{"id":14398,"date":"2015-12-28T14:52:23","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T14:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/mobile-search-engine-optimization\/"},"modified":"2015-12-28T14:52:23","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T14:52:23","slug":"mobile-search-engine-optimization","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/31600\/mobile-search-engine-optimization-mobile-seo","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Search Engine Optimization"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_mobile_search_engine_optimization_mean\">What Does Mobile Search Engine Optimization Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mobile search engine optimization (mobile SEO) is the process of optimizing a website for search engine queries originating from mobile devices. 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