Here at Dental Design we are aware that with Christmas coming up, many people will be buying or receiving tablet devices. This raises important questions for your dental practice website. Read on for some information about some search engine optimisation best practices in relation to tablet devices.
Google was able to provide some tips on the matter and offer some insight on what they expect to see for websites viewed on a tablet. More information from the Google blog post covering this topic can be found here. The key point they made was that users are expecting to see the desktop version of a website when using a tablet device, not the mobile version. If your website has a mobile version, they would rather have the desktop version be returned to users on tablet devices.
The best practice from a search engine optimisation perspective is to develop a responsive website, which will allow seamless transition across all devices. The key benefits are:
Google also made the point that if your website is using redirects to send mobile device users to a mobile version, they don’t want to see tablet device users being redirected to the mobile version. As always, it is important to follow general SEO best practices as these will ensure your best results from search engine optimisation.
If you would like more information about responsive website design, please call us today on 01202 677277.