How to conduct a mobile-friendliness test for your site

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How to conduct a mobile-friendliness test for your site

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Key quotes:

  • "Google has recognised this, and it is an SEO ranking factor to have a website that is optimized for mobile."
  • "Let’s explore how you can apply the mobile-friendly test to see if your site is mobile optimized."
  • "Google is so serious about encouraging mobile-friendly websites that they have developed a tool that will let you know how your site stands."
  • "If your website is not mobile friendly, you will receive a message that states “ Page is not mobile friendly”."
  • "You will need to ensure that the theme you have selected to build your website on is mobile friendly."
  • "Again, this affects the user experience, and Google has even mentioned pop-ups as being a negative ranking factor for SEO (i.e."
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Key quotes:

  • "With the integration of the devices and easy accessibility, brands create a mobile-friendly website to offer unhindered User Experience irrespective of the device being used to access it."
  • "Let’s look into some of the most important design concepts that will help you build a mobile-friendly website."
  • "However, Material Design provides an in-depth framework on how to build components that look great on mobile devices and how you can scale the same components that fit perfectly on larger screens."
  • "2.2 Responsive Website Design It’s seldom the case where a website needs to be built only for a mobile screen."
  • "A CMS has no direct part in building a mobile-friendly website, however, choosing the right CMS like WordPress gives access to easier integration with websites."
  • "As content barely changes in a static website, a theme that matches the vision of the website, the theme can easily be hosted on a platform and you will have a mobile-friendly design."
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Key quotes:

  • "Recent studies of running these websites through a mobile test helped us understand the scenario of mobile-friendliness among website developers."
  • "A common issue many mobile-friendly website testers face is the lack of compatibility among different platforms."
  • "After observing certain statistics, it will be easier to understand the importance of mobile-friendliness on a website."
  • "An important part of testing mobile friendly website is the use of the right set of tools to test the website on different platforms i.e."
  • "Most mobile friendly website testers recommend Lambdatest, one of the best tools in the market."
  • "It offers a seamless experience with accessibility to over 44 different devices for real-time testing."
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Key quotes:

  • "But even though all serious websites have gone responsive, designers still make mistakes when revamping their websites for mobile devices."
  • "“As people increasingly search on their mobile devices, we want to make sure they can find content that’s not only relevant and timely, but also easy to read and interact with on smaller mobile screens.” Google spokeswoman Sometime in 2014 the number of mobile internet users reached parity with the number of desktop internet users."
  • "In response, websites have been evolving to offer better mobile experiences."
  • "In practical terms, this means that websites have been adopting responsive designs."
  • "Since April 2015, Google has been ranking mobile-friendly websites higher in search results than those that are still living in the desktop era."
  • "These sites are frustrating, so it’s an excell/ent choice on Google’s part to de-prioritize them in search."
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Key quotes:

  • "Every aspect of your SmugMug site has been put through its paces to make sure it passes the Google Mobile-Friendly Test."
  • "Passing this test means your site could be shown higher in Google’s search results whenever someone searches using a mobile device."
  • "We know how important it is for your website to be found, so we made sure that all SmugMug sites pass the test."
  • "(Of course, if you want to keep your site out of search results, you can do that, too.) What’s SmugMug Done to Pass the Mobile-Friendly Test?We built flexible site design into every corner of SmugMug."
  • "(If you’re a long-time SmugMug user but haven’t upgraded your site, this mobile-friendly feature is worth it.) It doesn’t matter if you’re viewing your site on an iPod or a 4K cinema display, your design and photos will automagically fill the screen perfectly without any annoying side-scroll or zoom action."
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Andrew Customer / Heroes Homestead

“I was always intimidated by my perceived difficulty of building a website but my experience with B12 was pretty smooth. I especially appreciate the quick response time to any requests I’ve sent the B12 team, and I also like the flexibility and ability to design the website ourselves. Since building my website, I’ve received a significant increase in the number of page views and email requests from the page.”

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Willie Customer / Urlife Now Fitness

“I like that someone is monitoring my website every month and making suggestions for how to improve it.”

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