Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Why make a website mobile-friendly?





Imagine a user looking at your site on a mobile device. Can the user easily read your page and find the necessary information or is too hard to use?


The desktop version of a site might be difficult to view and use on a mobile device. The version that's not mobile-friendly requires the user to pinch or zoom in order to read the content. Users find this a frustrating experience and are likely to abandon the site. Alternatively, the mobile-friendly version is readable and immediately usable.

Mobile Friendly: Website which responsive or dedicated mobile version. These types of website open easily look and feel on mobile and user might be interested for reading information.
Non-Mobile Friendly: Non Responsive or not have a dedicated mobile version these types of websites are non-mobile friendly which are not loaded in proper user unable read information due to text alignment and font size.   

In the USA, 94% of people with smartphones search for local information on their phones. Interestingly, 77% of mobile searches occur at home or at work, places where desktop computers are likely to be present.
Mobile is critical to your business and will continue to be so – whether you’re blogging about your favorite sports team, working on the website for your community theater, or selling products to potential clients. Make sure visitors can have a good experience on your site when they’re visiting from their mobile devices

Google Also Updates its Algo for giving priority to mobile friendly Websites: