#google mobile algorithm update

Google has recently rolled out a mobile algorithm update to help mobile-friendly websites and webpages to get ranked higher on mobile search results. How are you affected by it, you ask? Read on to know how.

All websites and webpages which are mobile-friendly will now appear higher on the search results list for searches made through mobiles. This can be achieved by ensuring all the web pages and websites are made mobile-friendly. This mobile algorithm update is also linked to Google Apps and other apps available on the Play Store. This mobile algorithm update by Google affects Google searches across all languages.

The positive side of the Google mobile algorithm update is that the desktop searches are not affected by this. All searches made on Google through desktops are ranked separately. Basically, both algorithms work on the respective platforms without hindering the working of each other.

If you would like to find out for yourself how mobile-friendly your website is, all you have to do is take your website through Google’s Mobile Friendly Test. This will determine how mobile-friendly your company’s website is. If it isn’t mobile-friendly, it will tell you what is wrong with the website optimization for mobile searches. These tests can be carried out for every URL connected to your website which would basically mean testing the various web pages within your website as well. This will give you a thorough understanding of the level of mobile-friendliness of your website which will help you understand what changes need to be made to your website.

If your website is not yet mobile-friendly, one way of doing it is to make it responsive. This helps visitors of your website avoid the hassles of horizontal and vertical scrolling to read the website content. Responsive websites easily adapt to the screen size of the device from which the visitor accesses the site. Designing websites to be responsive is one of the most effective ways of optimizing your website for mobile searches.