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Many new blogs planned for the new year so keep watching and reading :)
Tuesday 31 December 2013
Happy New Year!
Need a website this year then get in contact for the best site, service and price: http://www.abovewebsitedesign.co.uk/contact.html
Many new blogs planned for the new year so keep watching and reading :)
Tuesday 24 December 2013
Merry Christmas
Sunday 22 December 2013
New blog layout and listings
As this blog isn't very old we have happily been blogging about website topics and we have started to get a few regular readers, which is great!
To improve and expand on our blogs and topics, to hopefully increase our regular readers we are going to shuffle our posts around a little, so we will also be blogging about Business Tips.
These posts will start with Business Tips: then the tip or blog title.
We are deciding to do this as although we have many years experience in IT we are still a fairly new company and we are finding out about many aspects of business as we go along, so if we come across anything that may aid fellow small business we will write a blog about it and post it on here.
Hopefully you will gain some use from these blogs and as ever is you have a topic or question you would like us to tackle then please let us know and we will gladly respond with the best information we can find.
To improve and expand on our blogs and topics, to hopefully increase our regular readers we are going to shuffle our posts around a little, so we will also be blogging about Business Tips.
We are deciding to do this as although we have many years experience in IT we are still a fairly new company and we are finding out about many aspects of business as we go along, so if we come across anything that may aid fellow small business we will write a blog about it and post it on here.
Hopefully you will gain some use from these blogs and as ever is you have a topic or question you would like us to tackle then please let us know and we will gladly respond with the best information we can find.
Monday 2 December 2013
Why does my business need a mobile website?
Mobile websites and mobile apps have seen a large boom over the last couple of years and there is a requirement for websites to be specifically designed for mobile devices to ensure the content is usable, legible and fast loading.
So why the demand for mobile sites? It's simple really, on the whole most mobile phone users in the UK use smart phones and the average smart phone user spends over an hour a day on their phone. Many people will now quickly pop online using a mobile or tablet device rather than start up a laptop or PC, so if you don't have a mobile website it will take longer to load and often not have compatible features for your device which may frustrate the user and potentially lose you sales or income.
Why is a mobile website different?
Most mobile websites are designed in the same way as standard websites, but they take into account the smaller screen sizes, and lower processing power of these smaller devices. At present you find that the more interesting, interactive and attractive features available on high end websites simply are too much for the smaller devices to cope with and will result in loading failure or very slow loading times which will result in people closing your website down and looking for one that works well.
Mobile and tablets devices often feature touch screen capabilities, and although laptops and PC's are catching up with touch screen technology they are not there yet. The suggests that a mobile website will often have a different menu structure and layout and often feature larger buttons or tabs which, although more suited for being operated by a finger or thumb, would simply look silly when scaled up to a full laptop or PC screen! So taking the functionality of the website into account is an important part of the design.
Is a mobile website different to my existing website?
Dot mobi (.mobi) mobile sites are the top domain level for mobile sites, standard website top domain are dot com (.com). This means that your site will be listed and potentially could get more exposure online as it is using the top domain level. But you don't have to use a .mobi domain to have a mobile website.
This can get confusing for many business owners that simply want the best exposure for their company, and at the best price. Bear with me though as it is important you know what you should be getting for your mobile website.
A properly designed .mobi website is the best option....but it will cost you more, and you have to ensure that the content is usable and appropriate for mobile devices.
If you already have a website then you may not have to shell out for a new domain for your site as your website developer (if they have anything about them) will be able to create a scaled down version of your existing website. This should be at a fraction of the cost of having a new .mobi site designed and launched.
If you are having a website built for your company or redesigned from scratch then the answer is simple, include you mobile site at this point. As a website developer I can honestly say it is much easier creating a website with tablet and mobile compatibly at the same time, all using the same domains (.com, .co.uk, etc) It may cost you a little more but your developer will know where to find all the information on your website and it should be far more cheaper and effective in the long run.
