[Brendan (chem2clean)]

Hi, reading on some forums lately that google might like all sites to be mobile friendly.lately when searching on my iPhone I see this under the site link. Don't think they are punishing sites yet that are not mobile friendly,but might be something to think about.

[Radek Jablonski]

i actually hate mobile friendly sites, most of them,
if you go for it then make sure there is link for standard website as well

[Brendan (chem2clean)]

Agree radek, don't like them myself. Think there's themes and plugins that can make my wordpress site mobile friendly .Radek on a different note, I am just waiting for Eddie to set a date on some training , you still going ?

[Radek Jablonski]

yep, need to call him, trying everyday but forgetting
did he tell you where its gonna be?

[Brendan (chem2clean)]

Think it's in Dublin Radek. Text yesterday , still no date yet .

[David Ware]

A web site if for our benefit to gain work. Have it as user friendly as possible and you will gain the extra income. Customer first your self second.
David

[davep]

Google is going to penalise non responsive sites soon.

[garry22]

From a copywriting point of view I hate them (because they mess up our carefully tested layouts). "A web site if for our benefit to gain work." That is the main role so it's a pity that Google is in effect, penalising good layout,

Both myself and Dave Power (maybe others) have had messages from Google saying our sites are not mobile friendly (yes they are genuine). If Google gives you a red warning it's best to take note.

I also noted that in Google Page Speed Insights, they were saying a redirect (to a m.  mobile version) was a factor in slowing down load speed and should be avoided.

Edit; Beat me to it Dave!

[Brendan (chem2clean)]

Hi Garry, if changing to a mobile friendly site
Effects the speed, what are the options ?

[davep]

I think the site needs to be mobile responsive, so it changes depending on device, rather than being diverted to a seperate site.

[Brendan (chem2clean)]

Thanks Dave , so I am right in thinking that there is plugins and themes on Wordpress that will sort it?

[davep]

Not sure about plugins but when choosing a theme you can use the search criteria to find a responsive one.

Here's an example (although a bit rough  )

www.carpetcleanerswirral.co.uk

[Brendan (chem2clean)]

I like it , I am just testing some themes. One thing or another with g!!!!!

[Steve Chapman]

Just wondering, is there an easy way of converting a static html site to a responsive wordpress one ?

keeping all the content etc ?

Always looking for the shortest short cut 

[Radek Jablonski]

think it is possible to convert to responsive web, cost on average 400 from what i can see on google

[david@zap-clean]

You shouldn't need to change your existing website to 'convert' it to mobile friendly.

You can put a snippet of code in your existing website which diverts mobile traffic to a mobile specific website - check mine out to see this working (using a mobile of course)... www.zap-clean.com

And, I believe you can do all this for free using google, if you have the techie skills (but I haven't done that).

[garry22]

Just wondering, is there an easy way of converting a static html site to a responsive wordpress one ?

Steve, it's about changing the stylesheet. I know Mark Roberts (Devon one) can do it.

You can put a snippet of code in your existing website which diverts mobile traffic to a mobile specific website - check mine out to see this working (using a mobile of course)... www.zap-clean.com

That is what I meant be a redirect above. That is what Google are moaning about in their speed tests.

Many of these things we are talking about are sometimes very marginal. If you put your site through the Page Speed Insights Test, you will get a whole lot of recommendations to get the perfect site. Some of these are actually impossible to achieve because they are beyond your control.

Another important point is to look at your statistics.

Most sites I have access to have about 85-95% of visitors using PC browsers or large screen resolution tablets. A friend who is into his gadgets, often bookmarks a site on his phone and then looks at it in more detail on his PC at home. Why? He says the phone screen is too small to read (apart from ordering takeaways).

[Brendan (chem2clean)]

Reading an article that Google will roll out a new ranking system,if your site is not mobile friendly by then you might get hit..

[garry22]

Yes it certainly looks like that's the way it's heading. Try putting your site through this...

https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/

Itt will give you some recommendations.

Be warned though, some things it picks up are actually impossible to fix so don't get too hung up about it.

Is it just me or do most of the "problem" customers come from mobile enquiries?

[Steve Chapman]

There are quite a few website developers on Fiverr.com who will convert a html site to wordpress for you for a smalll fee,

think I may go down this route.