The advantages of Responsive Website Design both mobile friendly and SEO friendly!

Do you NEED to mobile optimize your website?
Maybe not but you should:
because of the new algorithm change issued by Google for mobile search results by smart phone users.
The Google algorithm change...DOES NOT
effect search engine positions on desktop COMPUTERS or Tablets... so your SEO results there are still at the top if they already were, but... This change will affect smart phone search results.  

  • If your website falls back on mobile search, less clicks to your site will happen. With less search traffic, your site will fall behind competing mobile optimized sites eventually on all devices as well.

If your SEO is important, then YES... it's time to MOBILE OPTIMIZE.
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Mobile Search is becoming the dominant method.
Everyday more people acquire smart phones.

For many businesses, top positions on mobile search are critical. Transitioning to a mobile optimized website might be very important for your business.

Responsive design websites are mobile friendly, work on computers, tablets and Google is recommending them. 

They adjust for the layout of the device you are using and all important content is still shown. On an iMac with the beautiful wide screen you may see a larger background image if your site is designed with one ... and you will miss some of that on an ipad or phone simply because of the layout of the device, but it stills functions great and you get a much more complete version of your site versus the very condensed mobile version...

The bonus is... your SEO strength is not divided.
For me this is the all important, biggest reason... although I often don't like the look of older mobile url versions either.
Two URL's (desktop and mobile) divide your search engine optimization (SEO) strength

Mobile optimize with responsive web design.
Google's preferred mobile method, best for SEO.
According to Google
Here's a little video from Google's Matt Cutts and his take on mobile vs. responsive design websites and how Google looks at this. (We know... anything can change, but with that in mind...here it is)
On all devices...
Responsive Design is the best!
Use responsive web design.
A Perfect Solution... for SEO strength and user adaptability for mobile!
It's also important for your site search engine optimization (SEO) to be consistent with your url link.
Use Google webmaster controls, to designate your preferred url.