Why a Mobile Site?
Yes, that is quite a fundamental question and we would like to answer this question for you here -
When you open your website via Safari on your iPhone or the Internet Browser on your BlackBerry - you will see that your website does not look like what it is supposed to look like. It actually completely disfigures your website in the first instance. You might not see that central Flash or the fancy AJAX or Java Scripts that make your website look contemporary.
What you would see would be one or several of the following -
- Broken Images
- Disjoint content blocks. No continuity of content.
- Flash Elements shown as blank spaces
- Dropdown menus not opening out
- Information not legible or too small
- Very Slow to download
Basically - Its not right. Correct ?
Your website is not designed for a Mobile Screen which is much smaller. So effectively because you trying to fit in a lot of stuff that is usually viewed on a Laptop or PC screen - the screen is chaotic and random.
A mobile website is custom built for a Mobile Phone Screen (Actually to fit over 5300 phone variations!) . A mobile site thus has the following advantages -
- Made for a Mobile Phone screen. Completely compatible for all Mobile browsers.
- Navigation structure is more user-friendly and intuitive. Further the content is more focussed for 'quick access'. E.g. Phone number, Location map etc.
- Content is legible in the first instance without having to either zoom or figure out how to navigate.
- Substitutes for Flash, AJAX and Java Scripts (E.g. Drop Menus) as these don't work on most Pre-installed Browsers on Mobiles.
- Download time is optimized as the mobile site is built on a lighter technology.
Now that a lot of people are actually searching and browsing websites via a Mobile phone - A Mobile Version for your website is must. A mobile website that will be designed and developed for a mobile phone screen which is about 1/6th in size!. Learn More...
240 Million Mobile Browsers > 200 Million PC Browsers
Did you know by 2013 access to the Internet via Mobile phones will exceed PC users.
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