Pla tes RGJ AssociaƟ on Branch and Photographic Websites

What’s that, I hear you ask? Well, on 21st April Google changed their search algorithms to refl ect the change in browsing habits and the shift from using Computers and Laptops to mobile devices to browse the web.

Google has always favoured sites with good usability in its rankings, but now the importance of mobileusability will be markedly increased as Google expand their use of mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal.

An online statement from Google revealed that “this change will affect mobile searches in all languages worldwide and will have a signifi cant impact in our search results.” So, if a website cannot be viewed correctly in all Browser sizes down-to and including Mobile Phones then it goes to the back of the rankings!

What did this mean to me? A lot of hard work and many more hours on this computer! I maintain

eleven Branch sites and the Photographic site. I’m happy to report that all the Branch sites are now fully ‘Responsive’ as shown by the photo.

That leaves the Photographic site to sort out. You can imagine the work involved with over 38,000 photo’s and 1586 pages. At the time of writing this article, I have just started to completely overhaul it but I think it will take me three months or more to complete. At this moment then, it’s not Responsive but can still be viewed on your Computers and Laptops. This will also give me the chance to enhance many of the photo’s that were previously installed.

I receive many emails with regards to it. Two of the most notable are the little boy who thanked me for ‘putting Granddad’s photo on the page. I thought he was telling me fi bs, but I can now see him with his rifl e fi ghting those naughty men in the jungle”, and the other from a military vehicle collector in California who was in possession of a 2 RGJ FV701 Daimler Ferret Scout Car and wanted to know the correct paint colours of it!