Viewing web sites on Phones

[CRAZY K]

Just received this--any comments?

More than 35% web users use mobiles to surf the internet. It is also estimated that by 2013 more people will access internet using mobiles than computers. You could be losing potential clients, and will lose more in the future if your website is not mobile compliant.



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[Vectis]

IMHO whether or not you invest in building a mobile-friendly website depends on what you're trying to do with it.

In my experience, most current smartphone browsers render existing sites fairly well, and with the advent of tech such as Apple's "Retina Display" and the emergence of the tablet I don't think it's worth worrying about too much for your typical brochure style website.

If you have lots of pages, content or complex navigation (for example a multi-level ecommerce type site) then it could be worthwhile developing a mobile-friendly version as the touch interfaces suit this type of transacting very well.

I would like to think that DJEP/DJI and such have mobile-friendly versions of their client-side forms in the pipeline, as I think these would translate very well onto this format, but your general purpose "this is us, this is what we do" mobile disco (or caller) website - nah. Not much point. Just keep the 'normal' version clean and uncluttered and it will make the transition well.

From a pure tech perspective, I think the tablet format phone/computer hybrid will win out over the next few years in any case. So 7 inches plus of screen real estate, with ever-crisper and higher pixel counts.

[CRAZY K]

IMHO whether or not you invest in building a mobile-friendly website depends on what you're trying to do with it.

In my experience, most current smartphone browsers render existing sites fairly well, and with the advent of tech such as Apple's "Retina Display" and the emergence of the tablet I don't think it's worth worrying about too much for your typical brochure style website.

If you have lots of pages, content or complex navigation (for example a multi-level ecommerce type site) then it could be worthwhile developing a mobile-friendly version as the touch interfaces suit this type of transacting very well.

I would like to think that DJEP/DJI and such have mobile-friendly versions of their client-side forms in the pipeline, as I think these would translate very well onto this format, but your general purpose "this is us, this is what we do" mobile disco (or caller) website - nah. Not much point. Just keep the 'normal' version clean and uncluttered and it will make the transition well.

From a pure tech perspective, I think the tablet format phone/computer hybrid will win out over the next few years in any case. So 7 inches plus of screen real estate, with ever-crisper and higher pixel counts.

Thanks Martin, rather what I thought but as I dont access the Internet from a phone, Ipad or whatever I was unaware of any changes needed, or in fact if any ARE needed.

Possibly this follows the other old chesnut--on the lines of we can get you to first page listing on Google---when you are there already:daft:

[DJWilson]

My web stats for both site show a VERY small amount use mobile, most of the time is through google image search anyway.

[Corabar Entertainment]

Just checked my current browser stats (Haven't done so for a while). This is based upon the last 500 page views on the site.

Usually the mobile browsers are pretty low-down in the stats for me too, and the current stats are no exception. However, the surprise this time is that I appear to have more recent visitor activity from Firefox users than IE! (This bucks the general trend)

[ronedjs]

Interesting point! I have been looking into this for some time now. Since I came across QR Codes I have been trying to create a site that is optimised for mobiles and tablets.

For those who are asking what are QR Codes here is an example.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb276/ronedjs/RONEDJSCOUKphonescanimage.png

Simply download an QR Code app on your smartphone, and use the camera to take a picture of the code, it will then decode and open the webpage or relevant information that is hidden in the code. I have been using them in work for a bit to get the kids engaged in learning while using modern technology that most kids have. (I work in a school)

So if those stats are correct, then this will defiantly be the way to go. Most phones these days will automatically optimise the site for a better viewing experience. I currently use them in local shops around my area, fast food take aways are a good place to use them. Usually they let you advertise for free, and you don't have to leave business cards on the counter. It's bright a good size and catches peoples attention because of the weird square in the bottom lefthand corner.

Most people with a smart phone have seen or heard of QR Codes and most people with a blackberry use them for blackberry pin. They are becoming more popular over here.

If anyone would like one customised for your business then PM me with your specifications and Ill be glad to help, free for all MDD users :) .

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb276/ronedjs/facebookphonescanimage.png

[Jason]

Use of the CSS media selector is a good way to provide "mobile friendly" content.
http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/media.html#media-types

I've used this on a few websites (not mine thou! lol), to simplify the display.
Most mobile browsers do work well, but even on the larger screens, its sometimes nice to optimise the experience a bit.

I do like the QR codes, and have used them personally, and there are online tools for creating your own ie;
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/


There is also some nice features in HTML5 that can make forms more accessible (but also backwards compatible).
http://diveintohtml5.org/forms.html
Apparently,
<input type="email"> will display a nice email-friendly editor on some smartphones. Things like this degrade nicely as older browsers simply ignore display the default "text" input box.
The HTML5 version will also auto validate.
Worth checking out some of the other features...

Jason

[Takeiteasy]

''We are a New Delhi ( India ) based Web Designing Company with offices in UK and USA''


STAY AWAY !! !! !!

[Jason]

''We are a New Delhi ( India ) based Web Designing Company with offices in UK and USA''


STAY AWAY !! !! !!

Why ?

I've outsourced web projects to a few companies, and with good management and a few checks they are normally good.

All the big IT companies (MS, IBM, Google etc) have a big presence in India and Pakistan, I've seen far worse from UK developers.

[CRAZY K]

Interesting point! I have been looking into this for some time now. Since I came across QR Codes I have been trying to create a site that is optimised for mobiles and tablets.

For those who are asking what are QR Codes here is an example.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb276/ronedjs/RONEDJSCOUKphonescanimage.png

Simply download an QR Code app on your smartphone, and use the camera to take a picture of the code, it will then decode and open the webpage or relevant information that is hidden in the code. I have been using them in work for a bit to get the kids engaged in learning while using modern technology that most kids have. (I work in a school)

So if those stats are correct, then this will defiantly be the way to go. Most phones these days will automatically optimise the site for a better viewing experience. I currently use them in local shops around my area, fast food take aways are a good place to use them. Usually they let you advertise for free, and you don't have to leave business cards on the counter. It's bright a good size and catches peoples attention because of the weird square in the bottom lefthand corner.

Most people with a smart phone have seen or heard of QR Codes and most people with a blackberry use them for blackberry pin. They are becoming more popular over here.

If anyone would like one customised for your business then PM me with your specifications and Ill be glad to help, free for all MDD users :) .

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb276/ronedjs/facebookphonescanimage.png

So does customising your site to be easily read by i phones/ tablets have any downsides for customers using PC or laptop?

Would you say it will be essential in future as suggested by the original mail shot I received, if so can I adapt my sites built on Microsoft Front Page?

thanks in advance

[Jason]

So does customising your site to be easily read by i phones/ tablets have any downsides for customers using PC or laptop?

Would you say it will be essential in future as suggested by the original mail shot I received, if so can I adapt my sites built on Microsoft Front Page?

thanks in advance

I think the point made is that most modern smartphones and tablets will have a fairly good web browser, so no modification is required.

If your website is using external stylesheets, then some automatic switching is possible.
I've not used FrontPage for ages, but I think it allows external stylesheets - but it doesn't make it easy to use them. I think I've found your website online, and the styles are "inline" so mixed in with the HTML coding.

Short answer, you'll need a site rebuild, to make best use of modern techniques. However, the QR Code's mentioned are simply a way of encoding URLs (in this example), and will work with any website.

Jason

[Takeiteasy]

Why ?

I've outsourced web projects to a few companies, and with good management and a few checks they are normally good.

All the big IT companies (MS, IBM, Google etc) have a big presence in India and Pakistan, I've seen far worse from UK developers.

And you have had good results yes.... which has made you a very good return on the outlay ?