Do you think it would be a good idea to tell potential customers about this? Is there not a danger that they'll think this is good enough and they don't need to shell out a couple of $100 for their own site?

Just playing devils advocate.

I'd say that you always want to own your own mobile site, that you can make yours look better and more professional (it's kind of ugly IMO) and that we can tailor it more to their needs.

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Quentin..

DAMN...Google smells the money!!! They know where search is heading!!

What would be nice....someone..(like You Quentin)...should develop a report listing the CONS of why a business should consider a CUSTOM site and NOT rely on the bastids from Google...I know I would buy it because I consider you one of the high mucky mucks when it comes to Mobile Sites

Because quite frankly...IF I was a small business business..and saw this...I WOULD use it....and in response to "UGLY"......Most owners might not care...

They have a mobile site...something they couldn't figure out for themselves..They have a mobile presence WITH their phone number that is prominent!...

BUT..this is the first Ive heard or seen it!! ..and I'm on a bazillion lists..

and with 10 damn google accounts!

Oh well...THIS still is "vellllyyy interestink"

Gary

What I am going to do......is take a friends landscaping business..and set it up with this... THEN see how well google likes it in the SEARCH results! Thats the key I think...will google give their own stuff precedence?

because the same adage holds true for mobile site..as regular sites.....IF the mobile user cant find you when hes looking for "Emergency Plumbing Repair In Kalamazoo" then you defeat the whole purpose.....

Right?

You can bet Google loves their own first and more.

Creative..thats EXACTLY what I'm thinking! but damn..I hate the bastids....maybe many of you dont remember years ago when they came through and got rid of blogs on blogger...poof..gone.....just a few days ago..Wonder Wheel...an excellent Niche digging tool..poof...gone.....

as I said...I'm gonna experiment....see what comes of it...

Of course customized websites are better then google mobile websites because you have more abilities. but you could offer google mobile websites as a freebie and then upsell. what do you think about it?

as I said in my very first post...This is where someone who is VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE(Quentin) about the ins & outs of mobile....needs to chime in.....and yes....I agree..having a true site..that you can optimize for search ....is the best method...

Me I would be using them as squeeze pages for your other mobile sites, additional service for your customers etc.

They are only good for iphone as they do not shrink and fit and some of the stuff like movies etc don't work to well.

Q

See! See! I knew he would eventually come forth! ahhhh..see..now Google doesn't tell you all that! still gonna experiment though...see how they treat it in search..

BUT..Thank You Quentin for sharing your knowledge!!

Gary

Hey don't look at this as something that will affect your business but will enhance it. It is just like google blogs and you don't see a lot of businesses leaving traditional blogs to go put it on blogger.

This is a great way like blogger to get additional exposure.

Q

Not really sure as I just found it but I would think similar to how I would use blogger and add posts etc from different businesses we do work for.

Thanks. Good for me. :x

Nothing compares to Custom Design.
Who wants to stand out and actually provide quality to their customers and visitors of their website will get customized mobile website after all.

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Custom design is always going to win out over services like this. Besides, you don't want all of your customers sites to rely on a third party service like Google.

To those who feel a little threatened by a free service like this, just think about all the free blog platforms available out there and all the people who still pay for custom blog design. Think about all the free website builders available these days and all the people still paying thousands of dollars for custom website designs.

It's all in the selling.

Your potential customers are not trolling the Warrior Forum and would probably never even know this Google Mobile website creator exists. If they were so inclined to go out and look for free solutions like this then they are not the customers I want to work with anyway. They will end up being those customers who question everything you do and take up 80% of your time for only 20% of your profits.

WOW! Is this the information Ryan Deiss is trying to get us to pay $200 for???

I think its a good starting place, but also didn't realize that these were only good on iPhones.

Thanks, Quentin, for the info!

Thanks will surely utilize this,good information.

Are there any custom mobile site builders that do not show links back to the software that built them?

I am looking for something that allows me to brand my company not the tool I use to build with and will also make the site mobile ready for ALL phones not just an iphone etc.

Actually I just realized I should have started a new thread instead of hi-jack this one. My apology. I will start a new thread.

man I went through a roller coaster of emotions reading this thread. Thought I lost everything I was working on then got it all back.

Don't know what everyone else is seeing but the link takes me to a google page that says:

Business Mobile Website
Training For Business
$67.00
Use template for 20% discount
Build Professional
Mobile Websites

Not free.

Thanks, I did not know Google was giving this service. Having it on google's domain should give a customer enough reason to have a customized mobile site on their own subdomain.

Thanks for the tip! Cant wait to check it out!

Google have also had this same free service available for regular website for some time now:
Learn more about Google Sites

Do you see many people using that? No, people are willing to pay for customized service.

I agree with you Quentin, With Google doing this, it will make customers and businesses more aware. Which is good for us!

Now, what I liked is the video. Quentin, you should make a marketing video. Or perhaps you have, I haven't been on your site for awhile. Great product and resource information however.