Everything is Mobile these days. Is it important to have a Mobile First Website?

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Larry Ramsey, Mobile First Websites | Mobile Apps | SEO | Social (IRG Marketing)

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Candice A. Donofrio

Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ

928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

10000000% important to be mobile-friendly.

Jan 11, 2016 08:51 AM

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Michael Thacker - Re/M...

Louisville, KY

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Scott Lawson

America's Home loans - Santa Rosa, Petaluma Mortgage Broker - Santa Rosa, CA

Mortgage Broker FHA, VA, refinance or purchase

If you're worried about your SEO ranking for your website, Google gives much higher priority to sites that are mobile friendly vs. those that do not have that feature. They're very easy to install and foolish not to have...

Jan 11, 2016 06:42 AM

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Candice A. Donofrio

Fort Mohave, AZ

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Debbie Laity

Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO

Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

That is a big ten four, Larry.

Jan 11, 2016 08:59 AM

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Joan Dickie

Keller Williams Premier Realty - La Crosse, WI

Keller Williams Premier Realty

Yes. Pretty soon non mobile will be a second class citizen.

Jan 11, 2016 07:18 AM

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Larry,

Yes, and they have to be designed so that they look good on each device. The tough part is making sure every part of site works this way. A

Jan 11, 2016 07:09 AM

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Jeffrey Jones

AZ Home Seekers - San Tan Valley, AZ

AZ Home Seekers, azhomeseekers.com

most statistics show most home searches start on mobile devices. We made sure our website was mobile enabled with an ap.

Jan 11, 2016 07:09 AM

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Jeff Dowler, CRS

eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA

The Southern California Relocation Dude

Mobile is definitely increasing from what I have seen, year over year. Whether your site if mobile first, which proabbly makes sense these days, it's essential any sites (your blog, home search site) you have are mobile

Jan 11, 2016 06:21 AM

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David Gibson CNE, 719-304-4684 ~ Colorado Springs Relocation

Colorado Real Estate Advisers LLC - Colorado Springs, CO

Relocation, Luxury & Lifestyle residential

Larry,

Absolutely yes but that isn’t always easy to do.

Jan 12, 2016 04:17 AM

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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers

Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ

Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

yes

Jan 11, 2016 11:09 PM

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Dorie Dillard Austin TX

Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX

NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

YES!!! A Must!!

Jan 11, 2016 09:21 PM

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Jeff Pearl

RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA

Full Service Full Time Realtor

Sites should be mobile responsive. 50% or more of traffic is now mobile.

Jan 11, 2016 08:00 PM

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TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.

Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN

Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

Undoubtedly yes.

Jan 11, 2016 05:18 PM

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Bob Crane

Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI

Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Thats what they kept telling us last year as AR made the transition into mobility.

Jan 11, 2016 03:31 PM

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Tammy Lankford,

Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA

Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I have two sites, both are mobile responsive and rank well on mobile searches.

Jan 11, 2016 01:23 PM

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Evelyn Johnston

Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN

The People You Know, Like and Trust!

of course it is. However, my website gets more traffic from desktops. Surprises me!

Jan 11, 2016 11:45 AM

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Patricia Kennedy

RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC

Home in the Capital

I thik it is important.

Jan 11, 2016 11:18 AM

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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties

Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN

The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Absolutely a must or you will be penalized first by Google and next by the public because they will not likely stay on your site.

Jan 11, 2016 10:59 AM

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Melissa Jackson REALTOR

Trinity Premier Properties - Azle, TX

Helping You Make The Right Move

Yes, definitely need a responsive website.

Jan 11, 2016 10:53 AM

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Sam Shueh

(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA

mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

I believe so.

Sam Shueh

Jan 11, 2016 10:08 AM

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Michael Thacker - Re/Max Real Estate Center - Louisville

Re/Max Real Estate Center - The Thacker Group - Louisville, KY

Your best friend who just happens to be a Realtor

All my sites are responsive, and looking at my analytics and I see over 60% of my visitors, visit via mobile devices.

Jan 11, 2016 09:50 AM

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Sandra Graves

Keller Williams Realty - Folsom, CA

Realtor

Definitely! You can use Google's Mobile-Friendly Test to check your website.

Jan 11, 2016 09:47 AM

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FN LN

Toronto, ON

It is important to have a website that you can print pages. So many websites have gone to responsive type sites and have made the printing difficult to do properly in modern browsers. What used to work often does not work anymore.

Jan 11, 2016 08:37 AM

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Tony Lewis

Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA

Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

It is imperative to have a mobile friendly website today.

Jan 11, 2016 08:21 AM

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Joe Pryor

The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK

REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

100% true.

Jan 11, 2016 08:01 AM

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LUXURYSOCALREALTY COMPASS La Jolla

Compass - La Jolla, CA

San Diego Partner - The Private Client Network

Hi Larry all research I've done is in line with what Scott states below regarding SEO rankings.

Jan 11, 2016 07:30 AM

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Women of Westchester Working Together

Women of Westchester Working Together - West Harrison, NY

Women helping Women get ahead

I don't know what a mobile first website means, but I'd say it's critical to have a mobile responsive website...so it will work on all devices.

Jan 11, 2016 07:23 AM

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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA

Probate Real Estate Services

Based upon all that I know and have read ... mobile friendly sites are necessary for Mr. Google. My sites are mobile friendly.

Jan 11, 2016 06:50 AM

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Val Evans

Scottsdale, AZ

It's definitely important to have a mobile friendly site. Many astute developers start with the mobile interface and UX first, then develop for the tablet and desktop users based off the mobile design. The more simple you can keep it the better.

Jan 11, 2016 06:40 AM

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William Feela

WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN

Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

For some it may, but I have never had a clietn leave me because I don't

Jan 11, 2016 06:29 AM

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Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Yes

Jan 11, 2016 06:12 AM

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If you're worried about your SEO ranking for your website, Google gives much higher priority to sites that are mobile friendly vs. those that do not have that feature. They're very easy to install and foolish not to have...
Larry,

Yes, and they have to be designed so that they look good on each device. The tough part is making sure every part of site works this way. A
most statistics show most home searches start on mobile devices. We made sure our website was mobile enabled with an ap.
Mobile is definitely increasing from what I have seen, year over year. Whether your site if mobile first, which proabbly makes sense these days, it's essential any sites (your blog, home search site) you have are mobile
Sites should be mobile responsive. 50% or more of traffic is now mobile.
Thats what they kept telling us last year as AR made the transition into mobility.
I have two sites, both are mobile responsive and rank well on mobile searches.
of course it is. However, my website gets more traffic from desktops. Surprises me!
Absolutely a must or you will be penalized first by Google and next by the public because they will not likely stay on your site.
All my sites are responsive, and looking at my analytics and I see over 60% of my visitors, visit via mobile devices.
Definitely! You can use Google's Mobile-Friendly Test to check your website.
It is important to have a website that you can print pages. So many websites have gone to responsive type sites and have made the printing difficult to do properly in modern browsers. What used to work often does not work anymore.
Hi Larry all research I've done is in line with what Scott states below regarding SEO rankings.
I don't know what a mobile first website means, but I'd say it's critical to have a mobile responsive website...so it will work on all devices.
Based upon all that I know and have read ... mobile friendly sites are necessary for Mr. Google. My sites are mobile friendly.
It's definitely important to have a mobile friendly site. Many astute developers start with the mobile interface and UX first, then develop for the tablet and desktop users based off the mobile design. The more simple you can keep it the better.
For some it may, but I have never had a clietn leave me because I don't