The desktop version of your content needs a rel alternate tag, which can be placed in sitemaps, or on the page itself, and the mobile version should use rel=canonical. Have an m.subdomain for mobile content that is competing against desktop content.
Branigan said that if you have a significant percentage of traffic from mobile devices, if you have high bounce rates from mobile-referred traffic, and your competitors have sites that work well on multiple devices, you should definitely consider it.
There are fewer mobile considerations for responsive sites, than when supporting a second codebase for a mobile site – which is something like having a mobile version of your site on m.example.com. Mobile Sites: Choosing an Implementation Process...
It's a big step, but it'll position you for the mobile growth underway. I'm also keenly excited to watch the growth of mobile and how it is shaping the future of search. Today there are roughly 9 billion mobile devices in use globally.
On the other hand, if the site is a dedicated mobile site, this person will become frustrated with the fact that they have to locate the desktop version of the site, and find the product all over again.
When users are searching on mobile devices, Google will show a mobile icon indicating to the searcher that those sites are mobile friendly. A responsive theme will automatically adjust the layout, menu items, and images to render nicely on desktops...
You could create an app, a mobile version of your site, both, or partner with an existing app. It's everything from a massive site like Wikipedia to a single tweet to a Facebook wall post to a G+ update to a mobile app to a PDF document to a...
And the "expectation gap" for mobile performance is also growing quickly, with mobile users expecting faster load times and sites optimized for handheld devices. Mobile Internet is on the rise all over the world.
Much like paid distribution press release services, PitchEngine’s free version publishes to search engines, social media news sites, mobile/tablet users and offers an email sharing feature. The free plan includes unlimited pitches, unlimited...
The website for this company has no blog, no feed, and no twitter account, isn’t on Facebook, and has no interest in these things or a mobile version of their site. There are hundreds if not thousands of web sites that are about very specific...
As a final thought, desktop versions of sites can have great mobile conversion. Add this to ensure Google knows about and crawls both the desktop and the mobile version of the URL. Use of the link canonical tag on mobile pages pointing to the...
Recently, PCWorld had a mobile search face off between the search apps on Android, so it’s only fitting that the iPhone follows behind with one too – taking a look at features like multitasking, copy paste, voice search, making consistent phone...
When you connect to the Internet, your computer or mobile device is assigned an IP address. As mobile device adoption continues to expand rapidly, surpassing that of desktop usage by the end of 2013, it’s easy to see why this is a problem.
The mobile pundits got it right: sites should be minimal, functional, with everything designed to help the user complete a task, and then go. We can’t have a discussion on mobile sites without some mention of viewports.
Google also continued its efforts to spark mobile advertising with the release earlier this month of its Mobile Playbook, backed up by a webcast. The dashboard lets SMBs see whether the company is listed in some 100 sites and directories, including...
This change is much better than some of the other paths Google could have followed, and allows mobile sites to have the best of both worlds (mobile and desktop designs) without forcing them into a one-URL-strategy.
For example, we saw industry data that showed mobile websites had nearly 50 percent higher bounce rates (31 percent vs.percent) compared to desktop sites during the last holiday shopping season. Given your perspective, what are some relevant...
Now, you know that millions of people are using mobile devices every day, but did you know that dozens are still using rotary phones? April Fools Pranks 2011 - Bamboo Update Restores Sites Dropped by Google Panda
Google just introduced a new version specific to mobile sites designed for smartphones. Mobile sites that don’t support feature phones should use a same URL strategy - i.e.one where the mobile content renders on the exact same URL as the desktop...
The iPhone has revolutionized the mobile industry and has changed people’s lives and we want to continue to do so. Is Google’s decision to charge sites or apps using Google Maps API for high volume usage beginning to backfire?
