Is your website "Mobile Friendly"? I bet you didn't Google know has now
begun the process of '/dropping down the ranking/' websites that are no
longer mobile friendly.
What is mobile friendly? This from Google:
/
/
/A page is eligible for the “mobile-friendly” label if it meets the
following criteria as detected by Googlebot:/
* /Avoids software that is not common on mobile devices, like Flash/
* /Uses text that is readable without zooming/
* /Sizes content to the screen so users don't have to scroll
horizontally or zoom/
* /Places links far enough apart so that the correct one can be easily
tapped/
The search giant will be changing the way results appear based on
websites that are deemed mobile-friendly due to the fact that 60% of
traffic now comes from mobile devices. For those late to the news, the
change could have negative implications starting tomorrow (April 22nd).
Sites without text and formatting unsuited for mobile devices will
suffer most. In February, Google announced in a blog post:
/"We will be expanding our use of mobile-friendliness as a ranking
signal. This change will affect mobile searches in all languages
worldwide and will have a significant impact in our search results.
Consequently, users will find it easier to get relevant, high quality
search results that are optimized for their devices./
Now, this doesn't mean if your site is not mobile friendly it won't be
found, it just means other websites with whom you compete with for
business will be ranked higher and seen sooner. You can ignore this
fact with much bravado too: "no one uses the internet to look for a
business, people use the yellow pages".
And of course those with mobile friendly movie poster websites thank-you
for taking this position...
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**Good News...and Bad News!*
Google has very kindly provided a tool for you to check to see if your
site IS mobile friendly, I have put in a few of our member's websites to
show you the results, feel free to add in your website to check.
*Of course, many of you will know my company builds websites and for the
last couple of years we have been ensuring they are **/are/**mobile
friendly and if you would like to talk to me about upgrading your site
to be mobile friendly (even complete with shop), then drop me a line. *
Here's some examples of member's sites (most I just grabbed off the last
few posts on MoPo) with Google's test results:
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/?url=www.vintagemovieposters.com.au
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fvintagemoviepostersforum.com%2F
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.posteropolis.com%2F
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.moviemem.com
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cinemarts.com%2F
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emovieposter.com%2F
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmovieposters.ha.com%2F
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.movieposterbid.com%2F
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cinemasterpieces.com%2F
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.posteritati.com%2F
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dominiquebesson.com%2F
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstore.walterfilm.com%2F
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cinemasterpieces.com%2F
*Do drop me a line about upgrading your non-friendly website to be
mobile friendly, being a movie poster collector with a movie poster
website, you know I can talk your language**.**
*
regards
David Rew
Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com
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