Considerations For Mobile Friendly Website

By Author: Alan Smith
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The latest mobile phones are not only mobile phones but have been transformed into smart phones just because of its capability of being used as a computer and as a device to have accesses to the internet. If your website is not being able to be accessed by the smart phone users then it is your loss and this is where your clients are left to be attended by your competitors.

Some of the smartest ways to make your website friendly with the mobile are as follows.

No Advertisement Confusion
At times, because of the limited size of the display of the smart phone, the visitor happens to see only the advertisements on your website. Hardly does he/she get a chance to see the content for which he/she has visited your website. The confusion created by the advertisement can be resolved easily by using the CSS handheld style sheet type. This is also possible by the detection of the size of resolution.

Layout with fluid width
Just as the fluid takes the shape of the container in which it is put, the same way a layout with fluid width adjusts to the size of the browser. With the help of this type of layout ...
... you can make the website void of dead and extra spaces around the website. The other advantage of this is that the websites becomes compatible with smart phones of different platforms and resolutions. The implementation of the fluid width layout is subject to the present layout or setup. Minor change in the CSS style sheet can give your website a fluid width layout.

Image and Bandwidth:
If there are a lot of images the bandwidth required to download the website is more and if the images are less the website can be downloaded comparatively quickly. The images need to be carefully chosen and should be included only if found necessary.

Placing of the Content:
When the website is to be made effective on the small screen of the mobile, the alignment of the content is of prim importance. The content that needs the visitor’s attentions should be placed in the center and neither on the sides nor the corners.

Navigation:
When the smart phone user accesses the internet he/she should be able to easily navigate through the website. The links should be working and short.

Size of the webpage:
If the size of the webpage is too long, it will take a longer time to download and this can hike the charges levied by the web service provider to the smart phone user. It is advisable to keep the web pages short and with to the point information.

Content:
Despite small size of the screen, the content should be as clear as possible.

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