Alyssa Ast

You've probably heard by now that Google is releasing their mobile-friendly algorithm on April 21st, which will promote mobile-friendly sites and index apps for more relevant mobile search results. Although Google stated the impact would be "significant," it turns out that the impact will be larger than anyone first anticipated, sending shock waves  throughout the SEO world. In addition to Google's announcement, Google's Zineb Ait Bahajji said that the impact will be larger than the release for the Google Panda and Penguin algorithms. The worldwide release of the mobile algorithm will impact all countries and all languages. What's this mean for you? If you haven't taken the time to properly mobile optimize your website, get ready to disappear from mobile search results. With over half of internet searches coming from mobile devices, your website traffic will take a tragic hit if you aren't prepared for the mobile-friendly algorithm. To earn that...

Throughout the last couple of years, Google has steadily set in place many algorithm changes to enhance the internet browsing experience. Although the browsing experience has been promoted with these changes, many webmasters are feeling the impact and struggling to recover. Just when you begin recovering from one Google algorithm impact, Google releases another and makes the recovery process even harder. So, what can you do to fully recover and protect yourself from future algorithm updates? A quality website is more important now than ever before. No matter if you've been hit by Google Panda, Penguin or Hummingbird, you need to put your website's visitors first when developing your website. If your website isn't engaging or informative, Google is going to knock you down on the search results page and replace your spot with a website that will meet the internet browser's needs. Your website also needs to function in favor of the internet user and be appealing to the...