Mobi Sites
A short while back a friend of mine was sharing the concept of Mobile Friendly Websites. I have always considered my website to be Mobile Friendly. Not knowing exactly what he was referring to, I asked for more info. Than he shared with me a number of business websites, than said lets take a look at them on your Mobile Phone. Needless to say, they were very hard to navigate, read and many components simply didn’t work.
Over the past 5 or 6 years I have dabbled with building and maintaining a few sites. Being intrigued with technology as I am, I decided to start looking at different sites on my phone. WOW, What an eye opener! Knowing that you only have a few seconds to keep someones attention, I knew that this was wrong. Have you ever looked at your site on your Mobile Device?
Here is a Mobile Site solution that another friend, “Rob and Glyna Humm shared with me. Now try it on your mobile phone! ”www.makeitmobile.mobi” They have done a wonderful job marketing it to businesses in their area. What a GREAT Tool! Thank you Rob and Glyna!
Here is my Mobi site that I was able to create in less than 15 minutes. I have the ability to change it on the fly. wmjhartman.mobi.
Take a few moments and look at the site than give me some feedback. Next, take a look at your site and see if it needs any changes. Please feel FREE to contact me personally if I care share anymore information.
Sincerely,
June 17th, 2011 at 8:18 am
Hi Bill – Now you are going to challenge me to get back to my blog:) Great post and thanks for the mention. Mobile websites are awesome!
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Bill Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 6:47 pm
Thanks Glyna,
You and Rob were very instrumental in getting me to start learning about Mobi Sites.
I recommend that people should visit your site at http://fusiononemarketing.com/
Thanks my friend
Bill
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June 18th, 2011 at 2:57 pm
Hey Bill,
I still have some time left on my “dumb” phone but I know my next one will be smart. I get the whole concept of making a site mobile and, of course, that is the way it’s going. Certainly, don’t want to be left behind.
Thanks for the insights.
RICK
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Bill Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 6:48 pm
Rick,
Thanks for leaving a comment.
Once you start using a smart phone, you will wonder why you didn’t do it sooner.
Bill
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June 18th, 2011 at 5:06 pm
Hey Bill,
Seems like a great idea, just wondered how much it takes to run this software on my smart phone. The more software I have put on my phone the slower is seems to go. I guess I will need a 4G phone soon. Anyway, it is a great idea to have something like this on your phone to do maeketing on the fly.
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Bill Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 6:49 pm
Joyce,
You would be surprised at the ease of use on your phone. Check out Glyna Humms site above and she can give you some great tips.
Bill
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June 20th, 2011 at 3:52 pm
Hi Bill,
I can honestly say I am not “mobile” these days – in part because I didn’t need to be in the job I left a few months ago. I can certainly see this is something I need to invest the time educationing my self on in the future. Thanks for the information and I look forward to learning more!
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Bill Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 6:50 pm
Marquita,
I think in the near future you will see more and more people using mobile! Keep your eye on the future with this one!
Bill
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June 22nd, 2011 at 3:46 am
Thanks for the great resource Bill,
I have heard of mobi websites and I know that some sites work well on phones and some…well, tragically.
The more prevalent smart phones become, the more essential that our online presence plays well with phones
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Bill Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 6:51 pm
Paul,
I think that the future is headed that way. More and more businesses are starting to head that way. If I can ever be of help, please let me know.
Bill
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June 22nd, 2011 at 1:17 pm
Hi Bill… What fun! I took a look at the Mobi site you created and it’s awesome. Going mobile is something we really have to take seriously and although I’m not there yet, I know it’s something I have to get onto… just beginning to do the research to upgrade my phone. Ahhhh, another learning curve challenge coming up! Thanks for the inspiration and links.
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Bill Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 6:52 pm
Loren,
You should take a serious look at this, it can really change the way you connect with business. Glyna Humm left a post above, I would recommend that you look at her site http://fusiononemarketing.com/
Bill
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June 24th, 2011 at 1:53 am
I have bumped onto sites that do not look very good on a mobile phone and for some reason it never occurred to me how mine might looks like.
I am glad that I am aware of it now and in the next opportunity I will check it out.
Thanks for sharing this Bill.
Much love, light and joy,
Sigal Zoldan
Clinical Hypnotherapist & Master Results Coach
http://blog.sigalzoldan.com
http://AttractYourTrueLove.com
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Bill Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 6:54 pm
Sigal,
Thank you for leaving your comment. You could really make a mobi site work for you if you tried. Check out Networksolutions for an easy site to build.
