If you are a homeowner whose looking to move home no doubt you will have found that fewer than half of estate agencies in the UK have a mobile-compatible website! According to a survey by Move with Us, this is despite the growing popularity for mobile web surfing and it predicts that mobile browsing is expected to overtake traditional web-use by as early as 2013.
The survey, which was conducted among independent estate agents from the company’s partner network, revealed that only 40% of agents surveyed have a mobile-compatible website and over 70% of the remaining agents did not expect that they would invest in a mobile website at any point in the near future.
Move with Us is urging estate agents to start investing in their websites now to ensure that they are smartphone friendly in order to keep ahead of the competition. In a competitive business environment, agents need to ensure that they are adapting quickly to their customers’ needs and upgrading to a fully functional mobile website will make a huge difference for their business in the future.
Robin King, director, says: “Many estate agents will find themselves losing valuable business because potential customers are unable to access their website and view it in a clear and formatted way.
“Mobile browsing is quickly becoming the way of the future and it is set to overtake the traditional desktop surfing sooner than we think. Our survey has clearly shown that a lot of estate agents could benefit from developing a mobile-compatible website to help generate more leads , especially when we consider that an increasing numbers of homeowners are already using their smartphones to research their next property move.”
More information: www.movewithus.co./uk