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Is Your Web Design Mobile Ready?

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If your web design is not mobile friendly, you are not user friendly. Knoxweb explains that a mobile friendly web design should be easy to maneuver regardless of the device.

These days most people are using their Smartphone or tablet even if they are at home. Grabbing the Smartphone or tablet is much easier than firing up the desktop or laptop. Recent research indicates that some people may not even need to use a computer, in fact, some don’t.

When ARM, a chipmaker, announced new chips coming out that can do everything that your PC does, the industry started buzzing. This year the company predicts that you and everyone else that owns a Smartphone will be able to go phone only. However as Knoxweb explains, most people are already Smartphone ready paying bills, typing documents and doing research on mobile devices.

Globally, PC’s have been trending in a downward spiral for a few years and with Smartphone penetration growing rapidly, some are even taking over the tablet. It is more apparent that consumers like mobile much more than a laptop or desktop computer. Globally, the Smartphone really has become the preferred primary computing device while the PC is most definitely the secondary computing device.

For people who live in developing countries, the Smartphone really is the only device that is connected to the internet. In Africa, people are using their Smartphone’s to pay bills, for social networking, to obtain consumer information and to keep up with the daily news. In fact, Smartphone’s are very affordable in third world countries with some costing between $30.00 and $50.00. People who could never afford a PC or laptop now have one that fits in a handbag or pocket.

Knoxweb will tell you that in the United States high end Smartphone’s will have the capabilities for seamless multi-tasking, virtual gaming and 4K streaming. While the hardware and software on the Smartphone may be able to handle desktop tasks, there will be some adjustments. The main limitation is the hardware ecosystem. Simple tasks such as how to hook up to a large monitor is a physical concern that needs to be addressed says principal analyst Chris Jones. Mr. Jones also states that office setups will not be as quick to ditch computers.

Although your Smartphone is capable of performing numerous tasks it will not replace a larger device that requires a keyboard to be productive. If it could, Smartphone’s would be the primary computing device for the majority of people.

According to Knoxweb, content storage and network connectivity will be the two areas that need the most improvement, especially connectivity as more and more people are streaming broadcast TV on their Smartphone’s.

So what does this mean for you and your business? It means that you need a mobile friendly web design that will be able to keep up with the rest of the world, especially if you want people in your local area to find you and your business or organization.

If you would like more information regarding a mobile friendly web design for your company, call or click and speak to a web design expert from Knoxweb today.