Making Your Web Site Mobile Friendly - Small Business Computing

Making Your Web Site Mobile Friendly

Apr 29, 2010
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InformationWeek SMB: Making Your Web Site Mobile Friendly

A recent survey showed that 98% of the more than 42 million people who carry smartphone use them to surf the Web. Making it easier for them to see the information at your site on their tiny screens will encourage them to come back.


“There are 42.7 million smartphone users in the US and all but 2% of them visit their favorite websites using their phones. If you’re website isn’t optimized for mobile devices, you’re, literally, turning away all but a tiny fraction of your potential customers. Here’s some tips to get started making your website mobile friendly.

Sub-Domain Vs. .mobi

There’s debate over which style is better when optimizing your site for mobile devices. Using a sub-domain is fairly easy to implement. Setting up your mobile site this way will allow you to manage the account through the same management system you use for your original website.”

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