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mobile (9 posts)

Ann at greenoak said
11 months, 3 weeks ago:
what should a webpage and a facebook page do to be mobile compatable? . to fit all the people who use their smart phones all the time?
phones are so little i dont get how they use them to really see anything….but i know im wrong on this….i dont even have one and i see people using them all around me….im going to buy one this week,,,ugg, another learning curve…
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Trudy Doolittle said
11 months, 3 weeks ago:
I have set up my mobile phone within my website. It’s really no different than a regular page. I set up a folder “M” to denote mobile. My host then set up a sub site: m.eiijd.com. I use iPhone dimensions since that is used the most: 320 X 480. Of course, like a regular webpage you can scroll deep but not too deep. I don’t include everything from my website, only the most important: contact information, used equipment for sale (here this part is done by another source and I just link to that.) The rule is Keep It Simplle. I’m afraid I haven’t put all the bells and whistles in but it satisfies my needs. You can test with testiphone which works quite well. I bout the book “Mobile Web Design for Dummies”.
In regards to Facebook, all you have to do is download the iPhone App.
Check out my site at m.eiijd.com.
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Ann at greenoak said
11 months, 3 weeks ago:
@trudyd1474 thanks trudy….are those the things you do to your phone?…… did you do anything to your facebook page or the tractor website so they could connect better on the phone..?
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Trudy Doolittle said
11 months, 3 weeks ago:
@annfurnivall I created the iPhone website just like I did our regular website….same type of code. Every page was designed for the iPhone with width of 320. I don’t use my regular pages on the iPhone. Basically I use html or html5. I did a search on “mobile website Wordpress” and they have a plugin. If you don’t do html, php, or other website tools, then you might want to search for a plugin for what you use.
In regards to Facebook….you just go to Apple Apps and search for Facebook…then download the app to your iPhone. That is all that needs to be done. So if you send someone to your Facebook page nothing else needs to be done. All the end User needs is that Facebook App. I didn’t do anything with Facebook. You can also view Facbook on your iPhone Safari, but it’s best to use the App. If you have an iPhone, download the App and view my Facebook page: Facebook.com/eiijd
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Trudy Doolittle said
11 months, 3 weeks ago:
@annfurnivall Ann, go to testiphone.com. That will open an iPhone simulator. In the address area type in m.eiijd.com and you can see how an iPhone works….maybe that will give you a better idea.Trudy
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Ann at greenoak said
11 months, 3 weeks ago:
wow, so you just have a button to a new website within your website… in the smaller size   for the phone users.
.im pretty sure we can do html….will they  might be the question….
..but   for the facebook you didnt   have to do anything different….. thanks for your time on this…
@trudyd1474 i will show our tekk person your site…and i think .your site looks   great!!! so much important on the very first page…. impressive…
and i see your farmers arent big faceboook users…. that figures.
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Jules Webb said
11 months, 3 weeks ago:
@annfurnivall @trudyd1474
There are a couple of different ways you can go to accommodate mobile users.
1. create an additional site that is designed and laid out for mobile platforms. the url would look something like mobile.mysite.com or mysite.com/mobile
2. design and layout your website to be responsive. What this means is the as the screen narrows the content collapses in. To see a visual example of this go to http://mattkersley.com/responsive/ and enter http://www.starbucks.com/ into the “test your own site…” field.
There are other considerations for a mobile or responsive site. The big one being page size. This is not the vertical height of the page, but rather the weight and number of the files being loaded. Minimizing HTTP requests, which means implementing more css and fewer bkground images. Using the minimal amount of javascript and either combining or using CDN for what you do need. …At this point I have to assume that everyone’s eyes are glazed over and I should just stop writing
I hope the helps you have a better understanding of what a mobile site entails. If you have any questions let me know.
Cheers!
Jules
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Ann at greenoak said
11 months, 3 weeks ago:
@juleswebb thanks jules….and im thankful i dont have to actually understand all this….but i will be looking at it with my tekk person…
.i see so many of our customers using their phones in so many ways….i want to be there….
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Rich Brooks said
11 months, 2 weeks ago:
@annfurnivall & @trudyd1474
One thing to keep in mind is that not all mobile users are on iPhones…in fact, we’re in the minority. (Droids are ahead by a lot.)
We build everything on WordPress and use the WP-Touch plugin (w/some design upgrades courtesy of my creative director) so that it looks nice. Any updates to the site automatically get updated in the mobile version.
Here’s a recent blog post I wrote about whether small businesses needed a mobile site: http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2012/05/mobile-websites.html
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