Because responsive websites adapt their layout to the device they are being viewed on, whether it’s a desktop, laptop, tablet or smart phone it makes it easier for visitors to read and navigate a website without having to constantly pan and resize the screen.
Make your customers happy with a site that is a delight to browse on any size of device.
Straight from Google:
“With increasing smartphone usage, making a website that is friendly to smartphone users has now become a critical part of website management.
Responsive design: serves the same HTML for one URL and uses CSS media queries to determine how the content is rendered on the client side. This removes the possible glitches of user-agent detection and frees users from redirects. This is Google’s recommended configuration.”
The internet is no longer used primarily desktop computers and the internet usage on mobile devices is increasing every day. If you don’t want to loose potential clients then you need a great looking website with responsive web design, i.e. optimized for mobile browsing.
61% of mobile customers admit that they are likely to go to a competitor site after visiting a mobile unfriendly site.
Are you a brick and mortar business? 80% of business for companies that serve a geographic area come from within 5 miles of their location.
Did you know that one half of all local searches are performed on mobile devices?
You need to do everything in your power to make sure you capture these leads. Having a responsive website is no longer simply a nice feature; rather it is a necessity and will literally impact the future growth of your business.
If you already have website built with FrontPage, Dreamweaver, or other HTML-only platforms and need it converted to WordPress our BNI’s resident wesbite developer David Innes of RealBasics.com can help. He’ll help you convert your old site to a new, easy to edit and extend WordPress website. This will keep your website and business future friendly because WordPress is popular, modular and open-source. [Click here to learn more]
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What happens if my website does not have a responsive design?
If you website does not have a responsive design, it will be harder to reach more customers as customers often use mobile devices to find information.