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Does anyone have a mobile version of their website I can lookat

by Quentin
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Maybe you could mention what it is built with etc so we can all benefit.

Here is my first one

QR Code Marketing and Advertising Program

Quentin
#lookat #mobile #version #website
  • Profile picture of the author myob
    Any site now that is compliant with HTML 5 can be viewed on smart phones. I'm saving my clients some big bucks by not having to buy another domain just for mobile.
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    • Profile picture of the author WillR
      Originally Posted by myob View Post

      Any site now that is compliant with HTML 5 can be viewed on smart phones. I'm saving my clients some big bucks by not having to buy another domain just for mobile.
      Big bucks? $5.95/year for a .mobi domain. Man, you are saving them a lot of money.

      Besides, if you are doing mobile websites correctly then you shouldn't even be recommending your clients get a separate domain. They should have a script installed that detects if the user is on a mobile and if they are, it then redirects to a mobile version located at m.website.com or website.com/m/.

      Originally Posted by myob View Post

      With HTML 5, the need for separate mobile-enabled sites will be obsolete in the very near term.
      This tells me you don't really understand the need for mobile websites. The reason for building a mobile version of a website has a lot more to do with loading time and functionality - you don't want the same site being served up to mobile users.

      I don't care if my website is readjusted and shown to my visitors in a single column, it is still not optimized for mobile users. I want to only show information that mobile users would be looking for and I want to get rid of most images and only leave those that are necessary.

      HTML5 is not going to make mobile websites redundant. Maybe for you but not for my clients who want a proper mobile optimized website.
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  • Profile picture of the author jacquic
    There are various ways to do this.
    1. Build a .mobi site - some firms do templates (eg, so you can do them for restaurants)
    2. Build a site that picks up automatically when a smart phone user comes by and shows them a mobile version
    3.This is the quickest and simplest solution I found - with a wordPress plugin. It's not necessarily the best (because they have to click to get to it), but it is easy to do, and free. It depends on what you want for your client (or you)

    Here's a site I've used it on - look at the left side and click on 'Switch to our mobile site'. To get back, scroll down to the bottom of the page where there is a link to go to the original one. http://businessprofitsjumpstart.co.uk/
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  • Profile picture of the author tryinhere
    the plain lil ol weebly site is now mobile compliant / plug play and promote all in one.
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  • Profile picture of the author Voasi
    You can find several templates here: mobile - files - ThemeForest

    If you do a little searching online, there are a few spots that have templates you can use.
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  • Profile picture of the author dwooding
    MobiLovesMe built with Wordpress and the WPtouch Pro plugin to for mobile devices.

    Edit: Quentin, looks like you are also using WPtouch.
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  • Profile picture of the author Quentin
    Hi Myob that is true however you have to scroll etc a lot so a good mobile site looks a lot better.

    Quentin
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    • Profile picture of the author myob
      Originally Posted by Quentin View Post

      Hi Myob that is true however you have to scroll etc a lot so a good mobile site looks a lot better.

      Quentin
      New smartphones will soon be shipping with web browsers that automatically adjust from sites coded properly in HTML 5. This technology is called Small-Screen Rendering (SSR). The default rendering mode is Small-Screen Rendering (SSR) because a very large and growing percentage of people now are using their mobile phones on the web. In this mode, the page is reformatted into a single vertical column so that it need only be scrolled up and down. Long lists and navigation bars are automatically collapsed (hiding most of the list or bar) by a feature known as "content folding". With HTML 5, the need for separate mobile-enabled sites will be obsolete in the very near term. The advantages to upgrading rather than duplicating your clients' websites now will allow you to quickly capitalize on more of the emerging technology as it becomes available and mainstream.
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      • Profile picture of the author dwooding
        Paul,

        Sites built with jQuery Mobile Alpha 2 Released | jQuery Mobile render properly now.

        Dave

        Originally Posted by myob View Post

        New smartphones will soon be shipping with web browsers that automatically adjust from sites coded properly in HTML 5. This technology is called Small-Screen Rendering (SSR). The default rendering mode is Small-Screen Rendering (SSR) because a very large and growing percentage of people now are using their mobile phones on the web. In this mode, the page is reformatted into a single vertical column so that it need only be scrolled up and down. Long lists and navigation bars are automatically collapsed (hiding most of the list or bar) by a feature known as "content folding". With HTML 5, the need for separate mobile-enabled sites will be obsolete in the very near term. The advantages to upgrading rather than duplicating your clients' websites now will allow you to quickly capitalize on more of the emerging technology as it becomes available and mainstream.
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        • Profile picture of the author myob
          Thanks Dave,

          Actually though SSR technology has been out since 2003 with Opera 7. Since then, more browsers are adopting this enhancement due to the standardization and popularity of this market.
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      • Profile picture of the author ryant21
        Originally Posted by myob View Post

        New smartphones will soon be shipping with web browsers that automatically adjust from sites coded properly in HTML 5. This technology is called Small-Screen Rendering (SSR). The default rendering mode is Small-Screen Rendering (SSR) because a very large and growing percentage of people now are using their mobile phones on the web. In this mode, the page is reformatted into a single vertical column so that it need only be scrolled up and down. Long lists and navigation bars are automatically collapsed (hiding most of the list or bar) by a feature known as "content folding". With HTML 5, the need for separate mobile-enabled sites will be obsolete in the very near term. The advantages to upgrading rather than duplicating your clients' websites now will allow you to quickly capitalize on more of the emerging technology as it becomes available and mainstream.
        Pardon my ignorance,how does this info useful if my clients want to get their existing sites go mobile? or if clients want to develop a website and mobile website as well? Thank you.
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