Mobile First: Why Your Website Needs to Be Designed for Phones in 2025

It’s no secret that mobile browsing has taken over. Whether people are scrolling while waiting in line for coffee or researching a service from bed, your website needs to meet them where they are: on their phones.

In 2025, mobile-first design isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity.

What Does "Mobile First" Actually Mean?

Mobile first design is exactly what it sounds like: designing your website starting with the mobile version, then building up to desktop. It’s not just about making things fit on a phone screen—it’s about optimising the entire experience for users on smaller devices.

This approach ensures that your website is clean, easy to navigate, fast loading, and focused on what your visitors are actually trying to do whether that’s booking a service, sending an enquiry, shopping your products, or learning more about what you offer.

Why Mobile-First Matters:

Here’s why mobile-first design should be at the top of your website priorities this year:

• Over 70% of website traffic now comes from mobile devices

• Google uses mobile first indexing meaning your mobile site is the primary version they assess for rankings

• User expectations are higher than ever if a site takes too long to load or is hard to navigate, most people won’t hesitate to come off.

If your website isn’t mobile friendly, it’s not just a design issue it’s potentially loosing your clients.

When I design websites, mobile optimisation is part of every project from the start.

Here's what we focus on:

• Clean layout and navigation

• Readable text without zooming

• Tappable buttons and links with plenty of spacing

• Fast loading times

• Images and videos that resize properly across screen sizes

Already Have a Website? When was the last time you tested it on your phone? Do a quick check:

• Is it easy to find the menu?

• Can you read the text without squinting?

• Are your services, products or contact options easy to access?

If you’re finding problem areas,  your potential clients probably are too.

Time for a Refresh?

If your site isn’t keeping up with mobile expectations, I can help. From subtle design updates to full website redesigns, I create clean, strategic, and user friendly sites that work beautifully across all devices.

Ready to make your site mobile-first (and future-ready)?

Contact me today:

Email: claudia@claudiastone.co.uk

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Claudia xx