{"id":1646,"date":"2013-10-16T16:03:40","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T22:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bodenledingham.com\/webdesign\/?p=1646"},"modified":"2016-02-05T14:01:49","modified_gmt":"2016-02-05T21:01:49","slug":"why-a-mobile-friendly-website-is-a-necessity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodenledingham.com\/webdesign\/why-a-mobile-friendly-website-is-a-necessity\/","title":{"rendered":"A Mobile Friendly Website is a Necessity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1649 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodenledingham.com\/webdesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/cochrane-mobile.jpg\" alt=\"cochrane-mobile\" width=\"200\" height=\"279\" \/><strong>According to Google, \u00a0mobile internet use will surpass desktop use this year (2013).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consumer behavior mandates that your business is accessible anytime\/anywhere your customers need you and therefore you need a mobile version of your website is a necessity.<\/p>\n<p>If you already have a website likely it is accessible on a mobile device, that is good news. However unless you have a mobile version of your website, \u00a0it probably looks pretty crappy. If it looks crappy then that is bad for your business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mobile Statistics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>46% of all cell phones in the US are smartphones.<\/li>\n<li>Research predicts that by 2013, more people will be accessing the Internet on their mobile phones than those who will be using their desktop computer.<\/li>\n<li>87% of the world\u2019s population is now using a mobile device.<\/li>\n<li>Research indicates that 49% of mobile web users have bought at least 1 item via their mobile device within the last 6 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mobile sites should have:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simple navigation.<\/li>\n<li>Larger font size<\/li>\n<li>Optimize the site for a mobile &#8211; no bells a whistles<\/li>\n<li>Make the file sizes smaller to increase the speed the site loads on a mobile device<\/li>\n<li>Fast loading websites that don&#8217;t require a lot of data to be loaded &#8211; customers will appreciate it.<\/li>\n<li>Scaling images and fonts that adapt to screen size<\/li>\n<li>No flash elements that many smart phones can&#8217;t render<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why do you need a mobile ready website for your small business?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mobile-friendly sites turn users into customers<\/li>\n<li>Not having a mobile-friendly site helps your competitors<\/li>\n<li>Non-mobile friendly sites can hurt a company&#8217;s reputation<\/li>\n<li>Not having a mobile site is a reflection on your business<\/li>\n<li>Your regular website won\u2019t load properly on a mobile device and you will lose potential customers as a result.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are several options to make your website mobile friendly and optimized. <a title=\"Contact Us\" href=\"http:\/\/bodenledingham.com\/webdesign\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us to find how to get a mobile version of your website<\/a> and get more business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Google, \u00a0mobile internet use will surpass desktop use this year (2013). Consumer behavior mandates that your business is accessible anytime\/anywhere your customers need you and therefore you need a mobile version of your website is a necessity. If you already have a website likely it is accessible on a mobile device, that is&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bodenledingham.com\/webdesign\/why-a-mobile-friendly-website-is-a-necessity\/\" class=\"excerpt-read-more\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cool-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"According to Google, mobile internet use will surpass desktop use this year (2013). 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