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Forum: Mobile Marketing 29th September 2014, 05:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,047
Posted By JTV
Re: app on iphone

Am I the only one who is a little lost in this thread? Besides the first response, there appears to be nothing of discussion going on. What do we think about functional apps that help people in their...
Forum: Offline Marketing 29th September 2014, 05:38 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,519
Posted By JTV
Re: Webdesign business model: hostgator reselling or hostgator affiliation?

I know this has been done to death already, but Terminator3018 – AVOID PAYPAL! I have tried PayPal before and they can literally shut you down at the drop of a hat, and then just ignore your calls....
Forum: Mobile Marketing 29th September 2014, 05:34 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 971
Posted By JTV
Re: is it legal to send emails and offer mobile services?

Hey there,

It seems like you are just interested in getting people an offer, not necessarily ‘spamming them with information’. The CAN-SPAM act is the best place to start. Understanding the rules...
Forum: Offline Marketing 28th September 2014, 02:43 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,538
Posted By JTV
Re: What to do if you're too scared to talk on the phone???

I think some people are making too big a deal out of this – almost like it’s a life changing experience. I have found that this is a job. And like any job, you get better at it over time. Unless you...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 28th September 2014, 02:41 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 812
Posted By JTV
Re: USA prefixes

Most places that I have seen have the prefix 001 – unless that is not what you are asking for. If you can explain what you are looking for a bit more, I am sure that we would be able to help you in...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 28th September 2014, 02:39 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,131
Posted By JTV
Re: Can you really earn with AdMob

What webstarcom said warrants repeating again. Some people think that a shortcut is going to get them a lot of money. No, the only thing it is going to get you is a lost opportunity to see your...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 28th September 2014, 02:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,014
Posted By JTV
Re: New to Mobile Advertising - HELP

I have found that I can give any type of sales pitch I want, the best way to get people to become interested is show them exactly why they should choose you. I can give you a million reasons why I am...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th September 2014, 09:21 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,508
Posted By JTV
Re: Selling phone lead gen: How to weed out junk calls?

Once again love what CageyVet is bringing to the table here. Even though there are certainly ways that you can prevent many of the calls from coming through, you are never going to have a 100 percent...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 27th September 2014, 09:16 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 846
Posted By JTV
Re: App download acquisition

Hey Jane,

You will have to be a little more specific with your question to be honest. Are you just looking for 10k downloads total or are you looking downloads in a specific store…perhaps you just...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 27th September 2014, 09:15 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,799
Posted By JTV
Re: Geo Targeting ?

Have not personally read too much about possibilities here, but it does sound very interesting. Can you just imagine the possibilities that might be amazing for people who are trying to market...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 27th September 2014, 07:44 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 403,860
Posted By JTV
Re: To buy an app or create an app?

I think some of the people here are not being realistic about the notion of ‘just learning to develop an app’. Yes, it would be ideal to be able to write your own content and publish it. But just...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 26th September 2014, 12:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 741
Posted By JTV
Re: ok i have mobile version of my site, what next?

You have not told us a great deal about your business of what you are hoping to promote. If you really need the local crowd (as in retail etc. or restaurants) then it could work with Facebook for...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 26th September 2014, 11:42 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,131
Posted By JTV
Re: Can you really earn with AdMob

I think that people can make a decent living with Admob, is it going to be enough to support yourself, that really depends. I have seen some really good ideas just fail because someone else copied...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 26th September 2014, 11:39 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,005
Posted By JTV
Re: List Of 400 international Mobile Ad Networks

This is actually a helpful list, should help people who are interested in doing this seriously have a good idea of what is available. Too many people focus on one or two networks (even if it works)...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 26th September 2014, 11:37 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 465
Posted By JTV
Re: why some offers are not allow wifi traffic?

I have found that Wi-Fi can be spotty at best. Not only do you sometimes have the problem with multiple people being able to use the service (which makes it impossible to pin down who might have been...
Forum: Offline Marketing 26th September 2014, 11:35 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,338
Posted By JTV
Re: Do you buy SEO, reputation management, or web design leads?

I think Josh did the honorable thing, reminding people about that, even though he did not really have to. I think too many people assume that just because you have a lead that showed an interested in...
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th September 2014, 10:08 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,653
Posted By JTV
Re: text message marketing

For people who are just starting out and really do not want to worry about large expenses, YepText has been fine in the past. Did your girlfriend tell you whether there was a specific reason that she...
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th September 2014, 10:03 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 875
Posted By JTV
Re: Negotiating price

Really appreciate what you are adding to the conversation there Claude. Some people assume that ‘negotiating’ or lowering your price always means that you are giving up, what if you are closing the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th September 2014, 10:01 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,123
Posted By JTV
Re: Does Newspaper Advertising Work?

