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‘Works on a smartphone’ does not mean the same as ‘optimised for smartphones’

By March 21st, 2024No Comments

With the exception of the very young and perhaps the very old, everyone has a smartphone.

We use them to answer questions, navigate, push back the tide of emails that we receive each day, play games and buy things.

According to uswitch.com In 2022, 86% of people used their mobile to go online, compared to 28% in 2009.

‘Works on a smartphone’ does not mean the same as ‘optimised for smartphones.’ – Nigel Temple

  1. Does your website load within a second on a mobile device?
  2. Does your website look great on a smartphone?
  3. Is it easy to find what you’re looking for on a small screen?
  4. Are buttons and hyperlinks easy to click on a mobile device?
  5. Pop-ups get in the way and they can degrade your mobile search engine rankings
  6. Use a relatively large font size i.e. 16px
  7. Write short words, short sentences and short paragraphs
  8. Look at your website on different brands of smartphones and tablets. How does it look? How could it be improved?
  9. Remember that Google likes websites that work properly on mobile. Here is the free to use Experte.com mobile friendly website test
  10. Mobile website optimisation affects voice search – which is on the rise

Nigel Temple

Author Nigel Temple

Nigel Temple is a marketing consultant, speaker, trainer and writer. Topics include: AI / ChatGPT, Marketing strategy, Digital marketing, SEO, Copywriting, Mailchimp. Nigel is available to hire for a consultancy meeting, training workshop, speaking event or marketing project. Email: nigel@nigeltemple.com Or call Nigel on: 01628 773128

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