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Mobile usage has now surpassed desktop, yet we often still think desktop first. These posts cover the unique challenges associated with mobile.

Is your site as mobile friendly as you think?
Author:
Paul Boag
Date:
Tue 25 Jul 2017
Type:
Mobile, Digital Insights, Interface Design
Reading time:
10 minutes

Is your site as mobile friendly as you think?

We like to think a responsive website makes our sites mobile friendly, but that is not the whole story. There are still ample ways we can screw up the user experience and damage our placement in search results.

Do I need an app for that?
Author:
Paul Boag
Date:
Fri 27 Feb 2015
Type:
Mobile
Reading time:
<1 min

Do I need an app for that?

Having a mobile application seems all the rage these days, but is it right for your business?

Responsive components using context queries
Author:
Ed Merritt
Date:
Fri 22 Aug 2014
Type:
Interface Design, Development, Mobile
Reading time:
3 minutes

Responsive components using context queries

Media queries make a website respond to the viewport. But what if we could make site components respond to their container?

10 ways to put your content in front of more people
Author:
Paul Boag
Date:
Mon 25 Mar 2013
Type:
Content Strategy, Mobile
Reading time:
12 minutes

10 ways to put your content in front of more people

What is more important – driving traffic to your site or encouraging as many people as possible to see your content? Believe it or not, they are not one in the same thing.

Author:
Paul Boag
Date:
Fri 01 Mar 2013
Type:
Mobile, Question & Answers
Reading time:
2 minutes

Learning about the mobile web

Where should you start with regards to the Mobile Web?

Mobile app vs mobile website design: Your four options
Author:
Paul Boag
Date:
Mon 04 Feb 2013
Type:
Mobile
Reading time:
4 minutes

Mobile app vs mobile website design: Your four options

There is a lot of confusion among organisations about how to deal with mobile. However, when it comes down to it you have 4 options.

Do I need an app for that? The live event
Author:
Paul Boag
Date:
Tue 13 Nov 2012
Type:
Mobile, News
Reading time:
1 minutes

Do I need an app for that? The live event

Join me on Wednesday 28th November for a one hour presentation about dealing with mobile.

Author:
Paul Boag
Date:
Mon 08 Oct 2012
Type:
Digital Insights, Mobile
Reading time:
1 minutes

Giving our clients the best mobile solution

I am worried that as a web design community we might not be giving our clients the best solution when it comes to mobile. There is so much excitement about mobile, both within the web design community and among our clients, that we are rushing into mobile, without really thinking…

Author:
Paul Boag
Date:
Thu 06 Sep 2012
Type:
Digital Insights, Mobile
Reading time:
1 minutes

Do you have a clear idea of when a native app is required?

When your boss or client comes to you asking for an iPhone app; what do you say? I would hope you don’t say “absolutely, here is your invoice.” Rather, I hope you ask “why” and more importantly “what do you want it to do?” Too often clients and management are…

Author:
Paul Boag
Date:
Fri 10 Aug 2012
Type:
Mobile
Reading time:
3 minutes

Don't be silly with your mobile platform wishlist

You want your app to work across every mobile device and platform ever conceived? Don’t be silly…

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About me

I am a User Experience Consultant, Conversion Rate Optimisation Specialist and expert in digital strategy. I help marketers, product owners and design leads show that a useable, accessible and people-first experience is the path to business success.

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