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Why are so many small businesses still not getting a mobile website?eMarketer - March 2015

8 in 10 of US small businesses STILL aren't part of the mobile world even though they are well aware of the advantages.

The number of 'thumb-friendly' business comes nowhere near the 95% of smartphone owners who are using their phones to search for local businesses.

If you don’t have a mobile website, then you are losing sales.

Small business owners bring up these key barriers:

I don’t know how to build a mobile app

I’m too busy running my business and can’t maintain a mobile app

It’s just too expensive to develop a mobile app

I’m worried about security risks associated with having a mobile app

All good website designers should now be adept at creating a mobile version and giving a good deal on doing both. Look for a deal that includes:

ongoing maintenance keeping up with advances in smart-phone features, and linking

website changes with the mobile version in real time, and

search engine optimization [SEO]making sure you come up in the top results for that field, because:

‘Mobile-geddon’ has arrived on 21 April 2015 – Google now prioritizes mobile-ready sites

Get some help!

Go Viral Now (and Go Web Go Mobile)

will make sure your site fits the phone make it easy for audience to reach you text the company info direct to the phone and

work with GPS enabled phones as well as offer “turn by turn” directions on Google maps.

You may still find it hard to engage a professional web designer, but there are plenty of one-line courses that will take you through the process of dovetailing a mobile site to your existing online presence.

Having people know your details is likely to be more of a positive and certainly not something to avoid. However, you do need to be aware of the profound changes created by information systems technology and the accompanying risks.

If you have any doubts get some professional assistance. Get a mobile optimized website if you want to make the current business environment big.

Going it alone?

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Written By:

Tess Robinson