Mobile Marketing – Top 4 Advantages

If you check your traffic statistics you’ll discover an increasing number of visits are from people using their mobile phones. If you don’t have a mobile website yet it means you’re losing potential customers. Already over half of Americans use a mobile device and a data plan that allows them to access the internet. The number of people using smart phones will only increase over time.

Top 4 Advantages of Mobile Marketing

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Mobile Web Design | Pros and Cons of Registering a .Mobi Domain


So you’ve been advised to create a mobile version of your desktop website but can’t decide if you should register a .mobi domain or build it on a subdomain ie m.yourdomain.com, domain.com/m or domain.com/mobile. If your main site gets automatically redirected to the mobile version does it really matter if it’s on a subdomain or it’s own domain?

Let’s look at the pros and cons of a registering .mobi domain

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Mobile Website Design: 5 Must-Have Features

Do you currently have a mobile version of your website?
Does your site display correctly on all mobile devices?
Are you tracking how many visitors try searching for your business using a smart phone?

iphoneWhen I began designing websites in the late 1990s most people didn’t understand the value of having an online presence for their business. They thought that regular advertising through yellow page ads or local newspaper ads and/or magazines was sufficient. Well that soon changed as more people realized their business needed a website to remain in business. In those days no one had a cell phone and definitely not a smart phone.

Nowadays almost half the population in the U.S. has a smart phone which means they have instant access to the web whatever their location. For instance many folks comparison shop while out and about while others use their phone (instead of their desktop computer) to search for information.

Can your website be easily viewed with a smart phone without constant scrolling or pinching and squeezing? If not it’s time for you to design a mobile version of your website otherwise you’re missing out on potential visitors and sales. It’s also the wave of the future.

Here’s 5 must-have features for mobile website design:

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Create Your Own Mobile Website In Minutes With a Free Online Builder

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So you want to create your own mobile website but don’t have any technical skills, don’t want to pay a professional website designer or purchase a ready-made solution. After researching multiple sites on the Net I found mobisitegalore. It enables you to create a free mobile website online consisting of 3 pages. Your website will be 100% compliant to W3C Mobile Web Standards.

If you want to use a subdomain or your own domain you’ll need to upgrade to one of the other options described below:

10 page pack
This includes 2GB of web hosting with advanced device detection.
Price: $16.99/Month
Includes a 15 Free Trial

Unlimited Pack
Enables you to create unlimited pages with unlimited hosting space
Price: $24.99/Month
Includes a 15 day free trial

How it works
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Mobile Web Design Principles to Consider – Top 7

Creating a mobile version of your website is essential if you want it to appeal to a wide audience. Not all visitors will access your website from their computers. Many people are now using mobile phones to access information on the go. Statistics show that mobile access to the Internet is growing faster that any other market segment. Consumer-driven companies now offer mobile-friendly alternatives to their main websites.

Top 7 Mobile Web Design Principles to Consider
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Mobile Web Design – Top 7 Reasons to Create a Mobile-Friendly Website

The need to have a mobile friendly web design is increasing every day as more people purchase smart phones capable of surfing the web. If your current website doesn’t display correctly on a mobile phone you’re missing out on a lot of visitors and sales.

Not convinced?

The Growth of Mobile: Stats and figures that will shock you!

Here’s a few stats to think about:

  • Over 70% of the worlds population now have a mobile phone
  • In the USA 9 in 10 people have a mobile phone
  • 85% of kids own a phone
  • Apple has sold almost 60 million iPhones world wide
  • Google’s Android OS is growing at 886% year on year and is activating over 160,000 devices a day, across 60 devices in over 40 countries.
  • Android will overtake Apple as the leading smart phone OS in 2011.

Top 7 Reasons to Create a Mobile-Friendly Website

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Mobile Web Design – 7 Ways To Create A Mobile Version Of Your Website


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Do you currently have a mobile version of your website?
Do you want to attract more visitors?
Do you want to make more sales?

If you answered yes to all 3 questions seriously consider creating a mobile version of your blog or website. If not you’ll be leaving a lot of money on the table. The adoption of smart phone technology is rapidly increasing. More and more people are using cell phones to quickly access websites on the go. Shoppers are increasingly using smartphones for price comparisons, finding local inventory and making online purchases. Some people predict the number of smart phones will surpass computers. Many online businesses are taking the time to make their sites cell phone friendly. Now is the time to create a mobile design of your current website so that visitors will have fast and pleasant experience. It will improve your website’s effectiveness.

7 Ways To Create A Mobile Version Of Your Website

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