Responsive Web Design
A responsive web design will resize for any device regardless of the size of the screen. With a responsive site your visitors will have a great experience no matter what type of device they are using. They will be able to easily navigate your website, and all of the content will be easy to read. Plus, you’ll save money on web design and development costs since you only need to create one website.
With over half of all internet traffic now coming from mobile devices. It is more important than ever to have a website that looks great and is easy to use on phones and tablets. The average person’s attention span online is 8 seconds. If your website does not fit the screen the user is using its safe to say they wont be spending a lot of time on your site.
Responsive web design breakdown.
- Text – Is the text on the Home page too small to read on your screen? With a mobile friendly website you have to zoom in on your device and then, even worse, scroll left and right to see the edges of the words. A mobile responsive web design will automatically adjust to the size of your screen, making it easier to read the text. This text will be enlarged and reformatted to fit on the smaller screen.
- Images – Just as text needs to be touched up for mobile devices, so too do images. By using a mobile-responsive website designer, you can quickly view your website on both modes. This gives you the liberty to zoom in or out as necessary.
- Buttons – Button interaction is often very challenging on mobile devices. A mobile-responsive website enlarges buttons and spacing to be easily accessible on smaller screens.
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- Quick loading times – A mobile-responsive website doesn’t just change the size of the text and images. It actually restructures how the site loads so it is faster for mobile devices. The phone is significantly smaller the size of an average desktop. Mobile-responsive websites make it easier to load pages by adapting their design. A fast loading time provides two additional benefits:
- Improve bounce rates– If your website takes more than ten seconds to load on a mobile device, the user will likely exit out of the tab and try a different website. Faster load times mean fewer people leaving your website, resulting in a lower bounce rate.
- More people converting – Typically you have to create awareness, then generate interest, demand, and finally, action. You will need to smoothly transition between each step. If your design lacks responsiveness you’ll lose out on conversions. If your website is designed for mobile devices, you may see higher conversion rates because the user experience is more positive.