Most people will see your website on a phone, often for the first time from a search or a link someone sent them. Before you share a new page, spend ten minutes checking it the way they will.
1. Load it on mobile data
Turn off Wi-Fi and open the page. Does the first screen appear quickly? If it hangs, images are probably too large.
2. Read the first screen
Without scrolling, can you tell what the business does and what to do next? Is the text big enough to read without zooming?
3. Scroll the whole page
Look for anything that runs off the edge of the screen, overlapping text, or images that are cropped oddly. Make sure nothing makes the page wobble side to side.
4. Tap everything
- Every button and link should be easy to hit with a thumb and go where it says.
- Phone numbers should start a call when tapped.
- Email addresses should open a new message.
- The menu should open, close and take you to each page.
5. Try the form
Fill it in with your own details. Check that the keyboard changes for email and phone fields, the confirmation appears, and the message arrives where it should.
6. Turn the phone sideways
Rotate to landscape and back. The layout should adjust without breaking.
7. Check in light and dark mode
If your phone has a dark mode, switch it on and look again. Logos and text should still be readable.
Keep a list
Write down anything that looks wrong, with a screenshot, and send it to whoever manages the site. Specific notes, like “the Book button on the Services page doesn’t open anything”, get fixed faster than “the site looks off on my phone”.