| The statistics continue to astound. More and more | | | | A comprehensive mobile-device database will have |
| consumers are going online with their iPhones, | | | | nearly 5,000 different devices listed in it. And they all |
| BlackBerrys, and now Android phones. The latest | | | | have their own quirks. Different screen sizes. |
| news from comScore: in 2009, over 50 million people | | | | Different inputs and interfaces. Different browsers. |
| visited websites with a handheld device, in the United | | | | Some support Javascript, some don't. Some support |
| States alone. | | | | CSS style sheets; some don't. Unless a web designer |
| The sad fact is, most websites don't work well in | | | | has a good cross section of devices "in house" to |
| mobile. They are hard to read and use, and | | | | test with how are they going to deliver a powerful |
| sometimes don't work AT ALL. Your website is a | | | | mobile web presence for your company...something |
| business asset. If 20% of visitors to your company's | | | | that you can trust will "just work" on mobile? |
| website use a handheld, and your website delivers a | | | | To be blunt: They can't. |
| poor mobile experience, then that asset is operating | | | | And that's good news for you, because it gives you |
| at only 80% effectiveness. And you have a big | | | | a fast, easy way to separate the wheat from the |
| problem. | | | | chaff. Simply ask the prospective web design firm |
| To solve it, you face a hurdle: most web designers | | | | what devices they have for testing. For the USA |
| don't have a clue when it comes to mobile. You have | | | | marketplace in 2010 and beyond, at a minimum your |
| a business to run, and better things to do that | | | | mobile site needs to be tested on iPhone, BlackBerry, |
| become a technology expert. So how do you choose | | | | and Android phones. Windows Mobile and Symbian |
| a design firm that is truly qualified? How can you | | | | are important as well. Keep this in mind when |
| choose a web designer that will "get it right?" | | | | choosing a firm that will take your company onto the |
| Here's the secret. Just ask this one question: "What | | | | mobile web. |
| Phones Do You Have For Website Testing?" | | | | |