About Hosting Mobile Websites for Customers

Creativegirl · 10th Apr 2012, 10:29 PM

When you host a mobile site for a customer that doesn't have access to their hosting or can't get their web guy to respond, how do you redirect or direct mobile searchers to their new mobile site on your host?

Do they have to get a mobi domain?

WillR · 10th Apr 2012, 11:32 PM

Regardless of whether you use a .mobi domain or their own domain, either way you will need access to their current hosting in order to install the mobile redirect code. It can't be done otherwise. Besides, it's not very good for a business to have no access to their own website hosting so this is something you should help them with. You will need to contact their hosting company and retrieve the Control Panel details.

Creativegirl · 12th Apr 2012, 01:14 AM

Thanks. Thought it was Quentin who talked about hosting them for customers who didn't have access to their sites or hosting.

WillR · 12th Apr 2012, 06:22 AM

Originally Posted by Creativegirl

Thanks. Thought it was Quentin who talked about hosting them for customers who didn't have access to their sites or hosting.

You can host them for your clients but unless you can get access to their main website, you won't be able to automatically redirect the mobile visitors, so it doesn't really solve anything.

Kevin Z · 12th Apr 2012, 01:40 PM

WillR is right, sometimes webmasters can be pretty grumpy and can sometimes be "gatekeepers" that don't want to open the gate so easily for someone else to move into their territory. It happens all the time, best bet is to contact the webmaster directly be kind and courteous and usually they co-operate.

Hope this helps!

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Creativegirl HyperActive Warrior Join Date: 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 413 Thanks: 98 Thanked 56 Times in 50 Posts	About Hosting Mobile Websites for Customers Share on: When you host a mobile site for a customer that doesn't have access to their hosting or can't get their web guy to respond, how do you redirect or direct mobile searchers to their new mobile site on your host? Do they have to get a mobi domain?

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WillR Digital Marketer War Room Member Join Date: 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 12,471 Thanks: 2,393 Thanked 8,614 Times in 4,288 Posts	Re: About Hosting Mobile Websites for Customers Share on: Regardless of whether you use a .mobi domain or their own domain, either way you will need access to their current hosting in order to install the mobile redirect code. It can't be done otherwise. Besides, it's not very good for a business to have no access to their own website hosting so this is something you should help them with. You will need to contact their hosting company and retrieve the Control Panel details.
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12th Apr 2012, 01:14 AM	#3
Creativegirl HyperActive Warrior Join Date: 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 413 Thanks: 98 Thanked 56 Times in 50 Posts	Re: About Hosting Mobile Websites for Customers Share on: Thanks. Thought it was Quentin who talked about hosting them for customers who didn't have access to their sites or hosting.

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Kevin Z brickandmobile.com War Room Member Join Date: 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 309 Thanks: 60 Thanked 106 Times in 64 Posts	Re: About Hosting Mobile Websites for Customers Share on: WillR is right, sometimes webmasters can be pretty grumpy and can sometimes be "gatekeepers" that don't want to open the gate so easily for someone else to move into their territory. It happens all the time, best bet is to contact the webmaster directly be kind and courteous and usually they co-operate. Hope this helps!
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