Saturday, June 7, 2014

Principles of Successful Mobile Website Design

Consumers or website visitors are now increasingly depending on mobile app both for research and discovery. This has made it very important for businesses to ensure an effective mobile presence. However, the question in the mind of every web designer or developer is what makes a good mobile site? In this blog post, I will specify some of the elements that lead to effective web design for a mobile website.

  • The homepage of a mobile site should lay emphasis on connecting users to the content that they are looking for. The main body of the site should contain calls-to-action as it is the place where mobile users will not miss any menu items. The secondary tasks can be made available below the primary call-to-action. Determine their placement keeping in consideration the user.

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  • The menus on the mobile website should be short and simple as mobile users are usually impatient to scroll through a very long list of options. Keep very few menu items. This makes it easy for users to find what users want in less time.

  • The web design must allow mobile users to get back to the homepage easily. It should not require the users to go through the pages which they had gone through again to reach the home page. The best idea for this is to keep logo at the top of every page. This logo must take them to the home page.

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  • Yes, a mobile website is created to promote your products and/or services. However, they must not steal the show. They should not overshadow the content they are next to. This can also make it tough for users to accomplish tasks as the mobile screen has its own limits. Large promotional banners can hide the navigational buttons lying beneath them. This makes them interested in company promotions.

  • Mobile users are always in a hurry to find what they want. It is best to keep site search so that they can search anything on the website. However, the search box must be visible and you must also ensure that the search results are relevant.