Websites for Mobile Devices

With the introduction of faster Internet access and cheaper plans for mobile devices (PDAs and mobile phones) in Australia, increasingly more and more people will be using these tools to browse the Internet and conduct business in 2008.

If you have ever used your mobile to browse a "normal" website, you will notice it usually takes forever to load, and the way it displays on your phone is not very user friendly. "Normal" websites are not designed to be viewed on mobile devices. However, there is a solution.

There are set guidelines (standards) to design a mobile-enabled website which caters to the requirements of a mobile or PDA, and that also complies with the W3C (www.w3c.org) standards for mobile website development.

It is also important that you have a mobile TLD or Top Level Domain, which is identifiable by its unique 4 character extension of .mobi

From all reports, access to websites via mobile devices will skyrocket in 2008, so if your business can benefit from being accessed by a mobile browser, now is the time to consider at least a basic mobile-ok website. There is an optimisation benefit derived from running a mobile enabled website as well, however for a lot of businesses, it is unlikely (at least in the short term) you would actually NEED a .mobi website.

Please note that it is not necessary to have a .mobi address to have a mobile-ok website, however, it has been reported that major mobile phone manufacturers will eventually configure their phones with the .mobi extension built into their units, which will reduce the address by NINE keystrokes!

Businesses that would benefit are ones where people would have a need to access whilst "out and about", or perhaps visiting another city or town.

For example:

• Restaurants: choose a restaurant or check out the menu "on the fly"
• Law Firms: for those times when you're arrested unexpectedly :)
• Entertainment: general guides, gig guides for a band, etc.
• Car Dealerships: people looking for car yards whilst mobile
• Any business where people may need a map to locate you

You get the idea.

Follow this link for more information on mobile website design. 

Follow this link to view justweb's validated, mobile enabled website (in scaled down, mobile screen sized window).

Please note: The JW mobile website complies fully with the current standards for mobile web design, and that includes limited graphics, scalable design, and simple navigation.



For further information about designing a website specifically for mobile devices, please contact justweb today for further information.

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