In today’s world more people access the web using mobile devices rather the desktops, so what matters is a well-designed website to give visitors an amazing experience on their mobile devices. One design mistake that hampers the visitors from navigating smoothly will cost the loss of a business project from your client. There are lots of do’s and don’ts that a web development company should keep in mind that there are several variations between a full desktop website and a mobile website. One should acquire adequate information regarding the task at hand.
Here is the list of mistakes to be avoided by a web development company for developing a mobile website:
- Designing for devices instead of screens - Instead of device classification, focus on using different screen sizes for responsive design. It is seen that different devices slowly groveling outside of their division. We cannot use a device as a solo parameter so start focusing more on screen size rather than design.
- Avoid Unfriendly Menus - The menu plays an important role in grabbing users’ attention. In mobile devices spaces are limited, so the menu plays a critical role in keeping users apprized and intended. Keep your menu simple and short to make it responsive and allow a user to get a clear idea about the navigation structure and website. Use arrows, symbols, and icons to make it classy and innovative and position them accurately to fit across all devices and enrich user experience.
- Not Focusing on Loading Speed - Most users nowadays abandon websites that do not load within 3 seconds besides this, Google also uses the loading speed as a parameter to decide website ranking. Do not use unusual content, images, and video to avoid loading time. Also, think about end objectives while designing a website.
- Avoid Using a Different Domain - There is no need to have a separate domain like .mob as it makes no difference in terms of either searching results or user experience. It is totally waste of money to buy a separate domain and expand resources and efforts in its design and promotion. So target both desktop and mobile websites on the same domain.
- Avoid Content That Spoils the User Experience - Avoid the use of a gigantic amount of code in the mobile version of the website JavaScript and Ajax do not work well with mobile browser compatibility, so it’s better to avoid them. Avoid the use of components in website development that slow down the loading speed and increase the bounce rate and frustrate users’ experience.
- Don’t Skip Site Search Function - Always include an adequate and quick site search function to allow the user to access and go through all the content of the website. Integrate it at a proper place so it doesn’t cause any aberration to the User Interface and Design.
- Don’t Underestimate Mobile-Friendly Features - Guide the visitors of your website, hold their hands take them through all the features and enable them to find what they want. Give the users all the features that are available on an app.
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