Why Does My Business Need a Mobile Friendly Website?

By: Team WTI | Date: February 21, 2023

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3 Tips to a More Mobile Friendly Website

Take a little self-survey with us: When you seek information on the internet, do you more often seek out your mobile device or go to your desktop, or laptop computer? If you answered mobile device, then you are among the growing majority. According to research.com, Over half of internet users are using their mobile devices for internet search now. Having a mobile friendly website is more important than ever.

With the benefit of portability, mobile devices are quickly becoming the choice of users for search inquiries. This may include the services that your business provides, which lends to the question: Is your website mobile friendly? Here are three ways to help ensure that your website is effective. 

Simplicity is a Key to Being Mobile Friendly 

While it is important to get the full message about business across on your website, including services, contact information, images, and more, keeping the design simple and clean can help provide a better mobile experience. 

When looking at the pages of your website, ask yourself, is there too much going on here? Consider the user and how they will navigate the site. If you feel that your website pages are too cluttered, our web design team can discuss ways that you can de-clutter the design and improve functionality, keeping users on your website-helping to increase conversions.

Site-Loading Speed Makes All the Difference 

Let’s once again step into the user’s shoes. (Or your own user experiences!) When you visit a website, and it takes a long time for the desired page to load, do you stay or do you leave? Most users will leave. You have about 15 seconds to grab a user’s attention when they reach a landing page on your website. If the page takes several seconds to load, they may lose confidence or patience, and move on. 

Do you have questions about your website’s site speed? Contact our web maintenance team to get the answers, and solutions to make your website run better. 

When Testing for Mobile Friendliness, Test on a Mobile Device 

 It is a great rule of thumb to know what your website looks like on an actual mobile device. While there are other ways to see how your website may appear on mobile, the only way to know for sure is to check content as a user will see it. 

Testing on a mobile device is important for both the launch of a new website, or as you add new content to your website in the form of blogs, news, additional pages or updates. TeamWTI’s Digital Marketing team can help you with adding mobile friendly content to your website. Contact us today to learn more. 

Mobile Friendly Websites are Now, and in the Future

This year, and every year going forward, the emphasis is moving toward mobile. This means that it is more important than ever to be aware of how your business’s website is functioning not only on desktop or laptop, but on every user’s phone and tablet out there too. 

TeamWTI understands that your business most likely has a lot going on! We are here to help you with all your website and digital marketing needs, to help you excel in an ever changing digital landscape. Contact us today to learn more.