SEO mobile: separate urls configuration for multi device mobile sites

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Hi All ,

Hi hope someone could answer to this question because on internet I haven't found a clear solution so far:

I have:
◦1 desktop website (let's make Example Domain)
◦and different mobile websites for each main device (let's make iphone.example.mobi; android.example.mobi; winphone.example.mobi)

In order to optimize my mobile websites, According to the Google guideline of the above separate urls configuration , I should add a tag link alternate media in the desktop page and a canonical tag in the corresponding mobile page in order to create a connection between them. But, I need to keep a 1-to-1 connection between desktop page and mobile page (Google recommends to have 1 desktop page linked to 1 mobile page and viceversa and discourages the 1-to-multi connections).

What I would like: In my case, I have to add the a single desktop page of desktop site (example www.example.com/category1/), 3 links alternate media tag,( one for iphone.example.mobi, one for android.example.mobi and one for winphone.example.mobi). Furthemore, I have to add a canonical tag in every corresponding mobile page of the 3 mobile site version, a canonical tag pointing to my desktop page ( www.example.com/category1/).

Now my worries are: having a single desktop page with 3 different link alternate tags pointing to 3 different mobile websites (one each), is something or not aligned to the google seo mobile guideline? If not, How should I configure my desktop website and my 3 mobile web applications(iphone, android, winphone) in order to follow the Google requirements for Separate urls apllication?

Thanks,

Massimiliano
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  • Profile picture of the author DABK
    Or, you could create a responsive site.

    Originally Posted by davidcopperfld View Post

    Hi All ,

    Hi hope someone could answer to this question because on internet I haven't found a clear solution so far:

    I have:
    ◦1 desktop website (let's make Example Domain)
    ◦and different mobile websites for each main device (let's make iphone.example.mobi; android.example.mobi; winphone.example.mobi)

    In order to optimize my mobile websites, According to the Google guideline of the above separate urls configuration , I should add a tag link alternate media in the desktop page and a canonical tag in the corresponding mobile page in order to create a connection between them. But, I need to keep a 1-to-1 connection between desktop page and mobile page (Google recommends to have 1 desktop page linked to 1 mobile page and viceversa and discourages the 1-to-multi connections).

    What I would like: In my case, I have to add the a single desktop page of desktop site (example www.example.com/category1/), 3 links alternate media tag,( one for iphone.example.mobi, one for android.example.mobi and one for winphone.example.mobi). Furthemore, I have to add a canonical tag in every corresponding mobile page of the 3 mobile site version, a canonical tag pointing to my desktop page ( www.example.com/category1/).

    Now my worries are: having a single desktop page with 3 different link alternate tags pointing to 3 different mobile websites (one each), is something or not aligned to the google seo mobile guideline? If not, How should I configure my desktop website and my 3 mobile web applications(iphone, android, winphone) in order to follow the Google requirements for Separate urls apllication?

    Thanks,

    Massimiliano
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    • Profile picture of the author davidcopperfld
      Thanks for the reply but I unfortunately I must keep the separate urls structure.
      Anyone has ever had a case like that with the separate urls configuration?
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  • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
    Originally Posted by davidcopperfld View Post

    ◦and different mobile websites for each main device (let's make iphone.example.mobi; android.example.mobi; winphone.example.mobi)
    Why would you do something like that? Mobile is mobile, it's not that much dependent on the phone unless you're building an app.
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    • Profile picture of the author davidcopperfld
      Originally Posted by nettiapina View Post

      Why would you do something like that? Mobile is mobile, it's not that much dependent on the phone unless you're building an app.
      I'm totally agree with you but unfortunately I've inherited that structure and I have to find out if it's possible to optimize it with the separate urls configuration. If it's not possible I will try to push for join the 3 mobile different versions...
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      • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
        Originally Posted by davidcopperfld View Post

        I'm totally agree with you but unfortunately I've inherited that structure and I have to find out if it's possible to optimize it with the separate urls configuration. If it's not possible I will try to push for join the 3 mobile different versions...
        If it's someone else's mess I'd just try to streamline it to something sane. I see no reason to keep three separate versions.

        I can't do much more than to refer you to Google's instructions, but you're probably seen these already.
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