Google Mobile site crawl returns poorer results on 100% responsive site
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Has anyone experienced an issue where Google Mobile site crawl returns poorer results than their Desktop site crawl on a 100% responsive website that passes all Google Mobile tests?
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I would advise rendering the page under both circumstances to see what is actually happening. There could be differences in the page's Content, Titles, Headers, Internal links, etc... between the Desktop vs Mobile version even if its a responsive design.
Also the Google Mobile tests only evaluate the pages from a technical & mobile friendliness perspective. It doesn't check the content.
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