{"id":187618,"date":"2026-05-22T14:24:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/?page_id=187618"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:04:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:04:49","slug":"responsive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/website-design-services\/responsive\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsive Website Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"187618\" class=\"elementor elementor-187618\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2cb1b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b2cb1b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89087eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89087eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1278bc e-con-full why-left  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1278bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff3c6e elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dff3c6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mobile and <span style=\"color:#A51720\">Responsive Websites<span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-831978f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"831978f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the many kinds of devices out there now used to view websites, it\u2019s important that people can get to information on your website and view it correctly no matter which device they use.<\/p><p>You want people using mobile devices like smart phone and tablets to be able to easily see what\u2019s on your website and interact with it properly. This can be accomplished in a few different ways and we\u2019ll explain what mobile responsive design is here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5af5ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5af5ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc32f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cc32f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70fc694 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70fc694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Responsive  <span style=\"color:#A51720\">Website Design?\n<span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3983dc1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3983dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Quite simply, Responsive Website Design (RWD) is a website design that adapts to the screen that it\u2019s being viewed on.<\/p><p>Here\u2019s how\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Responsive_web_design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikipedia<\/a> describes it:<\/p><p>Responsive web design (RWD) is a web design approach aimed at crafting sites to provide an optimal viewing experience\u2014easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resizing, panning, and scrolling\u2014across a wide range of devices (from mobile phones to desktop computer monitors).<\/p><p>If a website is viewed on a smart phone, tablet or any other kind of device that comes out in the future, the website will adapt to the screen size and show correctly (be most usable) on that device. This even applies to desktop computers and laptops since people might have their web browser opened to different sized windows. Also, think about tablet computers and how you can view them more horizontally or vertically. It needs to look good with both of those screen sizes, too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfab6c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bfab6c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a46386c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a46386c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/swingtide_responsive.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-193164\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/swingtide_responsive.jpg 542w, https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/swingtide_responsive-300x135.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e13a307 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e13a307\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9e296f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9e296f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb5aca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cb5aca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c133e86 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c133e86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Difference Between Mobile   <span style=\"color:#A51720\">Website Design (Adaptive Web Design) and Responsive?\n<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4b398 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d4b398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The difference between mobile website design and responsive design needs to be clearly understood because they\u2019re different things:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf2cd98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf2cd98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-637ffe1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"637ffe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">With a mobile website design, the website detects which device is being used and it serves up a webpage based on the device.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa07a60 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"aa07a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">With responsive, the website adjusts to the screen size (of any device). A different website is not served up.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0447ee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0447ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Therefore, responsive is more \u201cfuture proof\u201d as it adjusts to the screen size of any device. With mobile (adaptive), adjustments and maintenance might need to be done if new devices appear on the market.<\/p><p>If you can afford it, go with responsive web design.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e195283 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e195283\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eaa80f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5eaa80f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/redesign.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185493\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/redesign.jpg 700w, https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/redesign-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/redesign-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/redesign-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/redesign-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e9687 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54e9687\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c885829 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c885829\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a76c7cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a76c7cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a2e17 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77a2e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mobile Use is on the Rise!\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdea5a6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdea5a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Soon, there will be more mobile devices accessing the Internet than traditional desktop computers and laptops. People have their tablets in the living room and pick it up and use it while they\u2019re watching TV or movies. We\u2019re seeing more tablets and iPads showing up in the workplace and in conference rooms, too. Since viewing websites on phones is getting easier, more people are accessing websites using their smart phones when they are on the go.