If your business website is in the embarrassing situation of being one of those sites that cannot be viewed on a mobile phone, do not despair. Even though mobile viewable websites are created in a different way to standard websites, there are several solutions to tackle this problem.

More mobile users than ever are surfing the internet via their handsets, If your site is not built for mobile use the average mobile user will leave it within 2 seconds. if however your site can “easily” be viewed on a mobile your competition will be at a huge disadvantage.

More and more people around you are using iPhones, Android and Blackberry phones in order to surf the web. The majority of the latest handsets have medium to large size viewing screens. The fact is smartphones are now within the reach of everyone, in the next year sales of these “next generation” handsets are predicted to explode. Why not ensure your business is an the best position to take advantage of this, if you don’t your competitors may just beat you to it.

Did you know that within a week your website could be mobile compliant?

All this “without”… interfering with your webmasters present design and website structure…

All businesses at some stage will need a mobile friendly website, there are some though that are particularly well suited to our mobile solutions

• Restaurants
• Hotels
• Business consultants
• Bed and breakfast businesses
• Taxi companies
• Breakdown services
• Accountants
• Doctors
• Vets
• Dentists
• Lawyers
• Plumbers
• Pubs
• Bars
• Locksmiths
• Museums
• Camping
• Tourist attractions

The above are just a few examples of businesses that will benefit from a mobile presence.

The big picture is that these are not e-commerce related businesses but rather “service specific”. There are exceptions of course, businesses that sell from a location are also ideally suited, you see mobile users are more likely to want instant contact or to get directions to your premises or business.

If your business has a mobile website and your competition doesn’t, who will get more customers?

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