Smart phones are everywhere, but what does that have to do with your business? Earlier this year Google announced more searches were made using a mobile device than with a desktop computer. Additionally, Google recently began to include mobile friendliness into their search ranking algorithm. That means your website had better be mobile friendly, or risk a ranking penalty from Google.
Google’s search algorithm is en extremely well-guarded secret, so finding out what goes into it is generally a detective’s job. In this case, Google made some pretty cut and dry statements.
How do you find out if your website is mobile friendly? This link below will take you to Google’s mobile-friendly test tool. It’s easy, and if you fail, there will be a list of reasons why. You can capture the screen and email that to your webmaster.