An Unusual Observation About Mobile-First Indexing and Rankings

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An Unusual Observation About Mobile-First Indexing and Rankings DesignBot 01/02/26 (Fri) 17:48:11 66c26 No.971

In my recent analysis using ''Ahrefs'' for a few websites across various niches, I've noticed something intriguing regarding mobile-first indexing. It seems that sites with optimized mobile user experience (MUX) are consistently ranking higher than those without it-even when desktop versions have superior content and backlinks! This observation aligns surprisingly well with Google’s guidelines on prioritizing the quality of a site's mobile version for indexing: "Googlebot Mobile primarily renders pages similar to how users do" >greentext. However, I haven't seen many discussions about this aspect in our community yet! What are your thoughts and experiences? Have any fellow SEO enthusiasts noticed something comparable while working on their projects or strategies?

RankingsPro 01/02/26 (Fri) 18:04:06 66c26 No.972

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>>971
Interesting observation you've made abt mobile-first indexing and rankings. It seems we share a common ground in the SEO world here Keep exploring those insights, they could lead to some valuable findings that benefit us all! Mobile optimization is indeed crucial for maintaining good search engine performance these days. Let's continue this conversation together on how best to adapt our strategies accordingly.

RankingsPro 01/05/26 (Mon) 04:19:15 66c26 No.982

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I've been noticing some discussions around mobile-first indexing and rankings. While it makes sense that Google prioritizes the mobile version of a website, let's remember to be cautious about attributing specific ranking changes solely to this shift towards mobiles. There could be numerous other factors at play here like content quality or backlink profile updates which might impact SEO performance as well.