Mobile Website Checklist

Mobile is changing the world. Today everyone has a smartphone with them, constantly communicating and looking for information. So a mobile website checklist is more important than ever!
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Mobile visitors tend to be in more of a hurry, on their way somewhere, and have slower download speeds as well as the obvious smaller screen. The mobile website checklist below outlines the top ten essentials which the mobile version of your website requires.
The Mobile Website Checklist description and graphic below are provided by my creative friend in New Zealand,  Web Designer Jo Lees of Creative Web Ideas.
CLICKABLE LOGO – Make sure your logo is clickable and links to your homepage to give visitors an easy way back to home. Your entire logo should be visible at the top of the page.
MOBILE MENU – Include a mobile menu box (also called a hamburger menu) instead of standard menu. This could be beside the logo or directly underneath.
PHONE AT TOP – Put your phone number at the very top as this is often all mobile visitors are looking for. Most mobile phones will be able to click on your phone number to call.
LOCATION – Put your location at the top of the page & include a link to a google map which mobile visitors can use interactively to get to you if they are enroute.
SEARCH BOX – If you have a lot of info on your website, it may be easier for mobile visitors to enter a phrase into the search box than try and navigate via the menu.
BUSINESS DESCRIPTION – Say what you do near the top of the page. You don’t want your visitors to have to look around to figure out if they are in the right place or they will leave.
MORE SPACE – Add more space between sections and links so that they are easy to click on with a finger and not too close to other elements.
LESS WORDS – Use less words, more buttons and images. Especially on your homepage, make sure your visitors can see how to get to important sections quickly.
CALLS TO ACTION – Use call to action buttons at the bottom of pages so people can take action immediately rather than having to navigate to a contact or shop page.
CONTACT FORM – Use a contact form (not just email address) so if visitors don’t have an email program setup on their phone, they can still send an inquiry.