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Should you focus on the mobile web? We give you some tips to help your mobile readers.

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Topic – 08:55

• Making your site Mobile Friendly
  • W3 recommended best practices
  • Limitations
    • Small screen size
    • No pointer
    • Lack of javascript and cookies
    • Flash and PDFs may not work
    • Bandwidth is limited
  • .mobi, m.domain, domainmobile.com, or domain.com/mobile
  • Tips
    • Give users a chance to switch to the normal site
    • Simplify the design
    • Optimize font sizes and line-heights for readability
    • Instantly mobilize your WordPress sites
  • Find out what devices support which technologies
    • Deviceadlas
    • Database of useragents
  • Testing sites in devices
    • Check your site for mobile friendlyness
    • Opera Mini