You unleashed a blog post on Twitter
So compelling, I had to click
On a cell phone I was, but t’was no matter
Thank God for unlimited plans, that are super quick
Patiently I waited
For your blog on this tiny screen
With each ticking second
My excitement deflated
Finally I see it!
But alas! I had to scroll forever, to read
Lucky you
For normally, I would have long ago quit
Please don’t pick on my poetry skills, I am a geek after all, not a poet 
. Allow me to explain what this is all about.
In the past two weeks, I’ve been traveling a lot. During those days I truly appreciated GoogleApps, Google Reader and other mobile friendly sites I use. So much so that I’d gotten used to it and got a rude shock after clicking through to a site.
Too many ads, graphics and oh the scrolling.
It was a fabulous post and one I felt compelled to read and comment on, but because it took so much scrolling and was graphics heavy, I gave up and have never been back since.
Depending on your audience, your mobile readership may still be small or non existent. But it is getting there, so why not start now? Be ahead of the game and make it easier for existing readers – bet they’ll love you.
You don’t really have to do that much. Here are some things I’ve tried.
- Keep your design clean, simple
- Keep your images small and quick to load
- Go easy on those ads
- Make sure the content appears first. Menus and other links should only appear after
- If you have an RSS feed, make it display the full story, not excerpts. It’s very annoying to have to click through to a mess
I continue to look for new ways to perfect the site’s usability on a small screen. Will be back to share more when I find anything of interest.
