Google Mobile Search results

Google Mobile Search Results

Google has announced that from the 21st April people searching from a mobile device (think tablet, smartphone or blackberry) will receive search engine results that place a higher priority on websites that are mobile friendly.

Starting April 21, 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.

You can view the full announcement, responses to the announcement and find out more at the Google webmaster central blog here.

What this means for websites that are not responsive or mobile friendly is that they will appear below websites that are responsive or mobile friendly. Why should this concern you is that some 65% of searches on Google and other search engines are made from mobile devices. Having a website that is not mobile friendly means you will not appear in these searches until the sites that are mobile friendly or responsive have been listed. This in turn means you will be missing out on a great deal of potential customers or clients.

So how can you find out if your website will be found on the new Google Mobile Search results page?

Well you can go to the Google Webmasters blog address shown above, where  then click on the link to take you to the check page, enter your information and wait for them to tell you the answer. A much simpler method is to do is send us your URL (website address) and we will check it for you and let you know if it is responsive, mobile friendly or not. If it is not we will send you details of how to get your site responsive or mobile friendly.