Mobile site not ranking
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Hello,
I have a m.site.com version of my original site. It is about 1/10 the size, and no matter what I do-I can't get the site to rank. I've added more pages and specified canonical etc etc. Should I add as many pages as my larger site has? Are there specific places I should be submitting this version beyond the typical? I am at a loss, so any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
L
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Thanks so much, Kate!
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Exactly! The mobile content should match the main site.
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Thanks so much Kate. My company is not open to responsive-even though I have pushed for it. so, just to clarify, the mobile site should have as many pages as the desktop version if we continue on the path of two separate sites ideally? We originally began with an abridged version.. (approx 10 pages for mobile vs. approx 42 indexable pages for desktop), so move up the mobile site to 42 pages for equal measure? Thanks so much again for your help!
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Did your company explore doing a responsive site rather than an m.domain.com mobile specific site? That would take care of any issues.
For the mobile site you have now, you should have all content on the main site optimized for mobile. That means all pages should have a corresponding mobile page and a rel=canonical from the mobile page to the desktop page.
You also need to fix the redirects and ensure the mobile experience is always top notch.
This is a good resource for you: http://blog.hubspot.com/insiders/how-to-follow-googles-mobile-rules-for-awesome-seo
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Also, I just found in our desktop site version that we have 204 faulty redirects in the smartphone tab. What would you recommend doing? Do I add more pages to mobile to redirect to? Or is there something else?
Thanks again
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It does not, but I wasn't sure if I could use the same links from our home site or how I should approach it. I know it seems like an elemental issue, but mobile SEO for two separate sites (one desktop and one m.site.com) is a new one for me. Do you have any recommendations?
Thanks!
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Does the mobile site have any links to it?
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How long does it take for your mobile site to load? It might not be the amount of pages, but how slow the mobile site is?
- Ruben
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