Mobile Website Design
Cheap Web Design is pleased to announce their new Cheap Mobi Website Division.
Did you know that in the world today there are more than 2.4 billion mobile phone users.
It is estimated that 30% of these mobile phone owners (more than 700 million and growing) have browsed the Internet using their mobile phones. This is the reason why mobile Web browsing is predicted to become the next predominant Internet platform.
The first thing you need to know is that the Web site design and construction generally used for computer browsers is not compatible with that of mobile phones. For your site to work well on a mobile handset, it must follow the accessibility design guidelines for building mobile Websites which are set by the W3C.
In mobile phones, the technology used is called WAP. WAP is used for mobile browsing. Because of the limitations of WAP browsers in terms of screen size and allowable download, you have to strip down your current design.
Why can’t you use your current website?
Because of limited screen size, many WAP browsers strip out CSS, and show text in a method similar to how a search engine spider renders a site.
Principles of Mobile Web Design
- Websites using tables for layout will not render well on mobile handsets. The site must use CSS for layout
- The site must be coded using either XHTML or XML
- Character encoding should be UTF-8
- Bear in mind different screen sizes of mobile users. The largest screen size available is probably 640 x 480, whereas the average is closer to 120 pixels
- The most important information of your site must be right at the top of the page as it can be very time-consuming for browsers to read through
- Text entry can be quite difficult. Users prefer to select values from a list of choices, such as radio buttons or lists
- Images should be jpeg or gif
- Always provide a ‘back’ button or link, since many phones don’t include a back button
- The maximum total page size recommended is 20 kilobytes
- Remember that your users are paying a lot of money to access your site, so make sure it is definitely worth their money!
Is Your Website WAP Friendly?
A number of online resources provide mobile phone simulations, which enable you to view your website as it appears on standard mobile phone screens. Some of them are listed below:
Should you be interested in determining what kind of mobile solutions Cheap Mobi Design Services can implement for your company, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
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