If you have a company or an organization that’s looking to develop a website or if your website is already developed and you are looking for answers on the best route to take your site, we can help answer that question..

So now a days we have desktops, laptops, tablets, smart phones, and other types of devices. Devices that allow us to access things from looking up a restaurants, shopping online, making hotel reservations, looking up local professionals in your area, reading your favorite blog, flipping through digital magazines, the options are pretty expansive. So as a business owner, you want to know how to showcase your company the most effective way, well, a few things to think about..

Just in case you weren’t sure what a responsive design consisted of, it’s a website design method that responses according to the device you are viewing the site. Tests should always be performed on an assortment of mobile devices and browsers to guarantee the same user experience across the board.

Test your website
Visit mobiletest.me to see what your website looks on difference devices.

A dedicated mobile version of your site is a whole separate site from your original site, this is formatted to fit on smaller devices, like a tablet or a smart phone. The benefit of this, is that you get to the point faster, larger buttons for touch screens and large letters so you don’t have to zoom in to see the text.

Dedicated mobile version gives you access to the most relevant information at your finger tips, see Mountain Weather for their simplified mobile version: http://mountainweather.com/mobile/

What’s your business?
Are you a business like a law firm or a daycare — that primarily involves interacting with people directly? In that case, you want a responsive website that involves people to easily be able to access your business’s basic information and get in touch at their own leisure. No need for extra bells and whistles, let’s keep it simple for folks to find you.

Is your business an online store? If so, having a responsive site is probably wise – rather than a dedicated mobile version. Folks can still check out your merchandise on-the-go or at their desktop at home. Not to mention logging in to save their cart for a later time.

Do you provide a service that involves reservations? Like a service that takes you down the Snake River on a rafting trip, or a real estate company or property management? In that case you probably will benefit from an app or simply a mobile-friendly version so your users can access your site on the go and contact your business immediately through clicking on your phone number to easily call directly on your phone, e-mail, or fill out a form on your page in order to book something.

With any questions on how you can get your website as friendly as possible for the business you have, contact us today at 307-200-8999 or e-mail us at info@gliffen.com. We’d love to help get you started.

Mashable article: http://mashable.com/2013/08/06/responsive-vs-native-app/