Bill
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June 26th, 2011 at 6:48 am
Hi Bill,
It is definitely a MUST in today’s time to make your site(s) mobile. By increasing nombers of users surfing the net ONLY by mobile phones you would loose a huge chunk of NEW CLIENST if you wouldn’t. I looked myself already into getting my site setup for mobile phones and still have to finalize my actions. For WordPress Blogs there are several plugins available which can help as well.
Thx again for rasing this topic.
All the best,
Alex
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Bill Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
Thank you for leaving a comment, sorry it took a while to respond. Look forward to connecting.
Bill
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June 26th, 2011 at 6:36 pm
Hello Bill,
I agree that mobile access to the Internet is going to grow tremendously. I haven’t done the whole .mobi thing yet but have made it a point to avoid Flash content (which Apple devices cannot display yet) as well as keep layout simple to navigate. Definitely something we all need to keep in mind. Thanks!
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Bill Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 6:57 pm
Eldon,
I agree with the flash thing, I also use apple! Check out my mobi site i recently built that is easy to navigate and uses NO Flash.
http://www.wmjhartman.mobi
Bill
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July 1st, 2011 at 4:10 am
As far as i know mobi is a top-level Internet domain used for Web sites that supply content to cellphones and other handheld devices with tiny screens. The mobi suffix was introduced in 2005, and the first registrations were accepted in 2006 from members of wireless trade organizations. See Internet domain name. Anyway thanks for sharing us your knowledge
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Bill Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 6:58 pm
quiblia,
thank you for sharing a comment here. I appreciate the post.
Bill
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July 4th, 2011 at 3:23 am
hi Bill,
this is an eye-opener for me and told me to visit my own site and check if its mobile friendly.
Thanks for the sharing.
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Bill Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 6:59 pm
adrian,
I hope you found your site mobile friendly. If I can help in any way please let me know.
Bill
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July 6th, 2011 at 7:49 am
Hi Bill….thank you for sharing this great tool. It totally agree with you that mobile sites are becoming increasingly important, especially for local businesses whose info is often sought after whilst on the go. I have been using a plugin on my blog to make it mobile friendly, but this site looks interesting and I will be checking it out further.
Louise
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Bill Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 7:02 pm
Louise,
Thank you for such a GREAT response. Check out Glyna Humm at http://fusiononemarketing.com/ Glyna and Rob do an amazing job with Mobile Marketing.
Bill
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July 16th, 2011 at 5:45 pm
Bill,
This is amazing technology and will have a huge growth. Everyone is looking for a better faster way to manage sites. This is a great venue to approach this situation.
Also, having a video tutorial site is in competition. Lots are popping up all over the place. People find it easier to do a quick video to get their message to the masses. It’s working with email along the side.
Thanks bill, for sharing usable information and I look forward to the next amazing find.
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Bill Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 7:07 pm
William,
This is so true! I have a couple of businesses here in Fort Wayne that are using Mobi Sites through Network Solutions.
As to Video! I’m locked in on http://www.talkfusion.com/1359130 Having a tremendous success with Clients and Networking Groups here in town.
My greatest success in DRIVING traffic to the mobi site has been with Text Messages that include a link that opens up a COUPON on the mobi site.
I use http://www.izigg.com/bill for this feature.
Bill
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August 16th, 2011 at 12:56 pm
Hey Bill,
Can you see me hanging my head in shame? I have been frustrating when trying to navigate several business websites from my mobile phone but I have done nothing (yet) about making sure that my website is mobile-friendly. I assumed that it would take a lot of time and I really wasn’t sure that my target audience would visit my site from my phone. I am going to try one of the new solutions that I have found and start tracking usage to my sites for the next 90-days to see how many people are visiting me from a mobile browser. If I am getting a lot of traffic, it would make sense to ‘advertise’ that fact on my website also, right? Thanks for the kick in the pants I needed to make sure I am meeting customer expectations, instead of doing what it simplest for me.
Have a good week! Allegra
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Bill Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 7:09 pm
Allegra,
I would be more than happy to give you some assistance on this project! I could steer you in the right direction for you. Let me know if I can be of assistance to you.
You can connect with me all over my site or you can text billhartman to 90210 for immediate contact info.
Look forward to connecting some more.
Bill
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