The cable companies and the telephone companies can fight it all they want but the people are going wireless. They're tired of being bound to their desk chairs and couches and modems. Not only are the masses taking their Internet with them, they're doing it with their cell phones. And we're not just talking iPhones here, we mean all smart phones, from Blackberry to Treo and beyond.
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"Mobile money is being made. Surely a clever adult webmaster like you can figure out a way to cash in on Mobile Money, porn or no porn." |
The cell phones of today are literally mini PCs, capable of live chat, user personalization, email and browsing the World Wide Web. Remember all the stuff your new PC or laptop could do five years ago? Well, now your cell phone can do the same things, only on a smaller screen. What's more, payments for cell phone goodies go through the customer's service provider. Money is being made without wires and it's time you got yourself some of that Mobile Money!
I hear you skeptics grumbling in the back. I know what you're saying.
"There's silly old Titmowse again, pimping the cell phone thang. She's a fool! Nobody wants to surf a paysite or hit a free site from a cell phone! She's crazy!"
Well, if I'm crazy, then so is most of Europe and Japan and just about any industrialized nation except the U.S. America doesn't give up her existing monopolies easily, that is, until she figures out how to exploit a new technology and turn it into a new monopoly. Luckily, her capitalist core is firmly embedded in with customer demand and the bottom line.
More people have cell phone coverage than they do DSL/Cable access. From a study commissioned by the GSM Association, the AFP reports that 80% of the world's population has cell phone access. The GSM study also predicts access will reach 90% by 2010 and that eventually, access will reach 100%. By contrast, budde.com informs us that the US has hit a plateau for PC/Laptop access of 70%. Overall, a little more than one billion of the worlds six and a half billion people have access to the web, or roughly 17.8%.
Mobile money is being made. Informa Telcoms & Media forecast that advertisers will spend 11.3 billion dollars on mobile in 2011. They also claim that more than five billion commercial ringtones were purchased in 2006. Users are paying for games, wallpapers, pictures, jokes and more. Hell, in Europe they're buying sodas with their cell phones. Surely a clever adult webmaster like you can figure out a way to cash in on Mobile Money, porn or no porn.
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For example, why not sell sexy cell phone wallpapers or dirty cartoon games to the millions and millions that want a quick bit of bawdy fun? What's stopping you from advertising those sex-chat/text-message services we're all used to seeing advertised on late night cable? If you're a paysite owner, why not lure cell phone users with sample pics and trial memberships via their handy dandy handhelds? Keep current members happy. Send them a text message from one of your site's hottest models. Tell them about updates to favorite content by sending the info directly to their smart phones. Notify them that their subscription is about to expire, thus expanding your customer service capacity.
As for the who, what and where, look no further. Here are some links to Companies that will lead you on the path to Mobile Money goodness:
Waat Media offers all sorts of mobile content that you can offer to cell phone customers. Games, pictures, jokes, you name it, they got it. Top notch mobile solutions for you.
Content, billing, conversion to WAP-friendly formats, these folks do it all. Chat, audio, video, customization, SMS, content management, we're not kidding, they really do it ALL.
Check out our Mobile Solutions section for payment options, programs that pay affiliates to promote cell phone content and discover links galore that lead to Mobile Money for you!
The cell phone market is bigger than the web market. At the moment, most cell phone users want their extras short and sweet. We're not saying that you can't build a full-on porn site for wireless handhelds. We're just telling you how things are playing out right now. If you have a nice paysite, why not upsell some ringtones? If you're an affiliate-type webmaster, try building a gallery or free site that promotes cell phone content. If you're search for a billing solution for foreign traffic, the dialer/SMS option might be a winner. The rest of the world is already Mobile. It's time you go after that Mobile Money!