Mobile SEO

Not too long ago, Google switched to a mobile-first index, meaning they use the mobile version of your site for ranking and indexing.

For the most part, mobile seo is very much the same as doing SEO for a desktop site, but there are a few particular points you want to pay attention to in order to maximize rankings and visibility.

Here, we've listed some of our top resources on mobile SEO, and you'll find the most recent blog posts below.

Mobile SEO : All the top resources to get you started learning mobile SEO in our free SEO learning center.

Mobile Optimization : Here, we dive into the specifics of what a mobile optimized page should look like.

The Mobile SEO Stack: Tools to Develop a Mobile-First SEO Process : Mobile SEO expert Aleyda Solis shares her own SEO tool stack for performing world-class mobile SEO.

What You Need to Know About Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMPs) : In this Whiteboard Friday, Will Chritchlow explains the basics of AMP, and how they differ from other mobile page.

SEO & Progressive Web Apps: Looking to the Future : Somewhere between a webpage and an app are PWAs, with benefits of both. Understand how these fit into the future of mobile SEO.

Most Recent Articles on Mobile SEO

Buying Expired Domains: What's the Best Strategy?
Rebecca Kelley

Buying Expired Domains: What's the Best Strategy?

Mobile SEO

Lately I've noticed a lot of questions in Q&A centering on purchasing expired domains. A lot of our members have expressed interest in buying old domains for a variety of prices (some are cheap, some are going for upwards of $50k) and want some advice on what to do with the domains once they've been purchased. I'm no domainer, nor am I an expert in such a business tactic, but I generally recommend one of three different options for an expired domain (and would love to hear more if you've got any).

7 Good Twitter Monetization Strategies (and 7 That Suck)
Rand Fishkin

7 Good Twitter Monetization Strategies (and 7 That Suck)

Mobile SEO

I've been getting into Twitter (under my usual moniker - randfish) more and more over time (despite only following a few friends and family), and lately, its been weighing on me that the service, despite its brilliance, rapid adoption and passionate fanbase, isn't yet pursuing revenue. That's OK - I think they probably have lots of very smart, talented,...

SEO Wireframing
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SEO Wireframing

Mobile SEO

I’ve received a few queries about optimizing new website builds - keeping SEO clearly at the forefront of the design.I though it might be a good idea to write about this as my first contribution to the YOUMoz community. Here is how I tackle it. Whenever I am approached for SEO on a new site build I set to work on constructing an SEO WireFrame...

Keeping People Away From Your Website: A Beginner's Guide
Jane Copland

Keeping People Away From Your Website: A Beginner's Guide

Mobile SEO

Many of you have probably set your SEOmoz account settings such that when you comment on a blog post, we email you whenever someone adds a new comment. One thing we don't do is include the contents of the new comment in the notification email. Why not? Because then you would have less reason to click through to see the comment in its natural habitat and you'd be less likely to reply. The ...

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Comparing Search Engine Performance: How does Cuil Stack Up to Google, Yahoo!, Live & Ask
Rand Fishkin

Comparing Search Engine Performance: How does Cuil Stack Up to Google, Yahoo!, Live & Ask

Mobile SEO

This week marked the arrival of Cuil on the search engine scene. Being a huge fan of search technology and how search engines work in general, I've been spending some time playing around with the new service and thought it would be valuable to expose my data on how the classic market leaders - Google, Yahoo!, Live & Ask compare to the newcomer. When judging the value and performance...

What Is Acceptable For "People Search Engines?"
Jane Copland

What Is Acceptable For "People Search Engines?"

Mobile SEO

I don't often get indignant about websites. Even bad ones. Sometimes I complain about what passes for Web 2.0 genius, but never before have I been really horrified by an online service. Spock.com horrifies me. I have never before felt like a website should cease to exist, but I am appalled at my experience with Spock. I'm in the process of having my personal information removed from the site at th...

Taking [true knowledge] Out for a Test Drive
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Taking [true knowledge] Out for a Test Drive

Mobile SEO

I had asked for an account for some time now, but today the email finally reached my inbox. And I was really excited about seeing what all the hype was about [true knowledge]™! Ps: getting really excited to test out a search engine, must mean I'm in the right job... So what is [true knowledge]™?In simple terms,...

SEO Principles to Launch By
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SEO Principles to Launch By

Mobile SEO

In preparation for a new project i'm starting, i've been reading mounds of information about web design and aesthetics. You all know the drill, blog after blog, sifting through the duplicate content and article after article separating the useful information from corporate fluff.It was in this that I realized my big mistake, reading information for the sake of reading infor...

MSN's site: command is Confusing Me...
Rebecca Kelley

MSN's site: command is Confusing Me...

Mobile SEO

I'm working on a site review for a client, and I was checking to see how well the site was indexed across the major search engines. Normally we do a site: command and skip to the last page of results to get as accurate a count as we can; however, MSN's count is a little puzzling. When I first performed a count, it said the client's site had 180 pages indexed (it's a brand new site). Jumping to the...

The 5 Websites You Can't Live Without
Rand Fishkin

The 5 Websites You Can't Live Without

Mobile SEO

I'm halfway through my next post on rewriting the Beginner's Guide, but I'm just too tired to go on. Losing three hours coming over to New York doesn't help, either. So, I've turned my attention away from the project for now and thought I'd ask something a bit more participatory of the crowd here... What are the 5 industry-related websites (excluding the search engines themselves) that ...

Contribute Feedback for the MSN/Live Search Team (And Be Heard)
Rand Fishkin

Contribute Feedback for the MSN/Live Search Team (And Be Heard)

Mobile SEO

This coming Thursday, I've been invited to present to the Live Search team over in Redmond. We'll be discussing all sorts of issues, including spam on Live, increasing retention rates for searchers and growing relationships between Live and webmasters. However, I can't represent the entire search community on my own, so I'm hoping to solicit your input. What would you like to see Live do to mak...