Now we have almost reached the end of 2010 and the advances that have been made in the last couple of years it is therefore not surprising that a large proportion of internet users are now turning to their mobile phones to browse the web This isn’t a new concept by any means but with the improvements being made all the time to smart phones then the importance of a good mobile presence has become much more necessary

Designing anything always brings a set of challenges to designers and overcoming these challenges is often what makes design so rewarding Designing for mobiles is no different and I have certainly come across these challenges myself

Usability and accessibility are two of the most important points that designers need to think about when constructing a new or developing and existing website It's not even a difficult area to get up to date with and implement

In today’s competitive web market place good search engine and Google rankings are so important when it comes to the fine lines of success or not There are many search engine optimisation companies out there that can offer advice and/or optimise your site for you but when are we going too far

Most of us designers can come up with really good web design ideas but what if nobody looks at our designs Well speed of loading is usually a factor in high bounce rates, this is why I’m going explain the common mistakes and how to improve load times to get people looking at your web pages and design ideas

As many of you already know SEO or search engine optimisation has become so important in recent years especially with the advances and improvements in how search engines rank sites in their searches Web designers especially now have a larger responsibility in creating web pages that are coded to standards and are search engine friendly