 Internet on the move
It is certainly time to consider developing websites that work well not just on a computer's relatively large screen, but also for mobile phones. Gone are the days of slow applications on tiny screens! We have seen over the past few years the number of mobile phone hits on our websites increase dramatically. With smartphones becoming ever more common, and mobile broadband reducing in cost enormously, this is a trend that is set to continue into the future. Apple's iPhone, and especially the new 3G iPhone is going to drive this trend even further. So what do we need to do to make sure that our content is readable across platforms?1. Use strict CSS design across your site. By using strict CSS design, you can make sure that the content of your website can be customised for mobile phones - if your site is already sticking to modern standards, it may be easier than you think to make the required changes... 2. Create a simpler version of your website that is more in tune with the requirements of mobile users - what are people likely to want to see when they are on the move? Focus on those areas of the site to ensure that the on-the-fly information is easy to find and to get to. A solution for your requirementsIt's up to you whether you need to make your entire site available to mobile users, or whether you can make life really easy for your mobile customers by just providing what is required by them, but the important thing is to do something now. Mobile internet is not going away, and will form a major part of everyone's eCommerce strategy into the future.
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