BECOMERESPONSIVE!

Tips to make your design stand out.

Responsive is all about enhancing

user experience on all screen sizes,

and here’s how!

1 Introduction

2 What is a responsive web design?

3 Responsive vs static web design.

4 Why choose responsive web design?

5 Good to know facts!

6 How can you make your design stand out?

7 Conclusion

CONTENT

STARTING WITH FACTS..By 2015,mobile web users will exceed

1,000,000,000.

You have no idea which device your

website is going to be viewed on..So

what do you do?

INTRODUCE”Responsive”

to your Web Design!

RESPONSIVEDESIGN 101

A website with responsive design

changes its appearance and layout to

suit the screen size it is being viewed

on.

The website content is coded using

standard HTML codes, and CSS is

added to target different device widths

with breakpoints.

RESPONSIVE OVER STATICThe set width of a website makes it

look the same on all devices, resulting

in horizontal scrolling; a big turn off

when you’re viewing it on mobile

devices.

The fluid grids and media queries used

to design responsive websites make

the website elements scalable based

on the device it is being viewed on.

Device friendly:

All website elements optimize their sizes

according to the device they are being

viewed on, automatically.

No plug-ins:

A visitor need not install a separate

software or plugin to view the

website.

Lesser Investment:

Since one website serves the purpose,

there won’t be a need to invest in

separate mobile websites.

85% of consumers expect mobile sites to load as

fast as desktop sites & browsers.

25% of U.S. consumers use mobile internet.

56% of adults report being

more frustrated with

malfunctioning mobile sites than

by traffic delays.

23% of consumers curse at

their phones.

11% actually scream at their

device.

56-80% is the percentage of

Smartphone browser bounce rates, 50-

80% higher than desktop browsers.

Websites are NOT naturally SEO friendly.

56% of consumers throw

their mobile device.

By 2015: Mobile web

browsing will take over desktop

internet.

64% of Smartphone users

want a site to load in less than 4

seconds.

GOOD TO KNOW!

Since everyone is flocking towards

responsive, you need your website to

stand out. But, how?

Keep your website optimized at all times to offer

the same quality browsing experience across all

devices.

OFFER QUALITY!

Research layouts and pick the one best suited

for RWD. Avoid using complex divs, absolute

positioning and fancy flash or java script enabled

elements to help reduce load time and site

adjustment technicalities.

BE LAYOUT WISE!

BREAK IT UP WELL!

› Avoid making a text heavy website.

› Break up text by inserting spaces

and apt images.

› Make your website ready for the

popular resolutions (as follows).

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FLEX THE IMAGES!

Flex all your images to a certain extent by using a

simple layout. Ensure all your site elements are

responsive by using adaptive sizing. A popular tool

in use for the same is

An alternative to the above would be storing

multiple size images to suit the varied screen

resolutions they are going to be viewed on; but this

takes up a lot of bandwidth.

200Kb

1382px x 778px

200Kb

1382px x 778px

30Kb

480px x 271pxAdaptive Images.

Make use of programs like GZIP to

compress all your website elements - text,

images, audio, video, etc.

Compressing lowers the number of bytes

sent per web page across various

networks to make your content easily

accessible and browsable on all devices.

COMPRESSING ISN’T BAD!

Get rid of all the excess

elements and offer only what is

vital.

Mobile devices don’t support

heavy websites, so remember to

eliminate a few elements from

your desktop ready website to

make it more mobile.

NO EXCESS BAGGAGE!

Keep your website live on the World Wide

Web in the most efficient manner by

handing over the technicalities to web

hosts like

Depending on the resource needs of your

website, you can pick from these hosting

plans:

› Shared Hosting

› Dedicated Server

› Reseller Hosting

› VPS

› Cloud Hosting

GET HOSTED!

IX Web Hosting.

Established in 1999, IX Webhosting offers

hosting services and domain services. With IX,

you’ll get the following benefits:

› Personal (and exceptional) customer support

› Guaranteed zero risk

› Cutting edge technology

› An experienced and interactive community.

And, to top it all, all of its plans come at affordable

prices. So host your website with IX, and enjoy

great services!

WHY IX WEB HOSTING ?

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Cost Effective

Since one website

is suited for all

devices, there is no

need to pump in

money into creating

more!

Better SEO

Having one URL not

only makes updating

content easy, but also

optimizes it for all

search engines. Even

Google favors it!

Increased Sales

Since users are well

versed with the

website's functions,

the chances of a

bounce off are rare.

PLUS POINTS OF RWD

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RWD is the way new generation websites are going. Considering you might

just lose out on 50% of your traffic by not keeping up with the trends, it’s a

wise call to switch to ‘responsive’.

CONCLUSION