All our websites at Above Website Design are mobile and tablet device friendly, we simply truly wish for the best success of the websites we build, it makes sense for our success to make your site successful. As this is what we do we would always advise it's what you should do to and you have to question why other web design companies don't include mobile device compatibility or charge much extra for the privilege.........don't be ripped off and make an informed choice on this matter. If the company won't provide examples of their prices then make sure you compare their quotes with other companies too, Many web design companies have excellent sales men and crap designers/developers so take care when choosing who does your online work and make sure you trust them.
So does your business actually need a mobile website, I say yes......but I would. To be totally honest if your business doesn't need a website at all, then you don't need a mobile site. If your business already has a website to simply be listed online and mapped on google maps etc (other maps are available), then it may not be a priority but something to consider. However if you're business is in transport, restaurant, hotel, pub/bar, attractions or retail area you simply need a mobile site sooner rather than later, check out your main competitors as they probably already have one! If they don't could you get ahead of the game by being the first?
Above Website Design offer exception complete small business website packages that we feel are unrivaled for cost effective website design and development. Click through to our main website to find out more.
So why the demand for mobile sites? It's simple really, on the whole most mobile phone users in the UK use smart phones and the average smart phone user spends over an hour a day on their phone. Many people will now quickly pop online using a mobile or tablet device rather than start up a laptop or PC, so if you don't have a mobile website it will take longer to load and often not have compatible features for your device which may frustrate the user and potentially lose you sales or income.
Why is a mobile website different?
Most mobile websites are designed in the same way as standard websites, but they take into account the smaller screen sizes, and lower processing power of these smaller devices. At present you find that the more interesting, interactive and attractive features available on high end websites simply are too much for the smaller devices to cope with and will result in loading failure or very slow loading times which will result in people closing your website down and looking for one that works well.
Mobile and tablets devices often feature touch screen capabilities, and although laptops and PC's are catching up with touch screen technology they are not there yet. The suggests that a mobile website will often have a different menu structure and layout and often feature larger buttons or tabs which, although more suited for being operated by a finger or thumb, would simply look silly when scaled up to a full laptop or PC screen! So taking the functionality of the website into account is an important part of the design.
Is a mobile website different to my existing website?
Dot mobi (.mobi) mobile sites are the top domain level for mobile sites, standard website top domain are dot com (.com). This means that your site will be listed and potentially could get more exposure online as it is using the top domain level. But you don't have to use a .mobi domain to have a mobile website.
This can get confusing for many business owners that simply want the best exposure for their company, and at the best price. Bear with me though as it is important you know what you should be getting for your mobile website.
A properly designed .mobi website is the best option....but it will cost you more, and you have to ensure that the content is usable and appropriate for mobile devices.
If you already have a website then you may not have to shell out for a new domain for your site as your website developer (if they have anything about them) will be able to create a scaled down version of your existing website. This should be at a fraction of the cost of having a new .mobi site designed and launched.
If you are having a website built for your company or redesigned from scratch then the answer is simple, include you mobile site at this point. As a website developer I can honestly say it is much easier creating a website with tablet and mobile compatibly at the same time, all using the same domains (.com, .co.uk, etc) It may cost you a little more but your developer will know where to find all the information on your website and it should be far more cheaper and effective in the long run.
All our websites at Above Website Design are mobile and tablet device friendly, we simply truly wish for the best success of the websites we build, it makes sense for our success to make your site successful. As this is what we do we would always advise it's what you should do to and you have to question why other web design companies don't include mobile device compatibility or charge much extra for the privilege.........don't be ripped off and make an informed choice on this matter. If the company won't provide examples of their prices then make sure you compare their quotes with other companies too, Many web design companies have excellent sales men and crap designers/developers so take care when choosing who does your online work and make sure you trust them.
So does your business actually need a mobile website, I say yes......but I would. To be totally honest if your business doesn't need a website at all, then you don't need a mobile site. If your business already has a website to simply be listed online and mapped on google maps etc (other maps are available), then it may not be a priority but something to consider. However if you're business is in transport, restaurant, hotel, pub/bar, attractions or retail area you simply need a mobile site sooner rather than later, check out your main competitors as they probably already have one! If they don't could you get ahead of the game by being the first?
Above Website Design offer exception complete small business website packages that we feel are unrivaled for cost effective website design and development. Click through to our main website to find out more.
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