I’ve been doing research on domain names lately and it hit me. .mobi domain names are going to be popular very soon. Look at prices for PDAs/smartphones, they are dropping rapidly. Right now the prices are free to $99 for an entry level device. For example, the Blackjack 2 and Treo Centro are two devices costing less than $100, or even free in some instances. With PDAs/Smartphones, the #1 thing people will want (besides the phone service) is a data plan. Without that, the phone is almost useless and functionality is reduced.

That’s when I got to thinking, “What do people need? What will people want?” The answer, a functional web page that serves a purpose. With that in mind, I decided to buy http://www.nettest.mobi and make it into a network testing site. You can ping, run a whois, check domain availability, etc. all on that page. You don’t need to download anything either. I thought it would be quite handy for IT professionals when they don’t access to a computer. I can even think of a few instances when I needed such a tool.

Another website I plan to build is http://www.birdguide.mobi for all of the bird watchers. Think about it for a minute. You’re outside with no computer, but everyone keeps a phone on them. Wouldn’t it be great if you could pull up a web page on your phone that had pictures and descriptions of the birds you were looking at? It also eliminates the need for a field guide if you’ve got an all in one reference in your pocket.

So, in order to succeed, I went from thinking, “I like this, I like that,” to, “What do people want? What do people need?”

Be sure to checkout http://www.nettest.mobi on your phone!

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