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Is Responsive Web Design Right for Your Business?
#RWDwebinar | July 30th, 2013
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Igor FaletskiCEO & Co-Founder
@igorskee @mobify | mobify.com
Linda BustosDirector of E-Commerce Research
@elasticpath | getelastic.com
Meet Our Hosts
In today’s webinar1. Mobile Web: The Big Picture
2. What is Responsive Web Design
3. PROs & CONs of Different Approaches
4. How to Build a Google-Friendly Mobile Site
5. What You Need to Consider
6. Q&A with Igor and Linda
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We provide the fastest, most secure way of optimizing your website for mobile experiences on a global scale.
Adapt your website for smartphones, tablets and more with our open platform and services, and speed up your
responsive or mobile website with our automated performance optimization features.
Mobify is used by leading Fortune 500 companies and drives hundreds of millions of dollars in mobile revenue:
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Commerce Everywhere
We provide ecommerce software that powers the next generation of digital experience and allows you to bring the combined power of all of your technology to websites, apps, and other touchpoints
for the ultimate customer buying experience.
#1 ecommerce blog www.getelastic.com
Market leaders depend on Elastic Path to drive billions of dollars in digital commerce annually:
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We work together to help businesses deliver amazing mobile and digital commerce experiences that drive
conversions and maximize revenues.
MOBILE WEB:THE BIG PICTURE
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Mobile as a Percentage of Retail Sales
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2012 2013 2016
Retail Sales
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BEFORE AFTER
WHAT IS RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN?
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ONE URLCSS OR
JAVASCRIPTSAME HTML
Google says RWD is 3 configurations
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Ethan Marcotte says RWD is 3 front-end techniques
FLUID GRIDS MEDIA QUERIESFLEXIBLE MEDIA
Image Credit: Luke Wroblewski, CSS-Tricks
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RWD is understanding users and breakpoints
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PROS & CONS IN DIFFERENT
APPROACHES
Three approaches to mobile web development1. Device-specific sites
(aka m-dot or proxy)
2. Server-side solutions
3. Responsive web design
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Device-Specific ApproachWith a device-specific approach (aka m-dot or proxy solution), you develop separate versions of their site for each type of device, each with a separate URL.
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Server-Side Adaptive
In this setup, the server responds with different HTML (and CSS) on the same
URL depending on the user agent requesting the page.
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Responsive Web Design
Rather than building separate sites for each device, responsive design uses a single
website that intelligently adjusts its layout and features based on breakpoints.
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Device-Specific ApproachYour site is found at different URLs, based on device:
Desktop: www.example.comMobile: m.example.comTablet: t.example.com
Watch: w.example.com?
Redirects are done through proxy.
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You can customize per device
PRO: Device-Specific Approach
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Light code = fast to load(but you have to maintain several code bases)
PRO: Device-Specific Approach
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Fast to market(but this isn’t a future-friendly solution)
PRO: Device-Specific Approach
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You must redirect your users, which is bad for conversions, social sharing, SEO, scalability...
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CON: Device-Specific Approach
Multiple code bases to maintain
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CON: Device-Specific Approach
Duplicate content
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CON: Device-Specific Approach
Extra work is required in order for mobile content to be discovered and properly indexed
by Google (more on this later)
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CON: Device-Specific Approach
Server-Side Approach
Your site is always found at one URL:
www.example.com
on desktop, mobile, tablet, etc.
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PRO: Server-Side Approach
One URL
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PRO: Server-Side Approach
Gain development control
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CON: Server-Side Approach
Multiple code bases to maintain
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CON: Server-Side Approach
Higher risk in servers
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CON: Server-Side Approach
Strong developer skills needed
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Responsive Web DesignYour site is always found at one URL:
www.example.com
on desktop, mobile, tablet, etc.
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Responsive Web Design
Image Credit: Peter Sheldon, Forrester Research
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Google is happy (SEO best practice)
PRO: Responsive Web Design
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Performance is not guaranteed
CON: Responsive Web Design
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A lot of labour, money, testing and risk is required to build a responsive
website from scratch
CON: Responsive Web Design
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Conversions+66% Apple, +400% Android
Transactions +113% Apple, +333% Android
Revenue+100% Apple, +590% Android
Non-mobileconversion +20.3%, revenue +41%
Responsive Test Results: O’Neill
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Responsive Results: Time Magazine
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Homepage unique visitsincreased 15%
Time spent on siteincreased 7.5%
Mobile bounce ratedecreased 26%
Garmin worked with Mobify to get all the benefits and none of the drawbacks of RWD.
Mobile sales performance+ 55% month-over-month+391% year-over-year
Average order value+ 16% month-over-month+ 70% year-over-year
Responsive Results: Garmin
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HOW TO BUILD A GOOGLE-FRIENDLY
MOBILE SITE
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Use a device-specific or server-side solution but beware:
• Google ranks these sites lower
• Extra work is needed in order for mobile content to be detected by Google
• Most vendors provide partial or no implementation of the required annotations
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Use responsive web design
Google recommends this approach.
Responsive sites built from scratch or adapted by Mobify are automatically crawled and
indexed, and preferentially ranked by Google.
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Google: how to fix your mobile SEO
Responsive Configurations Device-Specific Server-Side
Adaptive Adaptive (Mobify)
One URL No (Separate Sites) One URL One URL
Same HTML No No (Different HTML) Same HTML
CSS for Adaptations No No CSS + JavaScript for
Adaptations
Additional Configurations
Canonical and Alternate Tags Vary HTTP Header Not needed (100%
Compliant)
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Mobify is the only enterprise-ready multi-screen platform vendor that is officially recommended
by Google and fully compliant with all of Google’s SEO and responsive web design best practices.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO CONSIDER
Business considerations1. Time to market
2. $$$
3. Marketing ROI
4. Branding
5. Organizational structure
6. Risk and security
7. Scalability
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Technology considerations1. Development resources and skill
2. Development and maintenance process
3. Technology stack and vendors
4. Risk and security
5. Scalability
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User considerations1. User experience
2. Context
3. Layout and functionality
4. Localization and personalization
5. Performance
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Any questions?
Igor FaletskiCEO & Co-Founder
@igorskee @mobify | mobify.com
Linda BustosDirector of E-Commerce Research
@elasticpath | getelastic.com
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