TXT Messaging business - hook a brother up!
 

I was looking at the bottom of http://tour.samanthagauge.com/ and I see the TXT messaging image deal.

Mayor always has the good shit.

I want in. How can I offer that?

That's a sweet feature.
Porn + technology = ownage.

thats pretty neat :) i was thinking of doing something similar for my comedy site :winkwink:

Always has, you know that :thumbsup

ok , I admit, this post was retarded, Im sorry Lensman...

No, he always has. The guy is a genius.

Not the cheapest thing in the world to do, but it's only really three steps:

1. Buy / build an SMS platform. I'm actually in London right now working with the http://www.mkodo.com team with advice for their next release.

2. Partner with an SMS aggregator, such as http://www.simplewire.com

3. Purchase a shortcode and get it approved by mobile carriers.

I'm doing awesome with mainstream mobile marketing, definitely look into SMS aggregators if you're looking to offer something similiar. There's quite a few in the USA and a lot of them offer recurring memberships but be prepared for a 40-60% fee from the telco's.
WG

Well I didnt mean he wasnt what you said, i just purely meant my post was exactly what you said really....Mayor is a smarty pants alright...

Tell Rochard to give me a job...

Good start, thanks for the head's up

Hey Lens,
why does not search function work when i search for "DVD content" ? :Oh crap

Have been trying for two weeks now :error

that's pretty slick indeed :thumbsup

Lens.. send me a txt message and I'll message ya back.., .50 cents per message you send me... 3.50 per message I send you.. Its a win win situation

Thats badass, I want in too.

Its a pretty good business in the UK and Europe, downside is that the mobile operators take the Lion's share of the revenue.

Tip: If you do get into, make sure you get your own short code number, a lot of the companies offer shared short code numbers, so for example if you send 'lens' to 55566 they get a picture of you. But if they make a typo and send 'len' instead you don't get paid, but the company with the short code does.

and that works in one country? 10? always the fun side of the sms biz as nothing works worldwide and you're left with 20% of the cake if you're lucky enough to cash out after the 6 month holding period...

Hooray. I got an exit off that link. God I hate those things. Otherwise known as scraping the bottom of the barrel for traffic.

Lens,

I'll have our guys hit you up in the morning. 365 Mobile proudly does business with Mayor and would love to earn your business. :)

I agree. :thumbsup

If anyone can do this with Japanese phones (in japan - lol), please hit me.

Lensman,

hit me up, we have been doing this since 2003 in Europe, company is Mobile Interactive. Note that adult and text messaging in the USA is a NO GO, the rest of the world however it's party time :-)

Do you offer this worldwide? For how many countries is this short code valid? What restrictions are there to the content?

Good luck with this, hope you get it sorted :)

Be sure whoever you choose can guarantee your payments as it is not funny paying your webmasters for months without getting paid yourself :2 cents:
Depending on who you go with, you can expect to wait up to 90 days EOM from the purchase before you get paid.
I would suggest you use "voice dialer" instead where you can get your payments guaranteed, and only use SMS if you find someone that will guarantee your payments, IE: paying weekly

Highly recommended LENS - Blue Eyes is a genius with this

we can also provide that service worldwide since 2002. If interested just hit me up at icq #280 480 957 or contact me by mail [email protected]

to discuss the case and the details

hit Harvey Kaplan up - he showed me this last week, it's his -
http://www.chargemymobile.com/ AFF is doing great with it i hear.

ICQ 150-092-593

Hit me up!
 

Ask Ace...You want to talk I am in Stockton too....



I can HOOK YOU UP with That

Text Juicy to 45389 and see what you get heheehehhe

That's a pretty good feature, yo!

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Lens,

Wanted you to check out http://365hotties.com it's another offering we have on top of what you have seen we do with Mayor's Money site http://samanthagauge.com

From many of the posts, people are familiar with PSMS in the US and at a 10,000 foot level, these items are pretty accurate. However, to make $$ in this business and not hemorrhage away all profits, there is significant technology and processes required:



1. Content formatting and rendering for various carriers and handsets

2. Message/content delivery and scripting engines

3. Stored value and subscription administration

4. Premium SMS transaction reconciliation, client reporting, and payout
accounting

5. Risk management including white list/black lists, velocity checks, etc.

6. Integrating your SMS platform with monitoring and implementing actions relative to carrier response codes for PSMS

7. Understand and work within carrier compliance guidelines and the Mobile Marketing Associations ?Code of Conduct?!

8. Shortcode carrier applications, implementation, provisioning and administration


It can all certainly be accomplished as we have built it ourselves?however, it has taken years and an enormous amount of capital, resources and hard-knocks experience. And we have a background in technology and transaction processing?

Anyone interested in what we offer please feel free to contact me on ICQ 21239908 or email anthony at 365billing dot com.

Is that for the US or UK?

US at this moment, we are in the process of international implementation.

Cheers!

Well, what you do is register a domain like GoTxtYourself.com and take the stuff Mayor did, with his colours and everything... and put something very similar on it... and then...

:winkwink:

curious how they can offer you that in the US, because adult content on cell phones is a NO GO. I know verizon gives no shortcodes if you offer adult content/ or text chats.

We follow strictly the guidelines setup by all US carriers. Feel free to contact me for me information.

You cant.. carriers wont allow it and even tightened restrictions here recently.. if somehow you manage to get by their screeners who provision your application.. you will get cut off soon enough. Even text chat applications that are 'by letter' not adult, but 'in spirit' are adult related (ie chat apps primarily used for sex chat etc) will get denied. Its crazy. Verizon is the most restrictive carrier of them all.. they are all about being the 'fundamentalist friendly' phone network.

Actually Mutt, it's not his. Samantha Gauge's site uses 365 Mobile http://365mobile.com for her solution, as all http://mayorsmoney.com sites do.

Haha, next time copy the rest of the quote too... Mutt clearly said that chargemymobile.com is harvey's:

I must have read that wrong then, to me, it looked like Mutt was saying that the text service was Harvey's.

Either way, thanks for the bump. :)

I would rather have video than a picture.

Damn. Did you see his chat bot girl on the "live cam" on the tour? That has to fool most surfers! Brilliant.

Brad