MOBILE SITE CREATION
When the Internet first came out it was restricted to a wired connection to a computer Eventually technology improved creating wireless Internet At that point the Internet could be accessible through desktops laptops and mobile devices without wiring This means that the Internet was now portable And as more mobile devices are getting created consumers are exploring how to increase this portability In fact wireless Internet has gotten so popular with mobile devices domain name companies have created a new extension Its called mobi
Mobi is the extension of choice for websites that are being formatted for cell phones pdas and other mobile devices It can be bought from most major domain name companies such as Godaddy or Network Solutions As far as registering a mobi domain name one would go through the same type of procedure that is associated with traditional domain names This involves first choosing a mobi domain name and seeing if it is available
If it is not available the domain name company will offer suggestions on what a person can use Either way the customer will be given another chance to select another mobi domain name Once they get one that is not taken they can proceed to purchase it The contract will last one to two years depending on what they agreed upon with the domain name company When the contract is up a person will have to renew their mobi domain name if they want to continue to keep it
So why would a webmaster decide to invest in a domain name that is restricted to mobile devices Well its mainly because they get an opportunity to center in on a market that is relatively new Since most webmasters or companies are trying to take advantage of the coms or the nets the mobi has become somewhat forgotten This means that it is prime for search engine keywords that would normally not be available for traditional domain names It can also allow a webmaster a branding opportunity for their company
However since a mobi domain name means a webmaster is creating a website specially designed for a mobile phone it cannot have the types of frills that it could have if it was being promoted on a computer Good mobile websites need to be mostly textual with very limited number of pics if any Granted plain text is not fancy but it doesnt require much loading time Mobile phone sites should also not be very large nor should they be created with frames or other more complicated layouts
A webmaster may also want to consider trying to divert the mobile website visitor to a regular website One way this can be done is by advertising the domain name that is associated with a traditional website But it must be made clear that the site will only display appropriately on regular computers Another option is trying to capture the persons email address by offering them something free such as an ebook or lowcost merchandise
When they sign up to the email subscription their first newsletter could advertise the traditional website a webmaster wants promoted By doing either of these options webmasters can still take advantage of payperclicks or affiliate programs revenue generators which may not be promoted on mobi websites due to viewing limitations with banner or text ads
There are mandatory rules mentioned all across the web that you cannot just ignore if you intend to make mobile pages that will make its way to 1 6 Billion mobile phone screens around the world today These rules once followed are suppose to benefit page owners and page users alike or give everybody a good mobile existence and experience
If you read about and aware yourself of these rules you will most likely realize that it is actually simpler to just forget everything about mobile pages and start ignoring the buzz about WAP or dotMobi than to start complying with them But if you believe with other big and small businesses payperclicks and big brands that the future traffic lies on mobile internet you have no choice but to learn the rules that are enumerated below and quoted from a blogpage on dotMobi
XHTML tags for your mobile profile
You ought to have a tag for your mobile landing page to signify the XHTML nature of your site XHTML is the preferred language for mobile web browsers just in case you did not know and this language gives mobile browsers the signal as to what kind of behavior your site wants the consumer to experience Mobile sites not implementing this rule will be turned off with due notice
Strictly No Frames
Frames in some cases screw up or break mobile browsers and produces a bad mobile experience for the users They also make navigation around a mobile site more difficult for users Mobile sites not implementing this rule will be turned off with due notice
myname mobi should be the landing page
This rule exists for the practical reason that consumers on the go do not have much chance to remember lengthy addresses or even type lots of characters on a zero to nine keypad A dotMobi page is supposed to guarantee that users need not worry about what comes before the name www something Or wap something and feed the requested mobile pages quickly and dependably Mobile sites not implementing this rule will be turned off with due notice
Now that you already know the rules you already might be looking for ways to build mobile pages that are automatically compliant with these rules
Making a mobile site has to be braindead simple nowadays for there already exist platforms that actually allow you to build your own mobile pages even when you dont really know anything about XHTML These are platforms that let you work on mobile page development processes in a WYSWYG what you see is what you get basis After all nothing can be really simpler than pointing and clicking dragging and dropping and cutting and pasting when customizing pages that you think will appeal to your kind of audience
WAP
WAP stands for Wireless Application Protocol Like the name suggested This technology is used to access and control mobile application WAP is inherited from Internet standards This protocol helps to access the web by the micro browsers installed on the mobile phones That changes the web world and now the web is also sharing with millions of WAP sites WAP uses the markup language WML not HTML to show or paint like HTML does the contents of a page on mobile browsers WML is defined as an XML application
What is WML
WML Wireless Markup Language is the new web language for making sites on mobile phones WML is used to create pages that can be displayed in a WAP browser WML is a content format for devices that implement the WAP specification and preceded the use of other markup languages now used with WAP such as XHTML and even standard HTML Pages in WML are called DECKS Decks are constructed as a set of CARDS
Why Should I Use WML
It is not necessary to use WML for making WAP sites But WML is much similar to HTML That helps you to study and understand the format of WML easy So WML is a better option to make mobile site pages WML pages have the extension wml just like HTML pages have the extension html
How do WAP Sites Differ from Normal Sites
WAP sites are not like standard web sites at all Sites written in WML are monochrome very limited and there is very little screen space Because of this you must be very careful when you are designing a WAP site as it is nothing like a web site Only use small pages for wap sites This is because mobile phones hold little memory to display pages
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