Taking your website mobile is something very relevant today for more and more people. How do you know if your site should have a mobile friendly version and offer special mobile perks?
Though you can format your website specially for mobile browsers, doesn’t mean that’s all you should consider putting in the mobile version of your site.
There are many types of Internet capable devices with smaller screens, joysticks, track balls, d-pads and touch screen. It’s best to create a stylesheet that tries to take all of this into account or better yet, create a few specialized stylesheets and experiences for specific devices.
On a recent trip to London I’ve noticed many different devices that people are using to access the Internet. Most of these are cell phones sporting all kinds of screen sizes and Internet connection capabilities.
Though nearly every place in London has Wifi and many US places offer it as well, doesn’t mean that everyone uses it. With that in mind, remember to optimize your mobile sites as much as possible for quick loading and small load sizes. If you’re using images, remember to use sprites when possible to reduce load time and http requests.
For a few good mobile site samples, check out the mobile versions of: Volks Wagon, BrightKite and LinkedIn
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