I'm tasked with putting together a very simple mobile friendly web site of my aunt's RV resort page for this Spring.

Any advice?

Initially (until I figure out how to detect and direct users), I will be offering a link to her mobile version. It's a very simple page -- I'll be doing it all by hand for the moment.

Any advice on screen width? Emulators for checking the results?

Thanks!

..c..

You can pick up some hints here:
http://mobiforge.com/designing/blog/240 … resolution

My experience with sites for mobile devices is to avoid graphics i.e. text only. Also use strict simple HTML output (no flash or javascript). I generally only use <a>, <u>, <br /> & <hr /> tags if possible I also usually use a mobile or mobi subdomain i.e "www.mobile.GreatestWebsiteEver.com"

The reason to avoid graphics in content instead link to the images is two-fold (although they are becoming less relevant every-day).

1.) mobile devices generally don't have a lot of bandwidth (with Rev A & LTE this is becoming increasingly irrelevant, although there are still people using 1xrt and analog for data)
2.) many mobile devices have crummy displays and "custom built browsers" so it is impossible to determine how (or if) any particular device will display your content. This also is the reason for very strict and simple HTML.

Hopefully, the popularity of devices running Android, iOS 4, and Windows Mobile 7 will help change this but..... have you ever tried to convince Gandpa to upgrade his 10 year old cellphone?

If you wan to see what I consider a very good example of a mobile website check out cell.weather.gov

Last thoughts,

Microsoft has a bunch of free Windows Mobile and Windows CE emulators in their Windows CE and Windows Mobile SDKs.

Both Google and Bing maps support to a certain degree mobile devices you might incorporate one of them into your site. I remember using Google once about 3-4 years ago for a mobile site because it could incorporate several devices embedded GPS recievers with a free download, i.e. turn-by-turn navigation directions in real time, which I thought had a certain "COOL!" factor. Unfortunately, it was a little to complicated for most users and had to be pulled.

Qualcomm for quite a few years was really pushing a technology called BREW, I wouldn't waste much time on learning it today. I feel that it is already obsolete technology (but it's gurus have posted a lot of great ideas for mobile content in those forums).

Have fun!