Why You Need a Mobile Website - 7 Surprising Statistics (Infographic)

Emily Oskay Gerrick, Anna Frick

Responsive Websites

In April of 2015, Google announced that it would use mobile friendly sites as a ranking signal. It labeled sites as “mobile-friendly”. This pushed nearly 85% of all websites to a responsive design.

In August of 2016, Google decided to drop the “mobile-friendly” label to clean up search results. The Mobile Friendly Algorithm used by Google is not dead and it is still very important for your site to be mobile friendly for a better search ranking. To check to see if your site is labeled as mobile friendly with Google you can use the mobile friendly testing tool.

If you still need some convincing to make the move to a mobile-friendly website below is an infographic with seven surprising statistics that will blow your mind.

If you are feeling stressed out about where to begin with a responsive design, contact us today and we would be happy to discuss a plan!

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About the Authors

Emily Oskay Gerrick

Emily joined the Marketpath team in December of 2014 as a User Experience (UX) Designer. She serves as the product designer for Marketpath CMS, and the lead designer for the Pro Services division. Emily works directly with clients to establish their online marketing goals and outlines any functional requirements the custom website may need before designing client websites.

Emily obtained her Masters of Science in Information Architecture & Knowledge Management with a concentration in User Experience Design from Kent State University in 2018. She previously attended Purdue University and graduated from Purdue University in May of 2013 with a B.A. in Visual Communication Design and Computer Science. In her free time, Emily enjoys cooking, drawing and designing, traveling the world, and spending time with her family and friends.