What would happen if you pulled your website up on your phone right now? We are living in a mobile era, anything from ordering a pizza to paying rent can be done from your handy mobile device. That being said, you could imagine how important it is for your site to look clean on any and all devices. Let’s take a deeper dive into the world of mobile websites. First by breaking down what a "Mobile Friendly" website really means, and why a responsive layout is a must have in the era of touchphones and tablets.
What Is A "Mobile-Dedicated" Site Layout
The first way your site can be made "mobile-friendly" is by giving it a mobile-dedicated layout. This is a layout set aside just for the mobile view, normally with its own unique URL. This layout contains the same content and functionality for mobile and desktop but rearranges these features on mobile. Most people will say "Of course my site is responsive! I just pulled it up on my phone and it looks great". Sure, but what happens when you pull that site up on an iPad? You might be greeted with a clunky phone specific design that does not translate well to your iPad.
It’s also possible that when you pulled your site up, it instead loaded with the desktop version, the text as small as a pin, the buttons nearly impossible to click. This is something all website need to avoid. Yes, this site is "mobile friendly" but it is not "user-friendly". Your site needs to be built to look beautiful on all devices, not just desktop and mobile. So how do you get your site to look good on a tablet, a notebook, a larger phone, touch-pads or any other device that lives between a desktop and a phone? That’s where responsive design comes into the picture.
What Is Responsive Design
Responsive design does away with any premade mobile layouts and instead dynamically adjusts the layout of a site according to the size of the screen on which it is displayed. Think of it like this, regardless of whether I pull your site up on a desktop, phone, or anything in-between, the site will look clean and well designed. Unlike mobile dedicated layouts, where pulling the site up results in only two options, mobile or desktop. All websites should aim for a responsive design, by doing so you do not alienate viewers using tablets, notebooks, or any devices that live between the realm of desktop and mobile.
How Blue42 Makes This Work For YOU!
We understand that this website stuff can get a little techy, hopefully when you pulled up your site it was responsive and well designed. Sadly not all sites have made the transfer to responsive designs. Not all sites are set to be inclusive to all viewers, regardless of what platform they are using. Blue42 is happy to help you make this transition and get your site to be not only mobile friendly but user-friendly. 100% Responsive.
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