Here’s the thing: your site should be mobile-friendly. In fact, this might just be your number one priority. If you want to improve your mobile SEO, you have to improve the performance of your site, plus you have to make sure that it offers users an excellent mobile experience. In this SEO basics article, you’ll… Read More »
Google Intrusive Interstitials Mobile Penalty Having Minimal Impact
As you know, the Google mobile interstitial penalty began to roll out on schedule on January 10, 2017. Some, but very few sites, got hit hard pretty quickly but truth is, very few are noticing that sites with intrusive mobile interstitials are getting hurt. It might be because it is not fully rolled out yet… Read More »
2017 Predictions for Mobile Marketing and Loyalty Trends
Mobile marketing and customer loyalty are not new ideas or tactics, but the strategy behind them has been evolving dramatically in the past few years, and that momentum is going to continue through 2017. According to eMarketer, the majority of U.S. marketers intend to allocate more of their budgets to customer loyalty in 2017, and… Read More »
Google begins mobile-first indexing, using mobile content for all search rankings
There will no longer be any type of “mobile-friendly” adjustment done just for mobile users. Effectively, if you’re not mobile-friendly, that will have an impact even on how you appear for desktop searchers. Google has begun testing its mobile-first index, which will primarily look at the mobile version of your website for its ranking signals… Read More »
7 tips to generate more leads on mobile devices
As mobile device usage continues to grow, it is important to fully optimize landing pages and capture leads from this audience if we want to stay relevant in the future. Read on for a discussion of some of the common issues I see on a daily basis regarding lead generation on mobile devices and steps… Read More »
Malware hijacks big four Australian banks’ apps, steals two-factor SMS codes
Millions of customers of Australia’s largest banks are the target of a sophisticated Android attack which steals banking details and thwarts two-factor authentication security. Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, National Australia Bank and ANZ Bank customers are all at risk from the malware which hides on infected devices waiting until users open legitimate banking apps.
Google App Streaming Now Live For Many Apps Via Try Now Button
Google App Streaming is now live in the Android Google App search results. You can preview apps directly from the search results before downloading them. In November 2015, Google prototyped app streaming on a few select apps. It now seems to be available for many apps in the Google mobile search results.
Why Responsive Design Is Not Mobile Optimization (and What to Do About It)
Back in 2014, Jeremy Smith wrote, “Traditional optimization is dead, and in its place is arising a brave new world of mobile conversion optimization.” I have to disagree. Is mobile conversion optimization a “brave new world”?
Generate More Leads with Clickable Phone links
Most websites show a phone number, but wouldn’t it be better to Generate More Leads with Clickable Phone links? Ever been to a website, especially on your mobile phone, which shows a phone number to make contact. And you want to make contact with the business. But the phone number is displayed in an obscure… Read More »
Free Mobile site with every website
I just saw this advert – “Free Mobile site with every website” Which got me to thinking . . . a or so year ago, this was an extra cost item for most websites. Now, a good web developer provides this as a matter of course. So naturally it is going to be a free… Read More »