Think Mobile First

www.PlanningShop.com PlanningShop" TM @RhondaAbrams THINK MOBILE FIRST by Rhonda Abrams Is your small business mobile ready? SMARTPHONE USAGE SMALL BIZ READINESS 1.3 ACCE LESS PEOPLE ACCESS than 1/10 in THE WEB ON SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE OPTIMIZED CELL- OR SMARTPHONES THEIR WEBSITES FOR MOBILE SMARTPHONE USERS ALL NON-MOBILE SMALL BUSINESS SITES 9 OUT OF 10 $88 AMERICANS 188 $1 TRILLION LOST IN SALES USE CELL PHONES & SMARTPHONES DUE TO MOBILE "UNFRIENDLINESS" MILESTONE LAWS OF ATTRACTION 2013 IN PAST 30 DAYS 30% OF MOBILE USERS CHECKED THEIR PHONE TO DECIDE YEAR NUMBER OF MOBILE DEVICES ON VISITING A BUSINESS SURPASSED POPULATION OF PEOPLE ON PLANET MOBILE VS LAPTOPS & DESKTOPS THE TAKEAWAY 2017 100 90 80 70 YOU CUT OUT 60 PROSPECTS IF YOUR 50 40 WEBSITE ISN'T 30 20 MOBILE FRIENDLY 10 LAPTOPS & SMARTPHONES DESKTOPS & TABLETS 3 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR SMALL BIZ MORE MOBILE-FRIENDLY AFTER DESIGNING YOUR WEBSITE FOR MOBILE, RUN YOUR COMPANY ON THE GO BY: ACCEPTING MOBILE PAYMENTS 1 If you make sales away from your main location, accept and process debit and credit cards on the spot. TAKING OPERATIONS WITH YOU Transfer key business operations to cloud-based services to run your business anywhere you can get online. STAYING CONNECTED Out of the office, you need connect to email, access the Web, send and receive texts, and make phone calls. Sources: http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/mobile-technology-fact-sheet/ http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerld=prUS24314413 http://blogs.cisco.com/collaboration/more-mobile-devices-than-people-by-the-end-of-2013-is-your-business- prepared/ http://business.hibu.com/knowledge/articles/2014/feb/smbs-missing-mobile-revenue/ ©2014 Rhonda Abrams