Was a time when I thought of myself as an early adapter of technology. But last week it hit me full-on that 1) I probably no longer qualify for that demographic, and partly because of that, 2) I have been neglecting the needs of a large and fast-growing audience for the websites that I help create.
The reason for this epiphany: I attended a webinar about how you can use a WordPress plugin to help ensure that the websites you publish are usable on mobile devices — devices like the iPhone, iPad, Android phones, Blackberries, Windows CE phones…the list goes on. And I started wondering: how well does my own website function on one of these devices? I had no idea…
The fact is: it’s no longer just the early adapters of technology who are using these devices to access the Web — millions of people are. And, if you haven’t taken steps to make sure your website is mobile device-friendly, there’s a good chance that your site just doesn’t work very well — if at all — on those devices. It could load too slowly for anyone to want to use it. Important features could be hidden or unusable. It may require an excessive amount of zooming in and out. And mobile users usually are not looking for a ton of information — they need to get at only the most important information, and do it quickly and easily. Read More→





