Are You Mobilized?
So what are the benefits of being mobilized? You have access to any Internet site with a .mobi extension on your personal mobile handset. You are no longer tied to a desktop or laptop to access the Internet.
Information and purchasing power is literally at your fingertips anywhere anytime.
How Big is the Mobile Internet?
- There are 1 billion more mobile phones worldwide than there are computers.
- U.S. mobile Internet users increased 73% from May 2006 (23.4 million users) to May 2008 (40.4 million users). -- Nielsen Mobile
- Mobile Internet use in the U.S. accounted for $1.7 billion in revenue in Q1 2008 (more than $5 billion in total revenue in 2007). -- Nielsen Mobile
- Juniper Research predicts there will be more than 1.7 billion mobile Internet users by 2013 up from 577 million currently.
- 2 billion users will purchase goods over their mobile phone by 2013 predicts Juniper Research
How Does the Mobile Internet Benefit Me?
The mobile Internet is growing to more than accessing maps, a social network, or even purchasing music, ringtones or wallpaper. Now there are leading news agencies on the mobile Internet (CNN, USA Today), books to read on the commute to and from work (Global Reader) and recently even the ability to do some banking transactions. As one tv commercial aptly points out, a person can do banking while climbing a mountain!
Data from Nielsen Mobile suggests that for some brands:
"mobile traffic provides an average 13% lift on total audience over home PC traffic alone."
What this mean is, if a website gets 1000 unique visitors from a PC or laptop, by adding a mobile site to their brand, the total cross-platform audience on average, adds an additional 130 more visitors!
How Does Business Etiquette Intersect With the Mobile Internet?
Let's look at an example. Your boss asks you to represent the company by hosting a table at a charitable event with invitations extended to nine of the company's diverse clients. You arrive at the event, greet the clients in the lobby and as the clients are mingling you walk in the ballroom to locate the company table. Suddenly, your jaw drops. The table is a maze of forks, knives, spoons and some tableware you don't even recognize! At this point you wonder, how am I going to navigate this table terrain without an Emily Post handbook?Well, the good news is, the etiquette information is accessible on your mobile handset. By accessing http://BizQ.mobi and downloading the place setting pointers, you now have instant knowledge to avoid the flatware follies! You can breathe a sigh of relief and gain comfort knowing a potentially dubious dining dilemma is diverted.
My goal for the BizQ.mobi brand is to give business professionals instant access to key business etiquette protocols giving them an incisive edge in dealing with clients and conducting business.
8 Tools To Get Mobilized
- mobiSiteGalore
- mobiSiteGalore offers a free basic mobile website builder. Choose a template and add content. Products can be sold with this tool.
- Wapple
- If you want more options in a mobile website builder look at Wapple's platform. Their product offerings have grown significantly in the last two years.
- Bango
- Bango is the best payment option for the mobile Internet. They offer a free starter package for brands that want to test the market.
- AdMob
- AdMob is one of the leaders in offering mobile advertising solutions. Tool is simple to use.
- Fierce Mobile
- Read, read, read! The mobile Internet market is growing by leaps and bounds. Stay informed of the latest trends and developments.
- Mobile Marketer Newsletter
- A great daily newsletter on how brands are using the mobile Internet.
- Certified .mobi Developers
- Whether you choose to use a tool to build your mobile site or hire a marketing agency or individual, I highly recommend verifying they are a certified .mobi developer.
- 10 Mistakes in Mobile Marketing
- Want to avoid some mistakes in mobile marketing? This site offer insight on the topic.

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