iPhone Pages - Make Your Mobile Website
So you have engaged your web development company to design and build you your new corporate identity, or perhaps come up with a funky new feel for your new shopping site. You wanted the best of the Web 2.0 experience and all the bells and whistles that come with it - flash video, This is all well and good but have you considered how your site will look and function on a mobile device such as the iPhone, Android or a BlackBerry?
More and more people are increasingly taking their web-surfing devices with them in their pockets. Mobile phones have had Internet capabilities for years now but they provided a crude experience, a small screen space and a slow connection. With the advent of 3G networks and the current generation of smart phones the user-base for mobile browsing has increased dramatically, US over half of smart phones online are iPhones. As with all things mobile, once the US have adopted something it is not long before Australia adopts it as well.
With this in mind, you would do well to consider having your web developer design you a website specifically for mobile browsing. Whilst the aforementioned devices can all display a website in its full glory the screen space is not that of your laptop or desktop computer. It is a good idea to spend the time to develop a cut-down version of your site specifically aimed at mobile devices that conveys your key points quicker and more clearly.
Have a look at how these popular websites tailor their look and feel to provide more succinct information to mobile users:
