Saturday, 10 August 2013

Responsive Web Design: The Pros & Cons Expected to be observed in Future


By the end of 2013, the online shopping through mobile device is expected to cross $38.8 billion. According to an online survey, about 28% of the Americans use their smart phones, rather than laptops, to make online shopping. As far as web traffic in e-commerce websites is concerned, they are accessed by over 21% of online visitors from their smart phones. About 91% of the US residents make online shopping for their birthday party or any occasion on the go. And over 67% of Americans use mobile-friendly websites to make online shopping.

As a business owner, you can also opt for web design Saudi Arabia that is mobile friendly in order to attract hundreds of visitors per day. But one issue is that you have over 232 screen sizes to serve. This way, responsive web design comes.

Rather than making separate layouts for different screen sizes, why don’t you make a responsive web design that can serve all screen sizes?

Pros of Responsive Web Design
1. Rather than processing on your own server, responsive web design will process on the browser. Hence, the type of suitable layout will be decided by the browser and the information on the website shall be arranged accordingly.

2. As lots and lots of companies have designed responsive websites, it is expected to be an industry standard soon.

3. Irrespective of the platform type, users will get continuous experience of dynamic layout and design philosophy.

4. Information can be read easily and websites can be browsed smoothly whether screen size is large or tiny.

5. If you search for anything on your cell phone, Google usually prefers mobile-friendly websites in order to give results. If you have mobile optimized website, then it is more likely to give desired results.

Potential Problems in Future
1. The development of a responsive web design isn’t so easy. The long optimization process may increase the cost.
2. As multiple devices will run responsive web design, it is quite harder to test.
3. The talented and skilled group of professionals is required for its development.
4. You have to pay higher to get talented team hired from software companies in Saudi Arabia in order to keep your responsive website well-managed always.
5. Only responsive web design isn’t sufficient to satisfy the customers and increase your clientele.

Bottom Line
Besides responsive website, you should also understand your customers by keeping track on traffic in order to know whether they are coming from any computer or mobile device.

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