Comments on: Mobile SEO Tip: Redirect Your dotMobi http://www.brysonmeunier.com/mobile-seo-tip-redirect-your-dotmobi/ Mobile SEO and Web Search Optimization Strategies from Chicago SEO Bryson Meunier Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:39:15 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bryson Meunier http://www.brysonmeunier.com/mobile-seo-tip-redirect-your-dotmobi/comment-page-1/#comment-270 Bryson Meunier Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:57:38 +0000 http://localhost/kuwayama/?p=91#comment-270 Hi Holly! Nowadays with sitemaps and webmaster tools allowing a webmaster to communicate directly with search engines, I don't think the Internet zone files are as important as dotmobi often asserts. I've had new dotcoms indexed within hours, making the sandbox effect seem a thing of the past. Similarly, common mobile subdomains are able to be verified within webmaster consoles and indexed as quickly. dotMobi domains are no different in this respect. And if a webmaster doesn't already own a dotcom, they might have an easier time finding a dotmobi with keywords in the domain. On top of that, dotMobi is exceptional in their commitment to the mobile user experience, and so eventually they may be able to trump the daunting link popularity card that often has dotcoms dwarfing them in mobile search results. But the key word here is eventually. For now, however, it's difficult for me to recommend hosting a site at a dotMobi if the webmaster already owns a dotcom, as the domain factors are just too strong at this point. However, if no dotcom is owned, there are plenty of things mobile webmasters can do to make their sites competitive in search results. My point here is, regardless of which one you choose, redirect the other, as you don't want the search engines deciding which domain is canonical, and which will be unable to rank. At any rate, thanks for your comments! Hopefully this clarifies my position, which is fairly domain agnostic, but realistic. Best, Bryson Hi Holly! Nowadays with sitemaps and webmaster tools allowing a webmaster to communicate directly with search engines, I don’t think the Internet zone files are as important as dotmobi often asserts. I’ve had new dotcoms indexed within hours, making the sandbox effect seem a thing of the past. Similarly, common mobile subdomains are able to be verified within webmaster consoles and indexed as quickly. dotMobi domains are no different in this respect. And if a webmaster doesn’t already own a dotcom, they might have an easier time finding a dotmobi with keywords in the domain. On top of that, dotMobi is exceptional in their commitment to the mobile user experience, and so eventually they may be able to trump the daunting link popularity card that often has dotcoms dwarfing them in mobile search results. But the key word here is eventually. For now, however, it’s difficult for me to recommend hosting a site at a dotMobi if the webmaster already owns a dotcom, as the domain factors are just too strong at this point. However, if no dotcom is owned, there are plenty of things mobile webmasters can do to make their sites competitive in search results. My point here is, regardless of which one you choose, redirect the other, as you don’t want the search engines deciding which domain is canonical, and which will be unable to rank. At any rate, thanks for your comments! Hopefully this clarifies my position, which is fairly domain agnostic, but realistic. Best, Bryson

]]> By: Holly Kolman http://www.brysonmeunier.com/mobile-seo-tip-redirect-your-dotmobi/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Holly Kolman Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:57:07 +0000 http://localhost/kuwayama/?p=91#comment-264 Hi Bryson, I agree that an indexed .com is valuable internet real estate, but I disagree that anything to the left of the dot (subdomain) is going to have similar success. Here's why: the site is already indexed at the root level. The search engines are far less likely to "discover" the mobile site on the subdomain. At this time, there are so few developed websites that appear in the zone file for .mobi as compared to .com, your chance of discovery on the search engines is much higher. This next part is pure speculation, but as mobile algorithms become more sophisticated, I believe that the major search engines will have an easier time finding mobile content on a TLD designed for mobile (.mobi). My own personal experience in developing new sites is that my newly developed .com sites sit unvisited by spiders for weeks, while my .mobi sites are crawled before they are finished. I've noticed this article was written in August of 2008, and I am commenting in February of 2009. Has your opinion about this changed at all? Thanks! All the Best, Holly Kolman mobiEnthusiast.mobi Hi Bryson,

I agree that an indexed .com is valuable internet real estate, but I disagree that anything to the left of the dot (subdomain) is going to have similar success. Here’s why: the site is already indexed at the root level. The search engines are far less likely to “discover” the mobile site on the subdomain. At this time, there are so few developed websites that appear in the zone file for .mobi as compared to .com, your chance of discovery on the search engines is much higher. This next part is pure speculation, but as mobile algorithms become more sophisticated, I believe that the major search engines will have an easier time finding mobile content on a TLD designed for mobile (.mobi).

My own personal experience in developing new sites is that my newly developed .com sites sit unvisited by spiders for weeks, while my .mobi sites are crawled before they are finished.

I’ve noticed this article was written in August of 2008, and I am commenting in February of 2009. Has your opinion about this changed at all? Thanks!

All the Best,
Holly Kolman
mobiEnthusiast.mobi

]]> By: Veronique http://www.brysonmeunier.com/mobile-seo-tip-redirect-your-dotmobi/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Veronique Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:41:47 +0000 http://localhost/kuwayama/?p=91#comment-172 Hi, Hi Bryson, I'm reading your this blog entry and a question is raised then: If you do a direct redirection from a .mobi to a .com, is it better then to redirect to the subdomain of the mobile part (say http://m.ralphlauren.com) or to the www; then have a browser recognition that would then redirect to the mobile version? Thanks in advance Veronique http://www.agamata.com http://www.agamata.biz/blog Hi,

Hi Bryson, I’m reading your this blog entry and a question is raised then:

If you do a direct redirection from a .mobi to a .com, is it better then to redirect to the subdomain of the mobile part (say http://m.ralphlauren.com) or to the www; then have a browser recognition that would then redirect to the mobile version?

Thanks in advance

Veronique
http://www.agamata.com
http://www.agamata.biz/blog

]]> By: Pelle http://www.brysonmeunier.com/mobile-seo-tip-redirect-your-dotmobi/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Pelle Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:19:37 +0000 http://localhost/kuwayama/?p=91#comment-170 Hey Bryson! I completely on that. Use the strength of your existing domain and host mobile content on a subdomain or in a subfolder as mentioned in the example above. That way you'll benefit from all trust, links and whatever your existing domain already has. With a new domain you'll have to rebuild everything from scratch. Hey Bryson! I completely on that. Use the strength of your existing domain and host mobile content on a subdomain or in a subfolder as mentioned in the example above. That way you’ll benefit from all trust, links and whatever your existing domain already has. With a new domain you’ll have to rebuild everything from scratch.

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