How to Get Your Blog Mobile Friendly
Welcome to day 6 of the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog challenge where today we're going to talk about making your blog mobile friendly.



While to get your blog completely mobile friendly will take you longer than a single day today you can come up with a plan to do so if you've not already.

This task is VERY important. We're getting to the point where half of your blog's readers are probably viewing your blog on mobile devices and if your design isn't good you could be losing them and also running the risk of falling in Google's search rankings!

If you're already mobile friendly - todays a great day to review your design not that front.
In This Episode

Why a mobile friendly design is so important for you to have in place
Questions to ask when reviewing your blog design on mobile
2 Tools from Google to help you assess how your blog is performing on mobile devices
My Confession with Mobile Friendly Blogs
3 Suggested ways forward if your blog is not mobile friendly - plugins, responsive themes and custom design
Some suggestions for those of you who already have mobile friendly blogs

Tools and Resources
Test Your Blog

Google's Make Your Website Work Across Multiple Devices Site (see the 'tool' on the right sidebar where you can add your URL to test your site.
Google's Mobile-Friendly Test

WordPress Plugins

WP-Touch
WP Mobile Pack
Jetpack

Responsive Themes



I've used Studio Press who offer fully responsive designs.



Need Technical Support?





If you're feeling overwhelmed by the idea of installing and getting plugins set up or installing themes talk to the team at WPCurve who offer WordPress support and do small jobs. You can either sign up for a monthly plan to get ongoing support or hire them to do a one off job.





Note: I am an affiliate for StudioPress and WPCurve. I've also been a user of both services and recommend them genuinely fro that experience and from knowing the teams behind them well.
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I use their services and have worked with some great designers to create graphic design creatives for my blogs.
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