<\/p><blockquote><ul><li>Smartphones Finally Overtook Dumbphone Sales Globally In Q2, Android Now At 79%, Says Gartner (techcrunch.com)<\/li><li>Analyst Gartner has put out its latest smartphone market report, and the Q2 2013 numbers show the inevitable finally occurred: smartphone sales exceeded feature phone sales for the first time.<\/li><\/ul><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db73dbd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db73dbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a95088f elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a95088f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"182\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cac.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-193160\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd3883 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cd3883\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e69e25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e69e25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d0d9fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d0d9fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cee9eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cee9eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Facebook even knows this and is cashing in:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f06faf elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f06faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingweek.co.uk\/news\/facebook-mobile-ad-revenues-poised-to-overtake-desktop\/4007457.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook mobile ad revenues poised to overtake desktop<\/a><br>\u00a0(marketingweek.co.uk)<\/li>\n \t<li>Facebook\u2019s mobile advertising revenue is set to overtake desktop in the coming months after increased spending from advertisers on video and its smartphone services helped lift quarterly revenue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbcea40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbcea40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b658d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9b658d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mobile will overtake desktop use:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6407338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6407338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>When Will Mobile Local Searches Eclipse Desktop? (blog.kelseygroup.com)<\/li><li>After plotting out our respective figures, we found something interesting: Mobile local search volume (Web and app) is on pace to intersect desktop local searches in 2015.<\/li><li>A lot of this has to do with mobile local searches per user \u2014 growing from about 14 per month to 42 per month by 2016. But it\u2019s also a function of the number of mobile search users \u2014 growing from 44 percent of U.S. smartphone subscribers (about 118 million users) to 75 percent by 2016 (225 million users).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bec8e3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bec8e3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a466966 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a466966\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a8e1c e-con-full why-left  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8a8e1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a7a1d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28a7a1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Does<span style=\"color:#A51720\"> Google Think?<span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39cab19 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39cab19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From what we\u2019ve seen, Google is a few steps ahead (of course). Google is serving up different results on searches originating from mobile devices.\u00a0<strong>They\u2019re favoring websites optimized for mobile use when the search is done on a mobile device.<\/strong><\/p><blockquote><ul><li>Google Officially Endorses Responsive Design (wsiwebspecialist.com)<\/li><li>Google says it\u2019s easier and more efficient for their programs to index your content if your site is programmed using Responsive Design. We say it\u2019s easier all around, because content on a single URL can be accessed and shared more easily on any kind of device.<\/li><\/ul><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c87a7d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c87a7d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f0719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1f0719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/brainstrom.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185491\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/brainstrom.jpg 630w, https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/brainstrom-600x476.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/brainstrom-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b7693 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42b7693\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a26db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a26db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f469e6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f469e6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397737f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"397737f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingtechblog.com\/five-ways-responsive-design-is-changing-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Five Ways Responsive Design is Changing SEO<\/a>\u00a0(marketingtechblog.com)<\/li>\n \t<li>Responsive design is obviously a big deal; such a big deal that Mashable has hailed 2013 as \u201cthe year of responsive design.\u201d Most web professionals understand this \u2014 responsive design is changing the way that the Internet looks, feels, and works.<\/li>\n \t<li>Google likes responsive website design (RWD), meaning that search results will likely favor sites that employ responsive best practices.<\/li>\n \t<li>While we hesitate to declare baldly that Google is in love with RWD, we can identify a strong affinity for RWD best practices. After Google\u2019s blog post about Responsive Design, SEO Round Table published an article outlining the reasons why Google likes responsive design. The three reasons \u2014 non-duplicated content, no canonical URL issues, and no redirect problems \u2014 are all part of a strong SEO arsenal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abcc185 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abcc185\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53bd353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53bd353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/consistency.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-187285\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/consistency.jpg 716w, https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/consistency-600x427.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/consistency-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff90f2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff90f2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21902ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21902ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4f3df e-con-full why-left  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f4f3df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ba8d1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73ba8d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since there are more people using mobile devices to search and since Google puts more websites designed for mobile use in those results, it might be to your benefit to have a mobile or responsive website design.