Responsive Design
Your website automatically adapting to look good on any device.
The Tradie Take
Responsive design is like having a toolbox that rearranges itself depending on whether you're carrying it to a job site or working out of your van. The same tools are there, just organised differently for the space you have. Your website does the same - same content, different layout for phone vs desktop.
Definition
Responsive design means your website automatically adjusts its layout to look and work well on any device - desktop, tablet, or phone. Elements resize, menus restructure, and images scale to fit the screen. It's essential because over 70% of tradie searches happen on mobile. A site that's not responsive forces mobile users to pinch-zoom and squint - and they leave.
How It Works
- 1 Your site uses flexible layouts, images, and CSS media queries
- 2 Content reflows to fit the screen width - desktop gets columns, mobile gets stacked
- 3 One website serves all devices (no separate mobile site needed)
- 4 Google prioritises responsive sites in mobile search rankings
Tips for Tradies
- Test your site on an actual phone, not just by resizing your browser
- Make sure buttons and links are big enough to tap on mobile (at least 48px target)
- Most modern website builders use responsive design by default - check your theme is mobile-friendly