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Is Your Web Site Cell Phone Ready?

Kevin — Thu, 05 May 2011 18:14:32 +0000

Will your business web site be viewable on mobile phones? It should be if you want to fully participate in the hundreds of billion dollars of business-to-business and retail sales accruing from the Internet.

Although smart cell phones can view most web site content, they remain a minority of outstanding phones. In order to insure your company web site is mobile ready, you need a version that employs a liquid (no fixed dimensions) layout, detects the visitor browser type and directs to the correct display – PC or cell phone. A mobile ready upgrade can be done in three ways, depending upon the importance of this audience to your business.

Single Page Mobile Site

Basic information with logo, phone number, email, etc with a link to the full business web site.

Mini-Mobile Web Site

Multiple page website as pictured. Individual pages such as:

Home

a. Matches web site colors to keep branding
b. Company logo plus slogan at top
c. Phone number front and center with link to full site
d. Buttons linking other pages– For example,
“About Us” “Services” “Products” etc. that give detail

About Us – Several paragraphs about company

Services – Paragraphs describing services

Products – Product listing

Full Mobile Ready Web Site

This involves doing a page-by-page redesign as was done for the site — http://www.ez-dock.com. Note: Try this link with both a regular browser and mobile phone to see how it auto detects the accessing device so the same URL gives a mobile or PC web site version.

If you have read this far, why not contact me directly to discuss getting your web site on the mobile web?

Best regards,

Alan

Alan Davidson
Director of Sales

800-847-3475

Web Design Suggestions for Mobile Design

Kevin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:01:06 +0000

Juniper Research estimates that by 2014, there will be 2.4 billion mobile web users. People surf the web using mobile devices such as smart phones with tiny screens, limited bandwidth and navigation. When developing mobile design, keep your mobile design simple. Mobile design is integral for the future and should be implemented now. Do not wait until 2014 to start your mobile web design. Otherwise, you will lose out to your competition.

Here are some mobile design suggestions:

1. Define your mobile design purpose
2. Define your business objective
3. Streamline the menu system
4. Reduce graphics in navigation
5. Eliminate Flash design
6. Design in plain HTML, XHTML by using cascading style sheets.
7. Avoid pop-ups.
8. Avoid tables
9. Avoid Frames
10. Avoid Cookies
11. Mobile phone screen sizes vary from 320×480 down to roughly 128×160 pixels.
12. Design the mobile web design to be able to scroll vertically.
13. Design your mobile website with the appearance and navigation of your main web site.
14. Test your mobile website on many different devices

Professional Web Design

Kevin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:32:49 +0000

How does your web site design look these days? Does your web design look professional compared to your competitors? Do the links work properly on your web site and does your web site download fast?

If the answer is no, it is time to change your web site to a professional web design. After all, image is everything. You do not go on job interview with ripped jeans and expect to be hired. You dress for the job that you want and those that look the part get the job.

Web site appearance needs to be kept up as well as the web site copy. Every word on your web site needs to be read over. The web site copy needs to be error free and look professional. First impressions do matter and often times your business is judged by how well written the copy and design is. Furthermore, the time is now to update your web site design and copy because your competitor is just one click away.