I recently came across some interesting statistics about mobile phone usage and mobile internet usage that I thought were worth sharing. Did you know that currently thirty-seven percent of mobile phone owners are using their phones to access the Internet? According to recent studies, people are mainly using their mobile phones and devices to access various Internet services and search engines or to look up information like the daily news, addresses, directions, pricing, etc. The demand for internet access on mobile phones and devices has also been steadily increasing over time. Currently, it is estimated that approximately 40% of all Internet users worldwide have Internet access on their mobile phones. It is also estimated that the number of mobile Internet users will reach 546 million by the end of this year alone. And, the forecast of mobile Internet users is expected to surpass 1.5 billion worldwide in 2012!



Given the significant and ever increasing numbers of mobile phone owners who are now accessing the Internet each and every day, it is easy to see why it has become so important to have not only an Internet website presence but also a specific mobile Internet web presence. People need to access websites daily while on their mobile phones and many of the regular websites that were created for PC viewing simply do not display properly or even at all on the small screens of these mobile phones and devices.

WAP web sites are specially created websites designed to be viewed by anyone using a WAP enabled mobile phone or mobile device. Since people who are accessing the Internet on their mobile phones do not have access to the large monitors, keyboards or a mouse like PC viewers do for viewing regular websites, it is important that mobile websites are designed with the needs of these mobile viewers in mind. Many times a mobile user is either in their car or running errands and needs some basic information quickly. They often need information such as an address, hours of operation, pricing or estimated delivery information. And, they don't want to sort through an endless amount of text that may be difficult to view or navigate through or have to tediously input a lot of information to access what they need to know. The goal of WAP web sites is to help eliminate this frustration for mobile Internet users.

In order to support the growing need for mobile web sites, there are now some affordable and easy-to-use online services available that can be quite helpful in creating and customizing WAP web sites of your own, either for business or personal use. One of the best WAP web site service providers is Mobilemo. They have a free online service or other more robust service options that are either $5 a year for Premium Personal service or $10 a year for Business service (a free 15-day trial is also incuded). Mobilemo will help you to create WAP web sites that are automatically converted to the right size, layout and format for any mobile phone Internet viewing. And, you don't need to have any programming skills whatsoever. All of their tools are extremely intuitive and easy to manipulate as well. Although it can sometimes feel overwhelming if you need to create your own WAP web sites, it is nice to know there are easy-to-use and affordable solutions like Mobilemo that are now available.

For more information visit http://www.mobilemo.com.