Mobile Devices like the BlackBerry and Pocket PC are becoming ever more popular. People are moving away from the office so that they can become more productive.
As this trend continues it becomes even more popular for the webmaster or business to have a website that is friendly to a mobile device.
It's best to retain those web users and maybe even gain a few new one in the process. Website's specifically engineered for mobile devices do just that.
Why can't mobile devices use the same website as pc's and mac's?
Well the main reason is that the pages are way to large. Most websites are made to be viewed at a 1024x768 resolution or at least 800x600. Well the BlackBerry 8730e has a resolution of 320x240. It's the equivalent of looking at a map through a pinhole.
So what needs to be done? We need to lower the resolution of the web page. Because we can't expect 90% of your users that are on PC's to look at a tiny website on their screen we need to create a duplicate site.
There are a few solutions, but the best one in my opinion is to do it by hand. 1st consider why someone would be viewing your website from a mobile device? There are a few main reasons
