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BBC News turned off its PC website today in favour of sending users to the new responsive design website.

The new website is designed to change the layout depending on the device used - whether it is a PC, tablet or mobile.

This move to a fully responsive website is due to 65% of visitors to the site using mobile or tablet devices.

With mobile devices becoming more advanced, the obvious has happened, mobile search has now exceeded desktop search as shown by this graph from a ComScore report.

Does it feel like your business is constantly changing to keep up with the latest technology and design trends, as well as the everyday task of satisfying consumers? Web designs and trends are evolving to boost the user experience. A website needs to be engaging, up-to-date and have fast loading speeds otherwise consumers will simply jump to the next site.

Here is a 5 step checklist outlining the latest design features and trends for 2013. Use this list to determine if your website is behind the times and if so, it may be in need of a revamp.

With the recent explosion of mobile and tablet devices, some experts are predicting that mobile web browsing will eclipse desktop browsing as early as next year. There are currently three main options for a mobile presence and businesses who wish to promote themselves in the mobile space should carefully consider the pros and cons of each.

There is close to a universal hatred of "spam mail" and so there should be. But subscribers aren't always right, they sometimes have short memories and can forget that they joined your list of their own free will, which is a good reason to keep all records of each subscription request!. Once they are presented with this information they usually accept their honest mistake and hold no malice; without this you will always be in the wrong.