Start asking mobile sites!

The time has come that a business should ask for mobile sites which can be adjusted into desktop view and not the vice versa.

World is being run through mobile phones then why we still give priority to desktop design themes. In this article we will be discussing, why websites should focus on mobile view first instead of desktop. Nowadays even a school going child knows that mobile have become a red hot. If you are reading this article on a mobile phone then the purpose of writing the article is already considered served. Many people make websites for desktop computers and then they try to make them work on mobile devices as well. Why you want to create a website for a medium which is dying and then try to force it to work for new technology? We can do it more smartly.

Major tech giants have agreed that mobile first is the way to go for them and the new investments are focused on the mobile tech majorly. The number 5b mobile users is always growing so why not make it mobile first and others last!

So, let’s find out why designing for computer initially is not a good idea, why responsive mobile design is also not enough and why mobile friendly website is a long way to go.

We can follow some steps to give mobile a priority while planning for an online portal.    

Yes, it is simple & true. And with growing no. of freelancers, finding a quality designer is not complicated either. So make mobile phone users life easy in order to build a successful business portal.

1.    Less Content is More: We always believed that longer content is better than the short ones, but actually it depends. More detailed posts are proven to create more leads than short posts. But we cannot deny this fact that mobile readers are reading contents at tiny screens and they want short and clear posts.

So, all you can do is keep your content unique and informative in few words and divide your content into paragraphs.

2.    Site Should be Simple: Minimization has become the new trend nowadays. And the reason behind this is, people love simple things. It reduces their stress and relaxes their mind. Online portals are not excluded. Keep your website simple, add the best and ditch the rest. And for mobile view, below are six simplification tips:

-       Decrease the no. of pages.

-       Use wide borders with clean lines.

-       We can improve the clutter appearance by enhancing the light space.

-       Keep 2 columns on mobile.

-       Add search features, so that users can still find what exactly they need.

So, all you can do is keep your website simple. Keep the form short, buttons clearly visible, & use optimum size pictures.

3.    Make Mobile Communication Effective: We cannot deny the fact that smart phones have completely changed the way we communicate with big brands. Do you know, that more than 90% Americans send at least one text message every day? It is of proven that increment in text messaging has contributed a major role in rise of phone call related issues.

Have you ever adjusted your contact methods to meet the preferences of communication of present day consumers? And if your answer is NO, then you may be leaving your customers dissatisfied, without even knowing it.

So, all you can do is, use technology like chat-bots and mobile friendly help-desk software to make smart phone communication friction-less.

The desktop computer has come to an end. Mobile responsiveness is also not sufficient to keep smart phone users on your website. If you want to make an easy website that users and Google will love, mobile first design is the way to go.

But changing the way we have always done can feel overwhelming sometimes. You have got enough on your plate, right? And now you know, what you have to do.