Google’s New Mobile Friendly Update [Podcast #23]

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  1. On April 21, Google will start judging sites by their mobile friendliness.
  2. Why is mobile important to Google?
    1. Mobile traffic is growing and this is going to be a MAJOR update for Google.
    2. For many websites, 1/3 to ½ of their traffic is mobile
    3. This update will start to judge websites based on their mobile friendliness and Google says they will start using mobile friendliness as a ranking factor.
  3. What does this mean to YOUR cleaning website?
    1. If it doesn’t pass Google’s mobile friendly test, you could lose some or all of your ranking.
  4. What can you do?
    1. Check your site with this tool. https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly
    2. Get mobile compliant NOW!
      1. WordPress site, install WPTouch, Jetpack, or WP Mobile Detector
      2. Create a responsive website
      3. Create a mobile website