I think that roypreece really summarized it perfectly almost three years ago – it depends on what you are looking for. If you have a specific niche market that actually responds to newspaper ads,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th September 2014, 09:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 604
Posted By JTV
Re: A favourited Tweet

I think you might be overthinking the importance of a single favorited Tweet, but I get the idea. However, unless you are able to advertise directly (which I think has been primarily Twitter’s domain...
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th September 2014, 09:58 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,583
Posted By JTV
Re: How to stop spam without captcha?

When compared to some of the other options available, I have found CAPTCHA to be one of the least intrusive. Yes there are other options available, but some of those are so complex that it has...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 24th September 2014, 06:13 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,845
Posted By JTV
Re: Is Mobile Advertising better than twitter.

I think that they are quite different ends of the spectrum. For example, people get on Twitter all the darn time, but let’s face it, how many people are actively engaged on their mobile at all times...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 24th September 2014, 06:11 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,083
Posted By JTV
Re: Mobile Landing Pages ?

One of the reasons that I would recommend Bootstrap is because it is straightforward enough. It allows you to get your message out there without having to understand all the bells and whistles. I...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 24th September 2014, 06:10 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,948
Posted By JTV
Re: Is sms better than Mobile apps?

The only issue that I have come across before is that an SMS seems ‘invasive’ to some users whereas others feel as though an app is something they installed themselves, therefore it should not be a...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 17th September 2014, 07:50 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,070
Posted By JTV
Re: Have You Tried Building Your Own SMS List

Good idea on the gift cards. People like gifts, they like receiving them, they like receiving them for free when their own input or obligation towards the giver is very little. But when they do sign...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 17th September 2014, 07:47 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,343
Posted By JTV
Re: How Does My Landing Page Look?

Ditto what Adrian said. People don't like giving out too much information - ask for their age and gender and they might get hesitant to subscribe. If you have the money, invest in a good design for...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 17th September 2014, 07:45 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 857
Posted By JTV
Re: How does this sms messaging system work?

You need a list of phone numbers, then a platform, like ours built on the Twilio system, to send the text messages in bulk to the numbers you have. Keep in mind, though, that telecom spam is illegal...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 17th September 2014, 07:38 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,799
Posted By JTV
Re: Geo Targeting ?

Geo targeting isn't the easiest feature to implement in a campaign, but if done right it can work very well - especially if, say, you have subscribers all over the country or world instead of in a...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 17th September 2014, 07:36 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,787
Posted By JTV
Re: Is mobile marketing worth it?

It's worth it only if you're ready to put in the necessary hours of work and study to hone your skills and put them to good use. Like with anything, really. SMS marketing isn't a "get rich quick"...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 17th September 2014, 07:33 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,231
Posted By JTV
Re: SMS marketing / text marketing advice please

You're right. Doing all of that on your phone has to be a nightmare. That's why most people who do some form of SMS marketing use some sort of white label platform to send out messages to a large...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 17th September 2014, 05:02 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,948
Posted By JTV
Re: Is sms better than Mobile apps?

Even if you don't get "caught" by the FTC, it's nevertheless wise to ask yourself what you hope to gain by spamming people with text messages. Really, you could earn much more by taking a bit more...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 17th September 2014, 03:52 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 892
Posted By JTV
Re: I need advice

Mobile is big in Kenya, and the laws are, I believe, still quite lax regarding text message marketing. It might be something you would be interested to look into. Let me know if you have any...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 17th September 2014, 03:49 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,729
Posted By JTV
Re: SMS Marketing For Restaurants

You'll need different approaches for different types of restaurants. Frankly, I think that the higher-end restaurants won't be interested at all - they would consider it tasteless to send text...
Forum: Offline Marketing 17th September 2014, 03:39 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,354
Posted By JTV
Re: How Do You Guys Beat Procrastination!

I stop any procrastination in its tracks by thinking back to what I had and how I lived before, and how I might live again in the future if I don't put in the work to support me and mine. That's...
Forum: Offline Marketing 17th September 2014, 03:37 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,076
Posted By JTV
Re: Why most of your are failing and will continue to fail....

A lot of great ideas and good discussion here. I've noticed this with some customers as well... They enter SMS marketing expecting a goldmine immediately, because they "read it somewhere". It's not...
Forum: Offline Marketing 17th September 2014, 03:18 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,764
Posted By JTV
Re: How do I Combat? "Why do I need a website? How Will it Bring Me More Business?"

Alright, like others said, it's best to not have to fight with people who seem set against a website. Better approach prospects who are more open to the idea. And, like others said, do research,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 17th September 2014, 03:14 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,229
Posted By JTV
Re: Do you Market Offline?

