We know that the new Google Mobile Friendly Algo is only for mobile and not for tablets, but where do phablets – oversized smartphones – fall into the mix? Phablets are classified as smartphones and are included in the new mobile friendly algo. The two most popular phablets are iPhone 6 Plus and the Galaxy […]
Deep Diving Into the New Google Mobile Breadcrumb URL Structure
Google has finally taken their new breadcrumb-style mobile URL structure live to all mobile users, just in time for the Google mobile-friendly algo change. We first noticed Google testing them at the start of the month, although at that time it had a slightly different structure than the one Google went live with. There is […]
Checking Your Site for Mobile-Friendliness? Check Internal Pages Too
Most people just tend to check their homepage when it comes to ensuring their sites are mobile friendly. And again, it is their homepage that people check in Google Search to make sure they have the mobile-friendly tag. But you should be checking more than just the homepage too. I have heard of several cases […]
Google Adds Apps to Mobile Search Results
If you are using an Android phone, you will now see apps from Google Play in the search results when there are apps that match the keywords searched for. Here is the image Google provided that shows the apps in search results. These app results can definitely be intrusive. In the screen shot included in […]
Google Testing Desktop-Style Mobile Search Results
Google is testing a brand new style of mobile search results that is much cleaner and seems to take some style elements from regular desktop search. Google has taken the Google logo and placed it above the search box Android Police has the screenshot comparing the old style with the new, and I must say […]
Google’s Mobile Friendly Algo: Everything You Need to Know
April 21st brings the day we will see Google’s mobile friendly algo goes live to all mobile searchers. Here is everything you could possibly need to know about the mobile algo, including the most common questions as well as some of the more obscure things that do or do not have an impact on the […]
Do HTTPS Mobile Sites Get an Extra Ranking Boost with Mobile Friendly Algo?
When Google made HTTPS a ranking boost, many websites made the switch to HTTPS. While the ranking signal was later determined to be very tiny, the mobile-friendly ranking boost has raised a question about whether there would be an additional boost for SSL as well. According to Google, there is no additional SSL ranking factor […]
Google’s Mobile Ranking Algo is Continuous & Algo Might Change Over Time
When the initial mobile ranking algo starts being applied to mobile searches on April 21st, it is essentially a “is it mobile-friendly or not” signal when determining the mobile search results. But Google has confirmed that this algo will very likely continue to change. We’re always looking to improve our ranking, so this algorithm might […]
How Google Splits PageRank & Rankings Between Main Website and M. Mobile Site Version
While Google recommends that webmasters utilizes responsive web design, as it also perfectly fine for users to implement a m.example.com mobile URL strategy. But this can sometimes result in links being split between two URLs which are essentially the same thing, just one is for desktop while the other is for mobile. How does Google […]
Hidden Content for Mobile Usually Won’t Hurt Google Rankings
Many webmasters want to hide content on a mobile page for many reasons, to make a page look cleaner, to not bombard a visitor with masses of text, or simply to make it easier for a visitor to find what they are looking for with the ability to click on which part they’d like more […]