Mobile-Optimized Websites vs. Mobile-Friendly Websites![]() When optimizing your website for mobile, there are two different ways to change your website. Either make it mobile friendly, or have a mobile version of your website that displays the information on the mobile device in an easy format. Here's an example of a mobile website vs. a mobile friendly website. A mobile friendly website simply means that your exact website is viewable on the mobile device, but the viewer has to still pinch-to-zoom, scroll back and forth, up, down and try to make the site viewable on a the mobile device. Whereas on a mobile-optimized site, the navigation is efficient and easy, the images are optimized for quick loading and the content is reduced for efficiency. Additionally, contact and map information are easily accessed.
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Facts about the Mobile Market
According to Microsoft Tag Mobile Marketing Report, 50% of local searches are already done on mobile devices and exponentially growing each year . Morgan Stanley predicts the mobile internet will be bigger than desktop internet by 2015 and nearly 3 out of every 4 smartphone shoppers make a purchase as a result of using their smartphones to help with shopping.
Here's the summary: The mobile market is large; local searches, games, and YouTube are all doing well on Mobile; and socializing is the most prominent use of the mobile Internet. See the full infographic below.
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