A Novel Way to Monetize your Blog or Website with Mobile Content - Courtesy of SMS Affiliates

    LEICESTER, ENGLAND, March 29, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The idea is the brainchild of start-up venture SMS Affiliates, who operate a mobile billing platform on 10 U.S. carriers, including AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile. The company provides customized text message subscription content for a wide range of websites who wish to augment their existing revenues.

Company spokesman Mickey Lossiter explains 'We carefully researched this sector and realized that most mobile content offers were of little interest to consumers. Typical content was an IQ quiz, and the costs of the service were often not clearly detailed to the subscriber. This was one of the primary reasons for the 'ScamVille' complaints recently reported by the industry press'

SMS Affiliates has created a 'Go Live in 10 Seconds' product, where a live, mobile content service can be created by the website or Blog author in under 10 seconds. The company offers a choice of text content that matches the theme of the website. This covers a wide choice of subject material, including business, job and interview tips, dating and romance, and health and diet. If a website requires mobile content about a very specific subject, then SMS Affiliates can create this with in a few hours, thanks to their team of in-house editorial staff.

Some major technical and administrative challenges were also successfully overcome. To launch a new text message subscription service in the U.S. typically takes about 12 weeks, and requires extensive technical integration and carrier certification testing before the service can go live. SMS Affiliates applied for, and was granted certification for a wide range of text message content that can be priced at any of 4 different customer tariffs, from $2.99 to $9.99 per month.

'We've jumped through the technical and administrative hoops' says Lossiter, 'and our customers can now enjoy automatic creation of a new subscription service by simply entering their email address on our website and selecting the theme for their mobile content'.

The company manages all aspects of the service, from content creation and customer support, to revenue payout each month. By operating the service on behalf of their customers, SMS Affiliates also ensures that all carrier compliance requirements are adhered to.

Lossiter is confident that their new monetization service will be a winner with websites and blogs, regardless of their traffic levels, because there is no set-up fee or monthly management charge. The revenue created by customer subscriptions is paid to the blog or website owner less a commission fee.

SMS Affiliates is currently rolling out 'Go Live in 10 Seconds' to other territories, including the UK and Australia, where it is expected to be available by May 2010.

SMS Affiliates develops and manages mobile content monetization services. For further information, please contact us at [email protected]

Website: http://sms-affiliates.com

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