Responsive Websites
Responsive Website Benefits Responsive WebsitesThe last 2 years has seen a proliferation of "smart" devices like smart-phones, tablets, mini- tablets etc and, no doubt, numerous gadgets to come - smart watches spring to mind. In our recent website usage statistical analysis for several of our clients in the last 12 months, this now accounts for some 30 to 40 percent of casual web searching and browsing. Smart devices In 2014, it's estimated that "smart" devices will overtake desktop internet usage. Regardless of your industry, "smart devices¨ will most certainly be accounting for a growing share of your website visits. Google has stated According to research obtained by Drive By Websites, Google has stated that a mobile friendly website will rank higher in a mobile search and will fully endorse responsive web design as a best practice solution. Your website visitors From your website visitors' point of view, a site built using a responsive design will offer a high quality viewing experience. From your point of view, From your point of view, as a business owner, a site using responsive design means that you only need the one site because you don't need a mobile version. This will save you time and money. Time because you will only have to update one site and money because you only need to invest in one site. The responsive design The responsive design will make your site fully readable and images and menus will resize themselves in a familiar way so that people navigating via keyboard, mouse, finger-swipe etc on various devices will have an optimal viewing experience and will not strain their eyes in trying to read tiny text etc. A responsive site A responsive site will show your visitors that you care about their viewing experience By not upgrading to a responsive website By not upgrading to a responsive website will give your competitors an edge as they could be storming head and taking your profits.