Mobile Friendly Impact Change – Google Q & A
Take the Mobile-Friendly Test: * * * SUMMARY of Google Response * * * Q: Is Google on track to release tomorrows mobile-friendly algorithm? A: YES. April 21 2015 Q: What is this algorithmic update, who will it impact? A: This update will impact only mobile searchers and it will give a ranking boost to mobile-friendly pages in Google’s mobile search results only. Q: Will desktop searchers / desktop rankings drop? A: NO. Q: Will it...
Google Mobile Friendly Algorithm Change
On April 21st 2015, Google will implement a new change to the search algorithm targeting websites that aren’t mobile-friendly. Given the amount of interest this announcement has garnished (dubbed “mobilegeddon”) and the increased awareness for Webmasters to get sites optimized for mobile search (prior to 21st April 2015) why is this announcement different to previous algorithm changes? Why This Algorithm Change Is...
Google uses HTTPS as a ranking signal
On Wednesday August 06 2014, Google announced that they have been running tests taking into account whether sites use secure, encrypted connections as a signal in our search ranking algorithms. “We’re starting to use HTTPS as a ranking signal. For now it’s only a very lightweight signal — affecting fewer than 1% of global queries, and carrying less weight than other signals such as high-quality content — while we...