Let's start with the basics, Responsive Design translated means Website with Responsive or Adaptive Design.
But before entering fully into the concept, the question you should be asking yourself at this moment is Why does my website need or will need responsive design? Well, as we all know, smartphones and tables have an increasing number of followers. Mobile devices according to this year's statistics; which I have managed to obtain thanks to the contribution of several clients; It is estimated at 10%, meaning that of the total number of user visits to a website, 10% access it with a mobile device. Although this number is not yet significant, it is believed that for the following year, we will be talking about approximately 30%, so your website or that of your company must be prepared to support it.
A couple of years ago, visionary webmasters offered a similar service, on the one hand the traditional website for PC, and on the other hand a website specifically for mobile devices. It consisted of detecting what type of device the user accessed our website with, if it was a mobile device, it was directed to another web address such as movil.suempresa.com and if it was a PC it stayed at the same web address, at the time it was a good trick that a few of us did, quite effective for the time, but not practical.
The concept of Responsive Design is fundamentally a Website for all devices, be they PC, tablets, smartphones, no matter what screen resolution that device has, the website must adapt correctly.
Based on HTML and CSS language it is achieved perfectly, there are currently several templates available to achieve it, but to be honest, the best results are achieved by hand, writing the code in its purest form.
Advantages of Responsive Web Design
- Savings: Space is saved on contracted hosting, by freeing up space, and saving in contracting for the development of new websites. Generally, since it is a single new website, the costs go down.
- Better Natural Web Positioning: By not duplicating the content on another alternative website for mobile devices, one of the main amendments of Google is complied with, and your website benefits by concentrating all SEO on a single website.
- Accessibility: By adapting to any screen, all users will be able to see your website, transferring this important point to marketing online, possible and potential clients are not lost.
- Usability: Improves the user experience, texts can be read better and images and/or videos can be optimally appreciated, without having to adjust or zoom in on the screen of mobile devices.
To keep in mind.
The entire internet community must evolve, so much technology is of no use if the user continues using a 10-year-old Internet Explorer, so that take advantage of technology users should update their browser, firefox, chrome, opera and safari constantly offer updates that support and allow you to enjoy new technologies.
Updated on: 01/06/2023 00:00:00
Source of Information: Lionel Pairuna
