Everyone buzzes around of a template to be responsive. But did you know what to find exactly in a so called responsive template that everybody offers. Ok, we will cut short the discussion and straight forward talk about what exactly you should look when you are going for a mobile responsive eBay template.
The visually important fact of the entire design is layout. Fixed layout where in the templates are built in a specific size and it will not change immaterial of screen size. If you open them on a desktop screen it will work fine, but hard to say about laptop, tablet or a smart phone.
You will have to scroll up, down, left & right to see every inch of the store. There will be difficulty in reading. The images might get distorted and lose its clarity. You may not be able to read the text. On the whole you end up a crash landing.
Now What?
Always go for an optimized display layout that is compatible with every media devices. These responsive layouts have the tendency to change according to screen size.
Do not use two different set of stores or templates, one for desktop & laptop and other for tablets & smart phone devices. This will increase your cost for building & managing two different stores. It is better to have one rather than two in the bush.
Use ready built or custom made templates with advanced features to enrich user experience.
The layout must be touch enabled and zoom free. Touch features must be highly sensitive.
The design must consist of better readability features and shall auto update to your existing listings. If not you will have to manually update and that will be time consuming.
It must be optimized to load at lightning speed. People online hate to wait. They will immediately switch over to your competitors.
Schedule an analysis to see how much of mobile traffic you get each day with your current design. This will help you upgrade the responsiveness of your templates.
The template design shall be real time responsive engaging online visitors. This is very vital. If your visitors are not entertained you will lose them.
The design layout shall be highly attractive. Don’t use noisy colors. They should be beautiful enough to lure your visitor and push him/her to explore other features of your store.
Finally, it should be friendly with your mentor – eBay.