<\/p><p>Google also has a good guide and explanation of Responsive Website Design (which they refer to as \u201cmulti-screen\u201d), Dynamic Serving (which we call mobile websites or Adaptive Website Design (AWD) since either just mobile content can be delivered or the entire website can also exist as a mobile version). They have also published some interesting case studies showing that\u00a0<strong>mobile website design increases conversions<\/strong>:<\/p><blockquote><ul><li>Multi-Screen Resources (google.com)<\/li><\/ul><\/blockquote><p><br \/>Matt Cutts at Google says that responsive website design is the way to go because the URL stays the same:\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58dcb01 e-con-full why-left  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58dcb01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf146b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6bf146b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=D03wRb4s7MU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a6895 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3a6895\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8666477 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8666477\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d14fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"90d14fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3510255 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3510255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is Responsive <span style=\"color:#A51720\"> Web Design More Expensive?<\/span>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261d440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"261d440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, it is more expensive. It\u2019ll take more work to design and plan a website that adapts to screen size than one that does not. There\u2019s more planning that needs to be done. For example, prioritization needs to take place so that when a screen is resized or shown at different sizes, you know which items stack on top of other items \u2013 what is the priority of the content?<\/p><p>What this also means is that to complete a successful responsive website project, it\u2019ll take a team. You need\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/website-design-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">good website designers<\/a><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> good CSS coders, good programmers and testers all working together.\u00a0<strong>Small, one or two man website shops usually cannot handle responsive website design easily.<\/strong>\u00a0They need a team of developers doing the planning, coding and testing. Sure, there are pre-made templates available but if you want a truly custom responsive design, then you\u2019ll need a team of good, experienced people. The more eyes you have on a project, the better it is and you\u2019ll encounter fewer errors \u2013 this leads to a better user experience and better impression of your company, organization or brand. That\u2019s why we say \u201cLook Good.\u201d here at Webstix.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4640f38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4640f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/the-webstix-blog\/website-design-process\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn About the Responsive Website Design Process <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc796fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc796fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3cdb54 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3cdb54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8779f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8779f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/traffic.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/traffic.jpg 700w, https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/traffic-600x513.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/traffic-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba83242 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba83242\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d6584 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65d6584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Whole Page Needs to be <span style=\"color:#A51720\"> Flexible and Adapt<\/span>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15936cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15936cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not only does main content need to move around and be flexible but other things, too:<\/p><ul><li>The logo<\/li><li>Main navigation<\/li><li>Sub or footer navigation<\/li><li>Breadcrumb navigation<\/li><li>Images<\/li><li>Text size<\/li><li>Widgets<\/li><li>Social icons<\/li><li>Backgrounds<\/li><li>etc.<\/li><\/ul><p>The design team needs to decide where these items should go and what they need to do when the web browser screen size changes or when showing on different size screens.<\/p><p>There are a number of technical aspects that need to be done correctly or else you could end up with errors like:<\/p><ul><li>Viewpoint not configured<\/li><li>Small font size<\/li><li>Content not sized to viewport<\/li><li>Touch elements too close<\/li><\/ul><p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/web\/fundamentals\/layouts\/rwd-fundamentals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">responsive basics<\/a>\u00a0that have been established need to be followed correctly for the design to work well on all devices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424ff96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"424ff96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f02f1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f02f1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42477da e-grid e-con-full Cls-Results e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42477da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdcf989 e-con-full box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cdcf989\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad72f39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad72f39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Test Your Website Now \u2013 Is It Mobile Responsive?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867ec44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"867ec44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019re not sure if your current website is mobile ready, you can check it yourself. Here\u2019s how to do that:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/is-your-website-responsive-check-it-here\/\">Is Your Website Responsive? Check it Here!<\/a>\u00a0(webstix.com)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c9433 e-con-full box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38c9433\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d71c2aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d71c2aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are Your Website Sales Down?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415801a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"415801a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you\u2019re wondering why your sales and website visits have been down lately, not having a responsive website or mobile version of your website might very well by why!