Learn the best ways to design your site to be mobile-friendly.

1. Andrew Simon
Joan Mullally
Mobile Matters
EternalSpiralBooks.com

2.  Before designing which mobile operating system
to optimize for, check your analytics to see what
people are using to access your website.
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3.  Load time is important for mobile users. Make
sure your site loads quickly.
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4.  WordPress is not only a popular blogging platform
but a great content management system.
 You can choose a mobile-friendly theme, and/or
use a plugin that will create a mobile-friendly
version of your site.
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5.  More prizes and more entries means more
exposure for your contest and to your content.
You can create a buzz as you improve your site.
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6.  Multiple columns make it
harder to see your content
on mobile. Try single
column designs instead.
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7. Make your site easy to use for touchscreens on
Smartphones by not having too many choices on
your main navigation bar.
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8. Make your site easy to use for touch
screens by double-spacing your links
so that they can tap them accurately
with their finger, especially their
index finger (though a pinkie finger
will do. Remember that most mobile
devices do not have a mouse or
stylus. Clicking the wrong link will
only lead to frustration and them
clicking out.
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9. Make your site easy to use for touchscreens, by
ensuring buttons are large enough to be tapped with
an
index finger.
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10.  Responsive design allows you to optimize
for a wide variety of mobile browsers by
loading multiple style sheets. Set a style
for each format you want to cater for. Then
if you have to make any global changes,
all you need to do is edit one page, not
thousands.
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11.  Just like with your regular website, your mobile
site or page should include a call to action. Here
is one example:
 Buy now, Order now and similar calls to action
also work well.
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12. To learn more about mobile best practices, see:
3 Mobile Myths, 3 Mobile Musts: A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Your Business by Making It Mobile-Friendly
http://tinyurl.com/MobileMythsMobileMusts
4 Top Mobile Marketing Trends to Try: Making Your Content Mobile-Friendly to Increase Your Presence and Profits Online
http://tinyurl.com/4MobileMarketingTrends
40 Ways to Use QR Codes For Mobile Marketing
http://tinyurl.com/40WaysUseQRCodes
6 Steps to Smartphone Success: How to Use QR Codes in Your Mobile Marketing
http://tinyurl.com/6StepsSmartphoneSuccess
How to Profit from Your Mobile Website
http://tinyurl.com/ProfitfromMobileWebsite
Mobile Marketing Mind Reading: Mastering the Mobile Revolution By Understanding the Mobile Commerce Habits of
Smartphone and Tablet Computer Users
http://tinyurl.com/MobileMindReading
Mobile Marketing Minefields: 10 Main Mobile Marketing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
http://tinyurl.com/MobileMarketingMinefields
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