{"id":10402,"date":"2018-10-29T11:56:33","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T11:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solutionbuilt.com\/2018\/10\/29\/how-to-optimize-your-website-for-googles-mobile-first-index\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T18:21:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T18:21:07","slug":"how-to-optimize-your-website-for-googles-mobile-first-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solutionbuilt.com\/blog\/how-to-optimize-your-website-for-googles-mobile-first-index\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Optimize Your Website For Google&#8217;s Mobile-First Index"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In March of 2018, Google released a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/webmasters.googleblog.com\/2018\/03\/rolling-out-mobile-first-indexing.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">statement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> regarding their roll out for the <\/span><b>Mobile-First Index<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, once again changing the parameters and priorities of how search ranking will be distinguished. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being the principal authority of the internet\u2019s search world, what Google says, goes, and keeping up with their shifting algorithms and procedures<strong> is a must to stay afloat<\/strong> and remain a contender in the search ranking world. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>So what does any of this mean?<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply put, the <\/span><b>Mobile-First Index<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> now considers the \u201cmobile\u201d version of your website to be the \u201ctrue\u201d and \u201conly\u201d version. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And yes\u2026.you read that right. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>From Google<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobile-first indexing means that we&#8217;ll use the mobile version of the page for indexing and ranking, to better help our \u2013 primarily mobile \u2013 users find what they&#8217;re looking for.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google knows better than anyone, that trends show consumers moving towards all mobile search. <\/span><b>60% of all searches<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today are on mobile devices, in fact. And that number is growing so significantly, that Google decided to now only use your website\u2019s mobile version in considering rankings in search queries. If you fail to optimize your website for mobile, there will be some consequences from Google.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>And how does this change affect your business??<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First and foremost, you need to have a mobile compatible website in place. For years, outdated websites that still followed best practices using proper optimization and content formatting were able to stay alive. This is no longer going to fly. Your website needs to be mobile-friendly and then some to stay afloat and be found in search results. So, how can you optimize your website for mobile and what exactly can you do? Keep reading to learn more.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutionbuilt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/000.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solutionbuilt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/000.png\" alt=\"Optimize for Google Mobile-First Index | SolutionBuilt\" class=\"wp-image-10403\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" id=\"h-how-to-optimize-for-google-s-mobile-first-index\">How To Optimize For Google&#8217;s Mobile-First Index<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" id=\"h-1-get-mobile-friendly\"><b>#1- Get Mobile Friendly!<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the first (and most crucial) step. Your desktop-only dinosaur website has got to go. Whether you developed it yourself, used a custom web firm, or a template-driven platform, your website must be mobile-friendly. Google is even shaking its finger at <\/span><b>M.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mobile sites and prefers all mobile sites to be created with responsive design instead. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still with me? There is a lot more.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutionbuilt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/38435864_s.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solutionbuilt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/38435864_s.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10406\" width=\"420\" height=\"285\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" id=\"h-2-you-need-consistency\"><b>#2- You Need Consistency<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you ever noticed a familiar desktop website on mobile seem different? More compact? Less \u201cstuff\u201d on the open pages? Dropdown tabs, accordion displays, and other \u201csave real estate space\u201d functions have been very common with mobile website versions. But Google is looking at that differently now. A <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">test study<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conducted by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dejanmarketing.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dejan Marketing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> showed that \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hidden content appears to be devalued in mobile-first index.\u201d<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means if it is hidden on the page, Google isn\u2019t paying attention to it.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> That means if you have a slimmed-down version of your website for mobile, it is now the index Google will pull from. Yikes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutionbuilt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SolutionBuiltWebsiteHealthScore.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solutionbuilt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SolutionBuiltWebsiteHealthScore-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Website Health Score Icon | SolutionBuilt\" class=\"wp-image-10270\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" id=\"h-3-get-your-mobile-site-healthy\"><b>#3- Get Your Mobile Site Healthy<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your mobile site needs to be in tip-top shape to perform high in the rankings. Google has made this so easy to test by giving you a handful of tools to run your website against. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/test\/mobile-friendly\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobile Friendly Test Tool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> not only gives you a yes or no but will also give you recommendations on how to fix found issues and shows a detailed list of partial loaded pages or pages that do not work at all. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/about\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Search Console<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has many mobile-friendly tests and suggestions for better health as well. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Testing and maintaining your mobile site\u2019s health is a key component in staying in good standing with Google. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Google lays the new groundwork and test-driven changes to the search world, you must stay informed and ready to change with them. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google says, \u201cWe are notifying sites that are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/mobile-sites\/mobile-first-indexing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">migrating to mobile-first indexing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/about\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Search Console<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Site owners will see significantly increased crawl rate from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/1061943\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smartphone Googlebot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Additionally, Google will show the mobile version of pages in Search results and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/websearch\/answer\/1687222\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google cached pages<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutionbuilt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WebsiteMarketingSolutionBuilt.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solutionbuilt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WebsiteMarketingSolutionBuilt.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10412\" width=\"424\" height=\"283\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" id=\"h-4-hire-a-website-marketing-team\"><b>#4- Hire A Website Marketing Team<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes it&#8217;s best to focus on what you know, and let others do what you don&#8217;t know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you hire an SEO company to do your website marketing, you are able to focus on what you do best while your healthy website generates business. Read more about why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchedmarketing.com\/blog\/never-diy-marketing\/\">you shouldn&#8217;t DIY your own marketing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s crucial to fully optimize your website for mobile in order for your website to be found and stay afloat in search results. At <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solutionbuilt.com\">SolutionBuilt<\/a>, we understand the shifting currents of SEO marketing and search best practices. We have the team and skill set to help your website stay atop of the pile while keeping it maintained and optimized for maximum success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our in-house <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchedmarketing.com\/search-engine-optimization\/\">SEO experts<\/a> build a custom strategy based on your unique needs. 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