Mobile SEO
Find the latest mobile SEO and search marketing trends, guides, news, and best practices for AMP, app optimization, UX, visual search, voice search, and more!
Say Goodbye to the ‘Mobile-Friendly’ Label in Google Search
With 85% of indexed pages now being mobile-friendly, Google is removing the ‘mobile-friendly’ label from mobile search results.
Google to Devalue Pages With Intrusive Pop-Ups in Mobile Search
Google announced it will begin to devalue pages with intrusive pop-ups (otherwise known as interstitials). This change comes into effect after January 10, 2017.
All You Need to Know About App Indexing
Apps play a key role in mobile internet usage. Learn everything you need to know about app indexing and how you can integrate your app...
Google’s Virtual Assistant to Deliver More Personalized Results
Google Now, the virtual assistant that lives inside Android phones and the Google Search app, is about to get more personal with you.
Google Maps Updates: Wi-Fi Only Mode, Save to SD Card, + More
A series of updates were rolled out to Google Maps for Android this week, including a Wi-fi only mode, the option to save to an...
Yelp and TripAdvisor Lash Out at Google Over Recent Change to Restaurant Searches
Yelp has filed another grievance, so to speak, against Google over a recent change to search results that affects restaurant review sites.
Google to Highlight the Best Reviewed Places to Eat and Drink
Google announced a change to its search results today which is designed to guide travelers to the best restaurants and bars.
Google to Site Owners: Create More AMP Pages
Google is encouraging site owners via Search Console to create AMP versions of their content.
Live-Updating AMPs Now Available for Beta Testing
Live blogs are about to get even faster thanks to live-updating AMPs, announced this week by the Accelerated Mobile Pages project.
Google Announces: AMP to Show In Organic Results
Today, Google is unveiling an early preview of expanded AMP support across the entire search results pages.
Google Maps for iOS Now Supports Multiple Location Trip Planning
An exact month after adding multiple trips to Google Maps on Android, the feature has now come to the iOS version of Maps.
Don’t Miss Out: How to Use Google’s New Mobile Testing Tool
The new Google mobile testing tool is an easy (and free) way to make sure that your users aren’t bouncing off of your website. Learn...
Google Chrome for iOS Now Supports Accelerated Mobile Pages
An update this week to the Google Chrome browser for iOS brings support for Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP).
Google App for iOS Updated With Improved Voice Search, Forward Button, + More
Google’s flagship app for iOS has been updated with several key new features, one of which you won’t believe it didn’t have until now.
The Beacons Are Coming: How They Fit Into Your SEO Strategy
Pretty soon a new technically known as beacons will be bringing advertising to a whole new level. So what does this mean for SEO? Learn...
Optimizing for Voice Search with Siri, Google Now, and Cortana
Let’s look at the differences between preparing to optimize for search engines that let users search via the spoken word versus the typed word.
Mobile Search Is The Top Source Of Calls To Businesses
Customers are calling businesses in greater numbers than ever before thanks to digital marketing channels – especially mobile search. Call intelligence company Invoca recently completed...
Your Mobile Site May Fail Without Proper Optimization: Insight From #SEJSummit Speaker Anne Ahola Ward
I’m excited to welcome Anne Ahold Ward as one of our speakers for the first SEJ Summit of 2016, happening in Santa Monica. Anne will...
How to Be Successful on Mobile With PPC Bidding, Good Design: Insights From Jordan Koene and Jim Banks
Jim Banks and Jordan Koene present unique views on how to keep searchers satisfied.
5 Indispensable Ways to Convert More Mobile Users
Wondering how to increase your mobile conversions? Here are five tested ways to convert more mobile users.
#SEJThinkTank Recap: 18 Ways to Build a Mobile Site Users Love With @StoneyD
On Wednesday, July 15th, 2015, the SEJ Think Tank was joined by Stoney deGeyter, CEO of Pole Positioning Marketing for a webinar that covered a...
Mobile-Only Internet Users Surpass Desktop-Only Users For First Time Ever
ComScore reports that, for the first time ever, the amount users who use the internet exclusively on mobile devices has exceeded the amount of users...
Mobilegeddon is Here: Google’s Mobile-Friendly Algorithm is Live!
Editor’s Note: SEJ founder Loren Baker also contributed to this post. Today, Google launched its long-awaited mobile-friendly algorithm update worldwide, which is estimated to affect a...
Google Answers Pressing Questions About Mobile-Friendly Algorithm Update
With the launch of Google’s mobile-friendly update fast approaching, it should come as no surprise that it’s hot on every webmasters mind. Nowhere was this...
Google Makes it Easier for Users to Fill Out Forms on Mobile Devices
Today, Google announced an enhancement to its autocomplete attribute in Chrome that will ultimately make it easier, and faster, for users to fill out forms...
5 Steps to Ace #Mobile App Marketing
Apps have been around for much longer than most of us realize. The first apps made their appearance in the 1990’s via PDAs like the...
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MTV Increased Mobile Traffic By 92% With A Responsive Redesign [REPORT]
Not every major brand has jumped on the responsive design bandwagon yet — take MTV for example. MTV recently redesigned several of its web properties...
Mobile Search Spend To Surpass Desktop Next Year, iOS Still King Of Mobile Web Traffic
A report published today by research firm eMarketer reveals projections for mobile search spending over the next four years. As of 2015, mobile search spending...
Top Local And Mobile Search Engine Ranking Factors: An Interview With Marcus Tober
At Pubcon 2014 in Las Vegas, I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Marcus Tober, CTO at Searchmetrics, about what’s new in...
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Without Mobile Optimization Your Website Is At Risk Of Losing Search Discovery [REPORT]
A study released by Searchmetrics reveals that over a third of mobile web search results vary from desktop results when comparing identical search queries across...