Advantages And Disadvantages Of Responsive Web Design
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So, in the previous article, we have seen about what is mean by responsive web design? and whether it will be beneficial for SEO.
In this article, let me going to discuss the pros and cons of responsive web design in a detailed manner.
Without, going to much introduction, let me directly come to the point. First, let us see; what is the advantage of having responsive web design for your business.
Pros of Responsive Web Design:
1. Less Maintenance:
The responsive web design needs only one set of content. Due to that; you no need to create a separate website for every kind of devices like smartphones, iphones, blackberry phones, tablets etc.
In responsive web design the web designers using the CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) code. This code helps to swap out from the current view and can change into the viewers screen dimensions.
Once loaded, the CSS re-size the browser window (it drag the corners so it becomes either smaller or larger) and you will notice the content on the screen adjusts itself accordingly.
Since, the responsive web design has all the code for all the sites in one central area, adjustments can be done easily for any devices. It saves the money, time, manpower etc. It is one of the greatest advantage of Responsive web design.
2. Gives better user experience:
One of the main advantage of responsive web design is; it maximize the user experience on different devices. The users find it much easier to go and use the websites they are customized for the device they are using.
3. Social Sharing:
In case, if someone on a desktop computer share the links on the social networking site but the other person who browse the website cannot open that in mobile device; normally.
But in the responsive web design you never face this problem; you can easily open the link in your mobile and can share the same on the social networking sites.
4. New devices:
Since, responsive web design can easily adapt themselves according to the screen size, you need not to worry about creating a whole new site; every time a new screen sized device is introduced in the market by the manufacturer.
5. Gives good SEO:
With a responsive web design you will create only one URL for all kind of devices. Due to that your Search engine optimization will not get diluted with different URLs. So, you can easily improve the SEO ranking for your website.
6. Web tracking/analytics:
As I have already mentioned, the responsive web design uses a single URL. Due to that, instead of analyzing the data from each different websites, a single URL makes the tracking of website very easier.
7. Google endorsed the Responsive Web Design:
Recently, Google encourages the responsive web design for their mobile sites. By using responsive web design; it is easy for the Google to rank the websites in it’s search results.
Cons of Responsive Web Design:
1. Loading time:
Due to the unnecessary HTML/CSS code downloads in the mobile device the loading time is higher on the mobile. It is one of the major drawback of responsive web design.
2. Development of responsive design:
The initial development of responsive web design will takes longer time. Generally, it is much easier to create RWD from scratch than to convert an existing site.
3. Implementation problem:
The implementation of responsive web design takes a longer time than the expected time. Since it is a new concept; still some unfamiliar problems are there that we cannot fix.
4. Limited Resources:
As it is a new concept only limited resources are available. Due to that you cannot get proper solutions for unknown problems.
5. Design:
It is essential to design several layouts via wire frames with the graphic designer. Atleast, you will need minimum of two layouts, full site and smartphones.
Conclusion:
The Responsive web design is a powerful strategy in certain situations. But it is not an ultimate solution.
