Your Mobile Version Should Be as Good As Your Desktop Site
Google wants to see high quality mobile sites. That means both versions should have the same important, high quality content.
Metadata Should Always Be Present
Titles, meta descriptions, and other metadata should be present on and consistent between desktop and mobile viewing of your site. Google uses this information to help it determine what’s on your page, so don’t think the fact that mobile users can’t hover a mouse over a picture to see its metadata means you don’t have to include it.
Structured Data Is Important
Google uses structured data for indexing and search features, so you should make certain URLs within the structured data are updated to the mobile version on mobile pages.
A Good Desktop Site is Still Better Than a Bad Mobile Site ...For Now
Google says that they “will be evaluating sites independently on their readiness for mobile-first indexing... and transitioning them when ready.” That means you have time to get your responsive website right, but not to sleep on it. Google won’t wait forever before it switches completely to mobile-first indexing.
Get Your Server Ready for Increased Crawl Rates
This isn’t an issue for responsive or dynamic serving sites, but websites that are hosting a separate mobile version on a separate host could see an increased crawl rate.
The fact that people are using their smartphones more than their desktops these days should be motivation enough to get your mobile act together, but in case you needed another reason Google just gave it to you. Having a non-responsive website, or a poor mobile version that lacks the same content as your desktop site, will start hurting your search rankings before long.
Don’t wait until it’s too late, upgrade your site before your old design starts costing you visitors.
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