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520adf9 e-grid e-con-full Cls-Results e-con e-child\" data-id=\"520adf9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5968283 e-con-full box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5968283\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d47c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5d47c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What About Mobile Design? What\u2019s the Difference?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f55ff7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f55ff7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Again, with a mobile (not responsive) website design, you\u2019re designing for different devices\u2026 not screens. Typically what happens is, the website detects which web browser is being used and then serves up different templates based on that data. Many of our clients have added a mobile design onto their website and it just shows certain things while giving the website visitor a link at the bottom to break out of the mobile version and view the website normally.<\/p><p>Some clients choose to just have things like their address, phone, hours and a map show up on their mobile website because people that are viewing their website on their phone are most likely trying to find out this information. It can be just a one page website, basically, to help people get and find this information quickly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6cee87 e-con-full box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6cee87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca2f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ca2f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Does Everyone Need Mobile and Responsive Design?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0352da9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0352da9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>YES<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 most websites NEED this. Let\u2019s put it this way\u2026 we don\u2019t see why we would ever create another website for a client that isn\u2019t responsive. It\u2019s not optional \u2013 you need it.<\/p><p>Business to business (B2B) websites will generally always have more website visitors using a desktop or laptop computer with a full screen but you do see more and more professionals using tablets. This is just because of the type of business they have. If you have a restaurant or entertainment type of business, then you most definitely should have a mobile, if not responsive, website since more of your visitors will view your website on mobile devices.<\/p><p>The best way to figure out if you should have a mobile or responsive design will be to look at your website statistics. If you have Google Analytics installed on your website, then you can easily see how people are seeing your website. This is a good thing to check right away so that you know.<\/p><p>Our prediction is that within a few years, virtually all websites (or a majority of them) will be using responsive website design.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61dd144 e-grid e-con-full Cls-Results e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61dd144\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b34c11d e-con-full box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b34c11d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-018f1f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"018f1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What About Speed?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0594d96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0594d96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Speed matters\u2026 big time! There are a lot of speed benefits with going to responsive design. How fast your website loads is a big factor and it affects how your website ranks in search engine results.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/google-pagespeed-optimization-guaranteed.html\">We optimize pages for Google\u2019s PageSpeed test<\/a>\u00a0so that they get a passing score. This means your website loads quickly and renders correctly when viewed on multiple devices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a945475 e-con-full box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a945475\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c4467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6c4467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Should You Do?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2304ade elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2304ade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can decide to switch now or else wait. Again, one tool to help you decide will be taking a close look at your website statistics\/analytics and see what\u2019s happening already. The people visiting your website with a mobile device is really only going to increase going forward, not decrease. If you want to capture these visitors to get sales or leads or else just look presentable to them and show up on searches that originate from mobile devices, you should seriously look at switching to responsive website design.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e1f97 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58e1f97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294c6f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"294c6f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-272e6bb e-con-full why-left  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"272e6bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b62d9b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b62d9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Still Not Convinced? <span style=\"color:#A51720\"> Here\u2019s More!\n<span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ecf17 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7ecf17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mobile use is on the rise, Google\u2019s ranking responsive and mobile websites higher. That much is clear. Your website needs to appear in front of your audience, so going with responsive design makes sense if that\u2019s your goal. Here\u2019s another great article showing that it\u2019s not just us saying all of this \u2013 it\u2019s the industry:<\/p><blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/searchenginewatch.com\/article\/2344631\/How-to-Avoid-Mobile-Ranking-Pitfalls-by-Assessing-Mobile-Engagement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Avoid Mobile Ranking Pitfalls by Assessing Mobile Engagement<\/a><br \/>\u00a0(searchenginewatch.com)<\/p><p>Customers have always looked to search for quick access to what they desire. With the rise of mobile devices, quick needs to be faster and the user experience needs to be customized.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>This article brings up a number of great points:<\/p><ul><li>You want the same URL for both the mobile and desktop version of your website \u2013 this means you need responsive, not just mobile.<\/li><li>Look at your Google Analytics statistics to find out how many people are already using a mobile device to access your website\u2019s content.<\/li><li>Identify people that turned away from your website because it doesn\u2019t look good on a smaller screen.<\/li><li>Analyze page speed to make sure the website loads quickly.