{"id":382,"date":"2012-11-25T15:10:30","date_gmt":"2012-11-25T23:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brendasimon.com\/blog\/?p=382"},"modified":"2012-11-25T15:10:30","modified_gmt":"2012-11-25T23:10:30","slug":"mobile-website-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brendasimon.com\/blog\/mobile-website-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Business owners are questioning the need for a mobile website.<\/p>\n<p>Easy to say every website can benefit from a mobile website, but if you have a large site, or limited budget you will be\u00a0weighing the &#8220;if&#8221; and &#8220;when&#8221;.\u00a0 While there are many solutions selling &#8220;free&#8221; mobile websites &#8211; businesses need to control and maintain their internet presence.\u00a0 &#8220;Free&#8221; still means something is out of your control.\u00a0\u00a0 Know the tradeoff, before using free products and confusing your target visitors with websites you may abandon in time.<\/p>\n<p>These websites (below) each created a simple mobile website mirroring their existing site.\u00a0 A simple solution and cost effective.\u00a0 For my auto repair shops a\u00a0mobile website is a must.\u00a0 People stranded roadside need to get to your contact info quickly.\u00a0 You can encourage them to bookmark your website &#8211; no more hunting directions at the last minute, everything is at hand.<\/p>\n<p>Animal hospitals&#8217; clients\u00a0emotions run high when in need of their vet, or a new vet.\u00a0 Having the website be mobile friendly, means one less bounce if the full site takes too long to load.\u00a0 Think about what your business needs.\u00a0 If you have a large website &#8211; begin to plan to be sure to be mobile friendly.\u00a0 Your existing website will probably need some changes in order to use styling sheets which can create the mobile website output, without maintaining a separate mobile site.\u00a0 You want to engage all visitors on the platform of their choice.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-382 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.brendasimon.com\/blog\/mobile-website-3\/pac-tire-mobile\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brendasimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/pac-tire-mobile-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"USA Pacific Tire\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.brendasimon.com\/blog\/mobile-website-3\/vetnpet-mobile\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brendasimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/vetnpet-mobile-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Diamond Bar veterinarian\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business owners are questioning the need for a mobile website. 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