We do market offline, but like the Niche Man said, offline advertising is more expensive and thus demands more attention than online adv. We know our crowd - in our case, it's the local...
Forum: Offline Marketing 17th September 2014, 03:12 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,732
Posted By JTV
re: [Closed] Online Vs Offline marketing

Every industry has and needs its own approach to advertising. The online marketing industry, obviously, is going to be more oriented towards online advertising. But there are definitely cases where...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 17th September 2014, 03:05 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,437
Posted By JTV
Re: SMS marketing services

I recommend carefully considering what kind of amounts you're going to be sending, shopping around and finding out the prices that various services offer, and then thinking about how much you want to...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 12th September 2014, 04:09 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 8,046
Posted By JTV
Re: What are the Benefits of using Mobile Marketing...?

Well, there won't be many benefits unless you do mobile marketing well, not just - "eh, I'll give it a shot". If you feel like you won't have time to do some solid work on your mobile marketing,...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 11th September 2014, 05:27 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,673
Posted By JTV
Re: How To Start SMS Marketing

Well, you have to have an opt-in form on your website. Then you have to confirm again that the person wants to receive SMS's after they have opted in. That is especially important if you and your...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 11th September 2014, 05:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,266
Posted By JTV
Re: SMS - What do you charge your clients?

Imsolutionsgroup brings up a good point - you need to offer a reliable product/service when advertising a higher price to your prospects. It is often a case of "you get what you pay for", but in...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 11th September 2014, 05:22 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 3,316
Posted By JTV
Re: [SMS Marketing] Help with approaching potential clients?

This is a long shot, but I wonder what has become of Alex now. Alex, if you see this, mind giving us an update on how it's going? Thanks!
Forum: Mobile Marketing 11th September 2014, 05:18 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,948
Posted By JTV
Re: Is sms better than Mobile apps?

AUKev has got the right idea - it isn't so much about "which is better" as it is about "what do you want to accomplish?"

It might not be possible to reach as many people (like, 10,000) with SMS,...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 11th September 2014, 04:55 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,266
Posted By JTV
Re: How do I even get started with mobile marketing?

xlfutur1 has the right idea. You shouldn't try to take on and offer a bit of each service/aspect of mobile marketing, choose one and run with it. SMS marketing, for example, which is an incredibly...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 10th September 2014, 04:51 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,845
Posted By JTV
Re: Is Mobile Advertising better than twitter.

Mobile marketing is better than Twitter for one thing, but Twitter is better than mobile marketing at another. Basically, if you're doing SMS marketing, the people have opted-in and are interested...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 7th September 2014, 04:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,453
Posted By JTV
Re: Illegal Use of Text Messages in Collections Triggers $1 Million Penalty

This is why it's so important to always stay above-board in regards to regulations and the law when doing business like this. Any potential gain is not nearly worth the risk of a massive fine (at the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 5th September 2014, 04:13 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,328
Posted By JTV
Re: Where to get your clients? Read Here.

We get our clients everywhere - through the net, we meet them at real-life events, word-of-mouth, etc. An important thing that others have said is to go to real-life events - seminars, conferences,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th September 2014, 09:25 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,732
Posted By JTV
re: [Closed] Online Vs Offline marketing

Well, the thing is that with online marketing, you can reach so many more people for much less money that with offline. Especially if you count mobile marketing as being online marketing - the mobile...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 4th September 2014, 09:23 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,042
Posted By JTV
Re: I want to start with Mobile Marketing..

SMS marketing has a lot of potential if done right. In the USA and Canada at least, the law requires that the people you send sms advertising/messages to "opt in" for the service - that means that...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 25th August 2014, 09:19 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,278
Posted By JTV
Re: Best White Label SMS Platform For Twilio?

We offer a SMS marketing platform built on the Twilio framework as you mentioned in your OP title. It's a 1 time for the software, which gets installed on your hosting account for whatever domain...
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th August 2014, 07:11 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,321
Posted By JTV
Re: How Would You Market A Computer Repair Business Locally

I'd suggest creating (or updating) a website specifically for the local area, and put up short, catchy flyers with the website name and address in prominent letters. Then on the website you could...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 25th August 2014, 07:01 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,787
Posted By JTV
Re: Is mobile marketing worth it?

There are something like 14 billion mobile phones in the world, meaning 2 for each person (of course that's not the case, but it should illustrate how ubiquitous mobile phone usage has become). Even...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 25th August 2014, 06:59 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,787
Posted By JTV
Re: Is mobile marketing worth it?

There are something like 14 billion mobile phones in the world, meaning 2 for each person (of course that's not the case, but it should illustrate how ubiquitous mobile phone usage has become). Even...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 25th August 2014, 05:43 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,197
Posted By JTV
Re: SMS resellers

It's understandable that you might be hesitant to pour a lot of money into something you aren't sure will bring a return on your investment. That's the nature of investing. We offer, I think, quite...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 25th August 2014, 05:34 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,070
Posted By JTV
Re: Have You Tried Building Your Own SMS List

What the other guys said - make sure you're doing this legit, especially if you're in the US, and do your research to find out what works the best for your target audience. Contests, giveaways,...
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