It is highly unlikely that you are a
smart phone user and have never browsed a website in your phone. If
you haven't, it is probable that you must be learning how to do that
as we speak. My point being that most of the internet traffic
nowadays is channeled via smart phones and thus the problem, of how
to build websites that are flexible enough to suit any platform. By
now you might have guessed the solution to the stated problem(as its
quite obvious from the title) is Responsive Website Design (RWD) .
So, let us take a deeper look and understand what a responsive design
is.
According to CNN,
mobile phones were responsible for 55% of internet usage in USA
around January 2014. while stats regarding people accessing net from
their desktops vs mobile are:
- Mostly via Desktop — 11 percent
- Evenly split between both mobile and PC — 28 percent
- Mostly via mobile — 37 percent
- Only via mobile — 23 percent
Therefore, it is quite apparent that
flexibility of a website, or its being responsive in different
platforms is an essential necessity.
So if you have browsed enough websites
from your mobile then you might have come across certain websites
whose texts are misaligned or have too much sideways scrolling. These
are some of the many flaws that Responsive Website Design has
overcome quite brilliantly as it offers complete functionality,
optimum readability and can be easily used such that it remains
consistent across various platforms and screen sizes.
If you are still not convinced why RWD
is the need of the hour then take a look at these staggering stats
concerning web browsing via mobiles :
- 74% of consumers will wait 5 seconds for a web page to load on their mobile device before abandoning the site.
- 46% of consumers are unlikely to return to a mobile site if it didn't work properly during their last visit.
- There are over 2 Billion people accessing the web from their mobiles.
As
the data suggests the future of websites is in responsive design and
you can find a lot of web designers, like us at honeyvig's Web development services who
are working to make your website responsive and flexible. For those
who think its just a passing phase and RWD is just another feature
need to be vigilant for time is ruthless and the future is moving
beyond your desktop screen.
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