What is Responsive Design and Why Does it Matter? [Infographic]

Did you know that if your website doesn’t have a responsive design — meaning the content doesn’t adapt to a variety of screen sizes — your SEO efforts could be affected. It’s true: Google takes responsiveness into account when it ranks your pages.

And now that 50 percent of Google’s searches come from mobile devices, responsiveness isn’t just nice to have, it’s a must.Today’s infographic, from Slide Genius, looks at some of the facts related to responsive design and search.

Let us know @ShortStacklab if this infographic has made you rethink your website’s design.

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