<\/li><\/ul><p>You essentially future-proof your website for any kind of device that will come out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1567c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f1567c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54aea08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54aea08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1020b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1020b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-841a764 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"841a764\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd4b00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fd4b00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/brainstrom.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185491\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/brainstrom.jpg 630w, https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/brainstrom-600x476.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/brainstrom-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcbbbb5 e-con-full why-left  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dcbbbb5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2f1125 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2f1125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Website Design <span style=\"color:#A51720\"> Process Explained \u2013 Responsive Design\n<span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5896975 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5896975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There\u2019s a really good slideshow presentation over at slideshare.net called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/pkattera\/design-process-for-responsive-web-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cDesign Process in the Responsive Age\u201d<\/a>\u00a0which I\u2019ll reference here. A few slides in particular are really great at explaining what needs to happen when planning and designing a website.<\/p><p>When looking at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/web-design\/our-process\/\">our website design process<\/a>, there\u2019s a lot that needs to happen. If you\u2019ve never gone into a website design project before, this might be new information to you.<\/p><p>Here\u2019s a diagram from the slide show explaining the normal website design process:<\/p><p>The process is:<\/p><ol><li>Planning and Strategy<\/li><li>User Research (market research)<\/li><li>Wire Frame Design<\/li><li>Visual Design<\/li><li>Development (coding)<\/li><li>Testing<\/li><li>Launch<\/li><\/ol><p>\u201cLorem ipsum\u201d here refers to dummy text being used until the copywriting process (content strategy) is done. Real copy is used when the website is being developed. Copy can be developed while wire frames and design is being done or beforehand to help flush out any design elements that might change as a result of working on the copy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-973981a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"973981a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ee230 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25ee230\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf9c13b e-con-full why-left  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf9c13b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3400f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d3400f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Now, Let\u2019s Go \n<span style=\"color:#A51720\"> Responsive<span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c4405 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83c4405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you add responsive design into the equation, the process looks a bit different:<\/p><p>There\u2019s a lot more planning and testing that needs to be done.<\/p><p>Since when a screen is resized, things need to move around, you have to plan which content takes priority over other content when the screen gets smaller:<\/p><p>You want your more important content to be at the top now. Other content blocks move down until you get to one column (for the smallest screen size).<\/p><p>Sometimes, you decide that some information does not show up\u2026 it disappears. This is probably more in extreme conditions where there\u2019s a lot of content to show and you don\u2019t want a page to scroll on too long \u2013 again, keeping the person viewing the website in mind (the user experience).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dcaf39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8dcaf39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6de77c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6de77c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/responsive-process-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-193868\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/responsive-process-1.png 650w, https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/responsive-process-1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/responsive-process-1-600x376.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea0f93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ea0f93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deeb44f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"deeb44f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38d96e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d38d96e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2efec07 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2efec07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3e938 e-con-full why-left  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b3e938\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5f390 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c5f390\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Wire Frame and \n <span style=\"color:#A51720\"> Visual Design Process\n<span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff3f993 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff3f993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With responsive web design, creating wire frames and the final, visual design has more steps. You have to design for 3 general screen types (sizes). With each design modification that\u2019s done, you have to make that change to each wire frame or visual design mockup. This has to be done and it triples the amount of work that goes into a design that\u2019s not responsive:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0069e65 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0069e65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Questions?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62588c9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62588c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have questions about this,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/contact-us\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><strong>please contact Webstix today<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and we&#8217;ll be happy to help you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2363808 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2363808\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8487c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8487c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/design-process-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-193869\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/design-process-1.png 650w, https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/design-process-1-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/design-process-1-600x365.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mobile and Responsive Websites With the many kinds of devices out there now used to view websites, it\u2019s important that people can get to information on your website and view it correctly no matter which device they use. 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