5 Mobile Webite Design And Improvement Tips

These days, there can be no denying that the ways in which people access information online is always changing, more and more people are choosing to surf the net from their smart phone and portable mobile devices.

Whether you’re going for a site with a minimal look or something which is jazzy and bright, the information you will read here will lead you down the right path. 

Get busy putting these tips into practice and get your website up as soon as possible, then build your traffic and enjoy your results! 

Because the screen space on a smart phone and other mobile devices is smaller, it is important that you have carefully considered navigation in the creation of your mobile view and Online web design and page.

The simple tips listed below will be somewhat helpful.
1. Reduce the number of menu buttons 

Achieving this can be more than a little difficult if you are creating a mobile-friendly version of an existing website, especially if that site has a number of links in the navigation. However, you should try limiting your buttons to five or less, you can even add nested menus if you need to.
 
2. Reduce the number of ‘tabs’
You should try to keep the number of actions that need to be performed on a smart phone or mobile device to a minimum, as the fewer ‘taps’ it takes for a user to find what their looking for the better the user experience. You also need to include an easy to spot ‘back’ button, this is quite important. You can see the mobile view of this blog here.
 
3. Consider scrolling navigation
This type of navigation will keep the most important elements at the top of the page. 
Just remember that different smart phones and mobile devices will have different screen sizes, so you will need to carefully consider the importance of each category, as they may need to be scrolled down.

4. Consider Portrait navigation buttons
 Remember that mobile users will view your website in mostly portrait instead of landscape, (which is the norm with desktops and laptops), so your navigation should be presented vertically, too. This will allow the user to read down instead of across, which is natural in  this format.

5. Consider a nested menu  
This is also known as ‘collapsible navigation’ and is usually a perfect solution for websites that require on-page content as well as a menu. The links are grouped underneath related headings, which the user can click on to view all of the different pages that they can visit.

As you can see, there are a number of things that you can do to improve on the navigation of your mobile website. 

To ensure that you are making the right choice for your website and for smart devices, make sure that you carefully consider the number of links that you require and the information that you need to display.

 This should make the choice easy. You can also improve the search engine visibility, read details here. Thank you for reading.