Google: The 7 Most Common Mistakes When Going Mobile-Friendly

Mar 23, 2015 - 8:40 am 3 by

Google confused userGoogle has published a resource to document the seven most common mistakes they find when webmasters make their web sites mobile-friendly.

Google announced the list on Twitter saying "here's a curated list of mobile mistakes we commonly see."

The seven most common mistakes include:

  1. Blocked JavaScript, CSS and image files - read more
  2. Unplayable content - read more
  3. Faulty redirects - read more
  4. Mobile-only 404s - read more
  5. App download interstitials - read more
  6. Irrelevant cross-links - read more
  7. Slow mobile pages - read more

You have less than a month to make your sites mobile-friendly, so get to it now.

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
- YouTube
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: September 16, 2025

Sep 16, 2025 - 10:00 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

New (But Old) Google Search Console Achievements

Sep 16, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

What Is Google Question Fringe Score

Sep 16, 2025 - 7:41 am
Bing Ads

Bing Image Search With Ads Mixed Into The Organic Results

Sep 16, 2025 - 7:31 am
Bing Search

Bing Testing Sticky Search Bar Header

Sep 16, 2025 - 7:21 am
Google News

Rolling Stone Publisher (Penske) Sued Google Over AI Overviews

Sep 16, 2025 - 7:11 am
 
Previous Story: Google Now Nearby Photos From Friends