are you mobile ready? top 5 tips for mobile optimisation
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Hotwire take a look at the top 5 tips for optimising your website for mobile devices. Mobile optimisation will be of increasing importance over the coming years as the number of mobile devices will outstrip the number of humans on the planet.TRANSCRIPT
Are you mobile ready?Top 5 tips to optimise your site for mobile
By the end of 2012,there will be more mobile-enabled devices than people.
Web traffic from mobiles has roughly doubled each year since 2008.
By ignoring mobile, you risk turning away a significant chunk of your potential market.
What can you do to optimise your site for mobile?
#1 CSS3 Stylesheets• The best way to optimise your site for mobile;• Use media queries, a new CSS3 feature, to
designate a stylesheet depending on browser resolution.;• No need to rewrite content;• Better for SEO than using separate m.yoursite.com
sites;• Better looking integration.
#2 Mobile site plug-ins• Use plug-ins for quick fixes on CMS and blogging
platforms;• Creates simple, no maintenance solutions;• Very easy to set up;• No coding or redesign necessary.
#3 Mobile-centric sites• Create m.yoursite.com mobile sites if using a CSS3
stylesheet isn’t possible;• Can be created in varying degrees depending on
expertise;• For pros, entire customised mobile-mini sites can
be created;• For beginners, tools such as ShareSquare can
auto-generate mini, mobile sites and implement with just a quick copy and paste.
#4 Reconsider content• Mobile users use smaller screens on slower devices
with slower connections;• HD Video, Flash and tiny text should be avoided;• Make sure you have text to accompany video-
centric sites;• Mouse-over drop-down menus don’t work as well on
touch screen devices.
#5 Mobile SEO?• Have a review of keyword strategy for mobile;• Analyse what mobile users are looking for and
where they end up on your site. Prioritise this content;• Mobile users typically use smaller keyword phrases,
so consider this in your strategy;• Don’t change your strategy just for the sake of it,
respond and adapt with your clients or customers as they change.
40% of consumers would go straight to a competitor, if your site wasn’t mobile optimised.
By the end of 2012,there will be more mobile-enabled devices than people.
And remember...
Are you mobile ready?• Read the full top 5 tips to optimise
your site for mobile blog.• Read more about digital PR or mobile PR.• Find out more about Hotwire.