Mobile-Friendly Website Design & Development
Mobile-Friendly Website Design & Development
As a business, it is imperative that you show up where your potential customers are looking. And today, that means showing up online. It means showing up on Google.
A reliable and secure website provides a central point for clients and prospects to learn about you, your services, and your values - today, it also serves as a place to get more customers. All client communications, including social media, print & email marketing, revolve around your Website. That's why it's so important to have a good website that not only looks professional, but also stays current, is built to rank high in the search engines, and is in the hands of someone who will help you make updates as needed - not someone who will leave you high & dry once the website is built.
Mobile Website Design Services
Looking at a website from a mobile device is a very different experience than using a desktop computer. There are a number of mobile design features that are important to consider when designing a website for mobile devices, for example:
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Load times - Mobile users expect fast-loading pages. If a mobile site takes too long to load, visitors are likely to abandon it and seek alternatives. A slow site frustrates users and negatively impacts their experience. The longer a webpage takes to load, the higher its bounce rate. Bounce rate refers to the percentage of users who leave a site after viewing only one page. High bounce rates signal to search engines that users find the content unhelpful, leading to lower rankings. Search engines prioritize faster-loading sites.Slow mobile sites may be penalized by ranking lower in search results, especially for mobile users. Ecommerce sites, in particular, suffer if their checkout process is slow. Even a slight delat can lead to lost customers. Research shows that 53% of mobile users abandon a page if it takes longer than three seconds to load.
- Menus - A typical menu on a mobile device uses what we call a "hamuger menu", which is 3 horizontal lines that pop up when you click on it. On a desktop or laptop computer, however, we typically have a large navigation menu that covers the whole screen.
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Clicking - There is no double-clicking on a mobile device, and also no mouse-over actions, so for example, to see a drop-down menu on a mobile device, you have to click it, where on a computer you may just be able to hover your mouse over the menu item.
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Navigation - Interaction on mobile devices relies heavily on touch gestures like tapping, swiping, and pinch-to-zoom. Buttons and links need to be finger-friendly and well-spaced.
Broadstreet designs and develops mobile friendly websites using any platform that you choose, including Wordpress, Drupal, Shopify, Squarespace, and others as needed. We will meet with you to plan and discuss your options and what will be best for your goals and budget. We are advocates of open source software and our standard platform is the Open Source "LAMP", which consists of Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. This is the platform used for WordPress development as well as Drupal website development.
Drupal allows for total customization of your website. During our first few consultations, Broadstreet will work up a functional Website design that fits your business goals and looks professional. We focus on mobile-friendly Website design because currently over 55% of Website visitors use mobile devices, and that percentage is growing rapidly.
Mobile Website Developers
Broadstreet’s mobile website developers will work with your team to develop a functional Website design that fits your business goals and looks professional. We use “Mobile First” design techniques and we focus on mobile-friendly Website design because currently over 70% of Website visitors use mobile devices, and that percentage continues to grow rapidly.
Our Process
If you choose Broadstreet for your mobile-friendly Website development, we will provide you with a solid stable content management system built on a flexible platform that can grow and evolve with your business. An interactive development approach and support services provide the long-term power and flexibility that you need for your growing business.
1. CONSULTATION
Before starting any project, Broadstreet Consulting offers free consultations over the phone or in person to discuss your business goals, what internet marketing services you need, functions & ideas that will set your company ahead of the competition. Once we determine your needs we will give you a free quote based on all the information we’ve gathered.
2. AGREEMENT AND DOWN PAYMENT
Once you've looked over your detailed quote, if you've decided to move forward with web design and development or any of our internet marketing services, we will draw up an agreement based on our previous consultations and quote including the estimated completion date. Once we receive a signed agreement & down payment, we will move to the next stage in our process.
3. PLANNING AND LAYOUT
Together, we will create a blue print for our development team based on our agreement. We will determine what content we need and what layout will be used. What sets Broadstreet Consulting apart from the diy-websites and web developers is that we use Search-Engine Optimization and our Google Partner status to design a long-lasting website for you that will surpass the competition in the search engines with a long-term strategy. We build websites that are easy for you to operate if you want to do some things yourself. We can customize your theme & layout completely, create functionalities that make it easier to operate, and we can turn any of your "crazy" ideas into a reality.
4. DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
During the design & programming stage, we will be busy making all of your visions a reality. From a static preview of your layout we designed together, our team will produce a mobile-friendly website that is both beautiful and functional, that represents your brand, focuses on a niche market, is built to not only convert visitors to customers but to show up in the top of the search engine for your designated keywords. The length of time will depend on the project, and will be projected to you in our agreement. This process involves the coding and the programming of your entire website to ensure functionality. We will also upload any content that you provide to us or that we develop for you based on our agreement.
5. LIVE DEMO
Once our development team has gotten to at least 80% completion, we will set up a meeting over the phone or in person to review a live demo together. We encourage as much involvement as you can have during this stage. We want you to make sure that every feature and every function is to your satisfaction
6. CHANGES
After both of our teams have viewed and tested your live demo, we will consider and work on changes that need to be made as quickly as possible. This includes any appearance or functionality changes that you need. After the changes have been submitted, completed, and customer-approved, we will move on to the final stage in our process
7. LAUNCH
When we launch your website, our staff will run a series of diagnostics to ensure that all the functions are in tact and that every application runs seamlessly without any lags or broken links. If problems arise within this phase, they are fixed until the site has met every standard. When we launch your website, our staff will run a series of diagnostics to ensure that all the functions are in tact and that every application runs seamlessly without any lags or broken links. If problems arise within this phase, they are fixed until the site has met every standard. When we launch your website, our staff will run a series of diagnostics to ensure that all the functions are in tact and that every application runs seamlessly without any lags or broken links. If problems arise within this phase, they are fixed until the site has met every standard.
HOSTING & SUPPORT
Once the site is working and functioning properly, we have a few different options that we will have discussed during the creation of our agreement. We offer our basic website hosting services, as well as ongoing monthly support, in which we provide regular help with your website & internet marketing strategies. Our most successful customers have joined our monthly support plans in which we provide ongoing SEO services, web developments & updates, content creation, Google AdWords, social media & email marketing services. See our list of services here.
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