Your website on a phone: what visitors look at
Most visitors look at your site on their phone. These points make the difference between staying and leaving.
Look around you on the train or in a waiting room. Almost everyone is on their phone. Your website is also seen more often on a phone than on a computer. There visitors look at different things.
Loading quickly
Nobody is patient on a phone. If your page takes longer than a few seconds to load, people leave. Large photos are the most common cause. Use photos that are no larger than needed.
Text that is easy to read
People should be able to read your text without zooming in. Choose a calm font that is large enough. Make sure there is enough contrast between the text and the background. Light grey on white is hard to read, especially outside in the sun.
Buttons you can hit with your thumb
On a phone you tap with your thumb. So buttons and links need to be large enough and not too close together. A phone number you can call with one tap saves your customer effort.
No sideways scrolling
A page that is wider than the screen feels broken. Tables and large images are often the cause. A good site adapts to the screen, so you only have to scroll down.
Test it yourself
- Open your site on your own phone and go through all the pages.
- Ask someone else to fill in your contact form.
- Check whether you can find your address and phone number quickly.
Phone friendly with Qsite
The templates of Qsite adapt to the screen by themselves. You do not have to set anything up separately for phones. What you write in Qsite Admin looks just as neat on a phone as on a computer.
Curious what your site looks like on a phone? Try Qsite for free and see it on your own screen.