{"id":8372,"date":"2017-03-14T15:08:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T22:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coachingwebsites.com\/blog\/?p=8372"},"modified":"2017-11-14T15:10:29","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T23:10:29","slug":"responsive-or-bust-why-your-practice-website-must-be-mobile-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachingwebsites.com\/blog\/responsive-or-bust-why-your-practice-website-must-be-mobile-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsive or Bust: Why Your Practice Website Must Be Mobile-Friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s indisputable that any small business needs a website in 2017. After all, more than\u00a03.5 billion people<\/a>\u00a0currently use the internet, and your website acts as a digital business card that\u2019s open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you want to be visible where your potential clients are spending their time, having a website is a no-brainer.<\/p>\n

One key to ensuring that your website helps build your business, however, is that it\u2019s designed responsively.<\/p>\n

What Is Responsive Design?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Responsive design<\/a>\u00a0allows websites adapt themselves to whatever size screen a user is viewing the site on. Whether visitors are viewing your responsive site on their desktop or a tiny smartphone, they will see a site that looks beautiful, functions well, and is easy to use. Responsive design isn\u2019t just a nifty design strategy \u2013 it can actually make or break the success of your website.<\/p>\n

MORE PEOPLE ARE USING MOBILE<\/b><\/h3>\n

More people than ever today are choosing to browse the Internet on their smartphone instead of a desktop computer. In fact, according to a report from comScore,\u00a065 percent of all digital time<\/a>\u00a0is spent on mobile devices, while desktop computers are becoming \u201csecondary.\u201d If you want to make sure that people can access your website and take advantage of all of its functions once they\u2019re there, it must be responsive. You could otherwise miss out on the huge number of potential clients who discover your practice via a mobile phone.<\/p>\n

IT CAN HELP BOOST YOUR SEO<\/b><\/h3>\n

To decide which websites rank first in search results, Google has an algorithm that takes into account a huge slew of factors \u2013 including whether your website functions well on mobile devices. In fact, Google now prioritizes mobile-friendliness as one of its most\u00a0important ranking factors<\/a>. A responsive site can boost your chances to be discovered.<\/p>\n

THEY SAVE TIME, ENERGY AND MONEY<\/b><\/h3>\n

A responsive website eliminates the need for a separate mobile website designed exclusively for mobile devices. Because responsive websites can meet the needs of any device with flexibility, only one version of your site needs to exist. This means that when you make an update to your website, you only need to make it once. This also makes your site lighter and quicker to load on mobile devices. Loading speed is one of the most important factors in keeping a visitor on the site once they choose to visit it.<\/p>\n

A BETTER USER EXPERIENCE<\/b><\/h3>\n

79 percent of users<\/a>\u00a0will abandon your site and search for another if it doesn\u2019t meet their standards. Responsive design ensures a high-quality experience for every user. \u00a0Designing with your potential clients in mind doesn\u2019t just show them you\u2019re on the cutting edge \u2013 it shows that you care about every step of the client experience.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re thinking of creating a website for your practice this year, make sure it\u2019s designed responsively. Keep your current clients happy with an online presence that is useful and functions well, and bring in new clients with a powerful website that meets their needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s indisputable that any small business needs a website in 2017. After all, more than\u00a03.5 billion people\u00a0currently use the internet, and your website acts as a digital business card that\u2019s open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you want to be visible where your potential clients are spending their time, having a website is a no-brainer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-design","category-marketing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachingwebsites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachingwebsites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachingwebsites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachingwebsites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachingwebsites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8372"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachingwebsites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8373,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachingwebsites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8372\/revisions\/8373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachingwebsites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachingwebsites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachingwebsites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}