What is website mobile responsiveness, and why is it critical to designing and developing a website? In this video, we share what it means for a website to be mobile responsive, and why that matters.
What Does it Mean to be Mobile Responsive?
In a nutshell, mobile responsiveness is designing and building your website in a way that it looks and feels the same or similar, regardless of what device or screen size someone is viewing your site on — whether a desktop, laptop, tablet, or phone.
Why is Responsiveness Important for Your Site?
Candidly, if you want your website to rank high in Google Search results, your website needs to be mobile responsive. The Google algorithm prioritizes sites that are built to be responsive. While there are many ways to improve SEO, this is one box you need to check.
Further, users just frankly expect a website to be mobile responsive nowadays. More and more, people are viewing sites on their phone or other mobile device.
How Can I Make My Site Mobile Responsive?
Fortunately, creating a mobile responsive website is quite easy nowadays. If you’re a do-it-yourselfer, the most common and popular website builders (also known as content management systems) have mobile responsiveness built in. So, whether you’re choosing between WordPress, Wix, or Weebly, for example, you should be all set regardless. These platforms all are designed to help make it easy for you to design a mobile-friendly site.
Or, if you’re looking to hire a developer (here are some tips on how to find a good developer), making a mobile responsive site is a common expectation nowadays.
Can Buddy Help?
If you’re looking for help, please feel welcome to reach out to Buddy. We’re more than happy to have a conversation and see if we can help, whether it’s related to making your website more mobile friendly, or just website or design in general. We’re here to help!