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Guide to Mobile Web page design.   by Kapanke Etier

The popularity of smartphones and also the ease with which mobile applications can be developed have contributed for a glut of mobile development, mobile apps, and specialized websites which were optimized for the mobile or portable platform. Any company doing a significant amount of business needs to create a mobile version of its website to capture the mobile customer and this requires attention to a new model of design.

A few Tips

First of all, the W3C has created a few accessibility design guidelines for mobile handsets and next those guidelines will put you in good mode. Keep in mind you will be dealing with a small amount of screen real estate, so what looks good on a full-size screen may very well be completely useless on a mobile platform. Tables are in all likelihood not going to appear right, you will need to use CSS in ones layout, and XML or even XHTML will ensure far better character encoding. Avoid JavaScript and Flash, as some mobile platforms do not support it. And finally, remember that a cellular page should be no more than 20Kb.

User Interface

Your user interface will probably need to take the mobile display into consideration. While in a standard website, you may incorporate simple text boxes with regard to users to enter info, this is more challenging for users of mobile phone handsets. Make more use involving drop-down boxes, lists together with radio buttons for meeting information. Pop-ups should not be used on a mobile platform-there’s just not enough room for them. By the same token, avoid a navigation that opens up a new window if possible.

Simple Design

A regular website very seldom translates well on the mobile platform. The mobile version of your website ought to be much simpler than your main website-your menu structure may need to be redone completely, and you may need to eliminate many of the graphics that the main site contains. Nevertheless, depending on the mobile device available, the visitor may wish to see your standard internet site, so give them the choice if their smartphone might accommodate it. Provide an easy and readily-accessible toggle move so visitors can choose the version they prefer.

Help it become Easy to Navigate

It’s quite common to include links directly from text message, but it’s difficult to click on a single keyword to navigate on a smartphone. Make your navigation links easier so that with larger buttons.

You cannot assume all Smartphones are Created Matched

It’s nearly impossible to create an universal mobile website that could be read on any mobile platform. Mobile browsers don’t support the identical properties and HTML factors, and your markup may seem very different based on the mobile browser or stage. Also, smartphones may have differently sized screens, and a variety of them (such as the iPhone) switch between horizontal and vertical. This switching makes browsing easy for users, but it means you can’t used a fixed width-go with an amount instead.

Consider a Specialized Mobile Website Designer

Having a mobile version of your website can pay off substantial in increased traffic together with sales, but you ought to make that mobile site professional, attractive, and easy to navigate. If you’re not well conversant in mobile development, consider using the services of a web designer which specializes in mobile or portable platforms.

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