The Simple Key To Finding A Fantastic Mobile Web Designer
30 Mar 2010, 12:43 p.m.
The statistics continue to astound. More and more consumers are going online with their iPhones, Blackberrys, and now Android phones. The latest news from comScore: in 2009, over 50 million people visited websites with a handheld device, in the United States alone.
The sad fact is, most websites don't work well in mobile. They are hard to read and use, and sometimes don't work AT ALL.
Your website is a business asset. If 20% of visitors to your company's website use a handheld, and your website delivers a poor mobile experience, then that asset is operating at only 80% effectiveness. And you have a big problem.
To solve it, you face a hurdle: most web designers don't have a clue when it comes to mobile. You have a business to run, and better things to do that become a technology expert. So how do you choose a design firm that is truly qualified?
How can you choose a web designer that will "get it right?"
Here's the secret. Just ask this one question:
“What Phones Do You Have For Website Testing?”
Our mobile-device database has nearly 5,000 different devices listed in it. And they all have their own quirks. Different screen sizes. Different inputs and interfaces. Different browsers. Some support Javascript, some don't. Some support CSS style sheets; some don't.
Unless a web designer has a good cross section of devices "in house" to test with... how are they going to deliver a powerful mobile web presence for your company... something that you can trust will "just work" on mobile?
To be blunt: They can't.
And that's good news for you, because it gives you a fast, easy way to separate the wheat from the chaff. Simply ask the prospective web design firm what devices they have for testing.
For the USA marketplace in 2010 and beyond, at a minimum your mobile site needs to be tested on iPhone, Blackberry, Android, and Windows Mobile.
Keep this in mind when choosing a firm that will take your company onto the mobile web.
Be successful,
Aaron Maxwell
P.S. At Mobile Web Up, we have real devices in our office that let us test your website on the iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Nokia, Windows Mobile and more! Mobilize your website for a delightfully affordable price today.
