Optimize for mobile search as part of SEO plan in 2015

As we have mentioned in the last article, our SEO specialists at SEO Company in Singapore have anticipated the impressive and increasing power of mobile search comparing to traditional web search in 2015 onwards. Hence, it is not overstated that mobile SEO strategies should receive the ultimate attention when providing SEO services in 2015.

While you are still trying hard to keep your site ranked top for desktop search results, the ranking situation on mobile search results might be not as you desire. In the technology era today, everyone has their own phone and some other intelligent digital devices which allow users do everything they wish online, including watching movies, reading reports and searching for necessary information search, etc. Therefore, you need to incorporate strategies targeting mobile search into your comprehensive SEO campaign to better adapt to SEO trends in 2015.

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These following elements are some of the outstanding factors that can influence your mobile optimization efforts.

1. Responsive web design

The search results for one particular keyword phrase is not identical for mobile search and desktop search. What you should do for mobile search optimization in 2015 is that first you should build or modify your website so that it is responsive, i.e. flexible with any kind of devices that can support online search.

 

The mobile interface (left image) and the desktop interface of SEO Company website is relatively similar to each other

A responsive web design structure changes to adapt to each kind of device is the first thing to consider when initiate a mobile SEO plan. You may observe that every time pioneer programmers develop new WordPress theme, responsive feature is always among the top concerns, along with beautiful design and SEO support feature. If all of the content on your site could display properly (suited to) every device from desktops, tablets and mobile phones, then you have succeeded in creating a mobile friendly website. Imagine if you could actually develop a responsive website, but your site’s interface on mobile devices is far too different from its display on desktop, it is highly likely that your guest would not come back to your site in latter searches on mobile as people usually use things that they are acquainted to. Hence, even when you want to optimize for mobile search, try not to change the layout structure too much, keep it compressed instead.

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2. The loading speed of a website

Sites that can fully load its pages fast, ideally for less than 3 seconds, would be preferred to ones that are slower. Google always favor website with dashing loading speed and punish those that are slow might partly due to the expansion of mobile search. Searchers would be even more impatient when searching and scanning results for desired information in a small screen.

3. Limit the use of Flash and JavaScript

Many mobile models do not support the access to content incorporating flash and JavaScript. Using these files too much, you may accidentally dismiss your opportunities to reach a greater pool of potential customers. Moreover, you can limit the use of flash and JavaScript to enhance your site’s loading speed, which also an important factor to better optimize for mobile search.

4. Say no to Pop-ups

The common fact about Pop-ups: whether they are on mobile or desktop, no one wants them. Pop-ups only bring inconvenience to readers, especially when they do not have spare time and do the search for urgent matters. The appearance of pop-ups is unnecessary in any case and will badly affect the conversion rate of your website if letting them show up too much.

5. Create a separate sitemap for mobile phones

Creating a particular sitemap dedicated to mobile phones is essential. If you use WordPress plugin, there are many plugins designed to support this process. For example, you can use Google XML Sitemap to create sitemap for your mobile edition.

In addition to the factors mentioned above, to successfully optimize your site for mobile search, you also need to comply with the general principles on-page optimization and off-page optimization for website. Another thing to keep in mind: make your content valuable is also a way to optimize for mobile search, not directly but effectively in long term.

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Should we observe any sudden and prominent changes in SEO trends in 2015, we will get back to you. In the meantime, take note on these points and properly optimize for mobile as better safe than sorry, right?

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Sources: References from reliable SEO forums and websites.