5 Crisis-Mode Moves to Save Your Google Ranking | Entrepreneur

Usually, April 15 is the red-letter day on a business’ spring calendar. But this year, all eyes were on April 21, when Google’s new algorithm update — designed to provide a better search experience for mobile users — moved mobile optimization from nicety to necessity.

What does this mean? Basically, if your website isn’t mobile-friendly, you can expect your search-engine rankings, and ultimately your web traffic, to take a hit. Mobilegeddon is upon us.

Now that the big day has come and gone, you may be suffering from the fallout. To help, we’ve identified five quick crisis-mode moves that can help you fix your most egregious mobile mistakes.

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Google shaking up search results on smartphones | LA Times

downloadGoogle is about to change the way its influential search engine recommends websites on smartphones in a shift that’s expected to sway where millions of people shop, eat and find information.

The revised formula, scheduled to be released Tuesday, will favor websites that Google defines as “mobile-friendly.” Websites that don’t fit the description will be demoted in Google’s search results on smartphones while those meeting the criteria will be more likely to appear at the top of the rankings — a prized position that can translate into more visitors and money.

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