Mobile Development Training

It is very easy to open up your website on a smartphone or tablet and make the snap judgement that because it loads and the links work you can leave it as it is. However, how many businesses go the next step and think about how usable their site is on mobile devices? Or how attractive it is?

In this blog post we have produced a check-list to help businesses perform a mobile site audit to ensure their site is as mobile-friendly as possible. Click the image to download the Silicon Beach Training Mobile Web Design Checklist and then read through this blog to find out why each point is so important.

Come on one of our Mobile Development Courses to learn how to create mobile websites and apps from scratch from our industry expert trainers. We run a beginners Mobile Web Design course which is suitable for all skill ranges and a Mobile Web Design Week workshop which is more advanced, containing HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript training alongside an overview of mobile web best practice. For the more experienced programmers we also provide iPhone App Development training and Android App Development Training. Read on to find out why mobile should be a top priority for business in 2012…

Why Go Mobile?

Regular visitors to the site will know how strongly we believe that the future of technology lies with mobile. Our recent mobile post highlighted how Apple sold more iPhones and iPads in 2011 than they sold computers in 11 years. That is a staggering stat. Another recent figure claims that 1.45 million mobile devices enter the world every day compared to 317,124 births.

For whatever reason, mobile devices have achieved something that desktops and laptops never truly managed – they have become a consumer device. Nobody sees a desktop sitting at home, but people go out of their way to flaunt the latest smartphone and read the news on their iPad on the way to work. They have become a fashion accessory as much as a communication device.

As a result of this, more and more people are accessing the internet on the go on smaller screens. Any business that has not considered a mobile strategy is potential missing out on interest and sales. Mobile use has been proven to have higher click through rates and higher average spend. So not only are some businesses missing out on potential customers but those customers are likely to spend more money!

Silicon Beach Training Mobile Web Design Checklist

This downloadable Mobile Web Design Checklist is not a definitive guide to styling websites for mobile devices but it is a useful list of features to consider to ensure a website works properly on a mobile device. Read the rest of "Mobile Web Design Checklist Free Download"

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Posted by Craig Charley in Mobile Development Training, Web Design Training on March 2nd, 2012 | No Comments »

In this guest post, Avery Petersen discusses the merits of a company logo as a background for mobile devices. The obvious advantage is brand recognition on employee mobiles, but what if you were able to get brand recognition on everyone’s mobile? The best way to do that these days is through mobile apps. Especially with the news that a staggering 1.2 billion apps were downloaded in the last week of December and predictions that 1 billion weekly downloads will be the norm in 2012. Creating a great app means a huge number of people using your content with word of mouth helping out a great deal. However, app development is a tricky business. That is why we provide a range of mobile development courses including iPhone App Training and Android App Training. Both courses teach delegates how to create and market apps and are prefect for businesses that want to take advantage of the mobile boom with an in-house mobile developer.

In advertising, the possibilities are endless. For as many places for people to be reached there are just as many ways to reach them, if not more. Every interaction a company or business owner has with the public is a possibility to advertise your company and brand. Therefore, more emphasis has been placed on utilizing your everyday human interactions to advertise. With so many people in the world, you want to reach as many as you can. This has sparked a trend to include a company’s brand or logo on mobile devices. Here are 5 reasons to make your logo mobile.

Effortless Advertising

Everywhere you go, everyone you meet can easily become a potential customer. If you are at the local coffee shop and have your company logo on your mobile phone or tablet, you are advertising during your morning coffee. It is that easy. Everyone who walks past you and sees you checking your phone or using your tablet will see the logo and spark curiosity and interest.

Examples of mobile logos

Word of Mouth Advertising

If you have customers who are satisfied with your products or services, they may want to help you advertise your company. With your mobile logo wallpaper you can send it to your customers to use on their phones. This is a great way to remind them of their great experiences with your company and allow them to share that with others. Read the rest of "5 Reasons to Make your Company Logo Mobile"

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Posted by Guest Author in Mobile Development Training on January 6th, 2012 | No Comments »