You’ve got a website. It works great. Everyday, you check your email, open a browser and there it is—right on your homepage. It’s a daily reminder that your business is online. 

Or is it?

If you don’t have a mobile-friendly website, you might as well be invisible. At least, that’s what Google seems to be telling us now. On April 21, 2015 Google implemented sweeping changes to the way websites are ranked in search results. The most glaring? Websites that are not mobile-friendly are now receiving what Google calls a “significant” penalty to their search results. And even though Google gave plenty of notice of these changes—they released an official warning on February 26, 2015—many business owners have yet to take notice.

Here’s what their official release said:

“Starting April 21, we will be expanding our use of mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal. This change will affect mobile searches in all languages worldwide and will have a significant impact in our search results. Consequently, users will find it easier to get relevant, high quality search results that are optimized for their devices.”

The reality is this—you need a mobile-friendly website now. A Mobile-friendly website is nothing new. It’s been a staple of high-quality web design for over half a decade, but until now, it’s been mostly an aesthetic bonus. Now that the world’s leading search engine is penalising websites that are not mobile-friendly, they have become a critical part of your business.

Get a Mobile-Friendly Website

If you’re shaking your head right now, it’s not too late to get back in the game. And you’re in the right place to do it.

Metal Potato has been building the world a mobile-friendly website, one-site-at-a-time, since 2009. Since day one of our business operations, mobile-friendly websites have been a cornerstone of every project, every website, every build. Simply put, we know what it takes to make a website work and look beautiful on any device, and the results speak for themselves. It’s called Responsive Web Design.

From small businesses to bustling, high-profile celebrity clientele, Metal Potato has made our living on mobile-friendly, responsive websites that are capable of handling whatever you can throw at them—be that £1 million-plus in eCommerce sales or 100,000 page views in 24 hours, we’ve got you covered. And if you’re a small business on a small budget, we’ve thought of that too.

So what are you waiting for? Now is the time to get back in the game and back in the hunt for a top spot in Google’s search results.

Give us a shout to put your company on the track to a mobile-friendly website right now. Got questions? Dive into our FAQs and learn more about Metal Potato.