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Faster internet connections and lower cost on large screen monitors provide the perfect environment for indulging in quality images, videos, slideshows, chat rooms, and other dynamic tools that make your website stand out.  For most websites, it is fairly safe to assume that your customers who are using PCs and Laptops are able to view your videos, and not have to wait overly long for your page to load.

But what about visitors coming to your site from a mobile phone or other small device?  Most visitors won’t have the patience to pan back and forth for very long, so are they going to see what you want them to see before they leave?

The question is, do you plan your website to have lots of eye appeal on the big screen, or do you make it compact so your mobile visitor can find your phone number without giving up.

Fortunately, you don’t have to make that decision, because you can do both.  The latest browsers allow different styles to be defined based on the device accessing the page. For example you may want a splashy introduction video on your main website for those with large screen monitors and fast connections, a still image in place of the video for those with slower connections, and simple text and buttons only for mobile phone connections. You could also define styles for every size in between, as well as printing and rss feeds if you wanted to be a perfectionist. But in most cases 2 to 3 styles are sufficient.

So what happens if someone comes to your site using an old browser? No problem, because we define a style that old browsers will default to. Contact us for more information.