showing what can be a over-simpliļ¬ed āØ
mobile AMP experience when using plugins though
Mobile Responsive Non-AMP Mobile AMP
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50. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
This can end-up boosting visibility āØ
but lowering your engagement
51. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Mobile Non-AMP Mobile AMP
=
The goal is to provide the most consistent user
experience through your āextendedā AMP pages
52. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Usually when youāre in one of these scenarios
Youāre in the
media, news
industry or have a
blog
Your current
mobile page speed
sucks
You can
personalize
AMP to have a
similar UX &
functionality than
your current
site
You ideally donāt
have an
independent
mobile version
53. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Verify that your content type & āØ
functionality are AMP supported
https://www.ampproject.org/
es/roadmap/
https://www.ampproject.org/
docs/reference/components
54. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Follow OnPageās AMP ChecklistāØ
for a correct implementation
https://en.onpage.org/
knowledge-base/tutorials/amp/
55. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
If you use a CMS like Wordpress, use existing
plugins to facilitate the conļ¬guration
https://wordpress.org/
plugins-wp/amp/
https://wordpress.org/plugins-
wp/glue-for-yoast-seo-amp/
57. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Prioritize to ļ¬x ācriticalā issues aļ¬ecting āØ
most & more important pages
58. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
It can be a rollercoaster, although one with a
positive trend if critical errors are handled
60. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Check out my AMP presentationāØ
for more tools, examples & scenarios
http://www.slideshare.net/aleydasolis/
setting-amp-for-success-at-digitalolympus
61. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Your Mobile content āØ
should be optimized too
http://searchengineland.com/faq-
google-mobile-first-index-262751
62. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
https://webmasters.googleblog.com/2016/08/
helping-users-easily-access-content-on.html
Itās critical to facilitate its access āØ
avoiding interstitials & pop-ups
64. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
You can use app banners instead
https://developer.android.com/
distribute/users/banners.html
65. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Use GSC to check how Google render your key
pages content on both mobile & desktop
Desktop Mobile
68. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Be mindful of adding the relevant structured
data to markup your mobile content
http://www.thesempost.com/details-googles-
mobile-first-indexing-change/#Structured_Data
69. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Use Schema.org with Json-LD to specify the
meaning of the supported information
https://developers.google.com/search/
docs/guides/mark-up-content
70. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
We can additionally obtain extra visibility āØ
in mobile SERPs with Rich Snippets & Cards
71. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
Identify more opportunities to generate featured
snippets by analyzing your competitors
semrush
72. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
You can directly test their implementation
using the Structured Data Testing Tool
74. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
To make the most out of them āØ
and maximize your mobile search CTR
75. #mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
How is your
Mobile Targeted
Content
performing?
How Mobile
users & search
crawlers see
your content?
How your
audience search
using mobile
devices?
76. Identify which of the targeted queries are bringing
you the highest rankings, traļ¬c & revenue
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
SEOmonitor
77. If the right pages are being ranked & attracting
traļ¬c & conversions for their relevant queries
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
78. Look for gaps between mobile & desktop
ranked pages & queries to reļ¬ne & expand
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti
79. And always identify more mobile opportunities āØ
in an optimized environment to drive this growth :)
#mobileļ¬rstseo at #3xedigital by @aleyda from @orainti