From Mofuse To Mobify For Deneil Merritt Mobile Version

by Deneil Merritt on June 30, 2009


After setting up my blog to be mobile ready with Mofuse for my mobile visitors. (Believe it or not, we all have mobile visitors) One of my mobile visitors (@ricky709) contacted me on twitter to let me know the mobile version of my blog wasn’t working. I checked it it seem fine. I told my girlfriend (Lala) to check it on her phone. It wasn’t working. The only thing a mobile visitor could do is read the home page.

With Mofuse, the home page is links to the posts. So a mobile visitor gets nothing. I remember that John Chow made his blog mobile ready with Mobify. So I quickly went through the steps and made the switch. The mobile visitors can access the site now but they get a really plain look.

I ask my web designer to make me a nice logo, So I can add to the header of the blog and the mobile site. Its going to show the love I have for my name, poker, and being an internet entrepreneur. I got you wondering right now huh? Well you all are just going to have to wait like everybody else. (Even me)

After I made the switch and deleted the mobile version from Mofuse. I found the news post on their site about why it was messed and how to fix. lol, too late. I already moved to a better site. I just can’t seem to find where to add google adsense to my mobile version. Why do I care about google adsense for my mobile version? It was making money! :)

I recommend switching to Mobify. Not because I did it, do it because Mobify is better than Mofuse. I really hate comparing sites but they both provide the same thing but Mobify a little more flexibility.

Which one you made your blog mobile ready with? and why?

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bbrian017 June 30, 2009 at 11:49 am

Ok Deneil, I don’t use any right now but I will follow you and I will make my blog mobile friendly! I think it’s of most importance to allow potential mobile visitors to visit my blog. I’m going to use the one you changed to and see how it works out.

Jezz following and reading your blog has made me want to blog I’m so excited!

I await your next article!

Brian

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Extreme John June 30, 2009 at 1:20 pm

Excellent tip, Im happy I didn’t load the other one up yet. I will be getting a mobile version going here shortly.

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Curious Little Person June 30, 2009 at 3:15 pm

My blog is not mobile ready yet – will try out mofuse

Cheers
Sandeep

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Deneil Merritt July 1, 2009 at 3:30 pm

Yeah, I believe some users will benefit from your site but a little advise. Go to your competition and see all the features they offer that you don’t offer. I hope you can add those features because at the moment your competition got you beat.

Keep me updated, I have no problem writing another post about Mofuse.

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bbrian017 June 30, 2009 at 3:29 pm

Deneil is there any reason you don’t just use a mobile wordpress plugin? I seen a good one named The dotMobi WordPress Mobile Pack. Have you looked into that option?

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Caden Grant June 30, 2009 at 5:53 pm

At least you got it fixed now. I need to set up a mobile version of my site as well.

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iWrite2Know July 1, 2009 at 3:14 am

It’s nice how technological advances change the face of communication. Mobile Blogging is definitely the next thing in blogosphere.

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George Serradinho July 1, 2009 at 7:24 am

Just read this and I will be changing ASAP, thanks for sharing :)

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John Sullivan July 1, 2009 at 10:42 am

Ah man I’m on one of these mini notebooks and came by and was thinking maybe I could talk you into doing a guest post on the benefits of setting up your blog for mobile and then DAMN I see where all the cool
bloggers have been hanging out as I scrolled down the list of
commenters.It’s always good to see good things happen to good people;)
Thanks nice post

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David Berube July 1, 2009 at 12:35 pm

What was wrong with your mobile site with MoFuse? Did you try to contact support regarding this?

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Deneil Merritt July 1, 2009 at 4:18 pm

Do whatever you feel.

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David Berube July 1, 2009 at 12:51 pm

Also, please email me with your problem so that I can ensure it does get fixed. Regardless whether you’re using MoFuse or not, other users can benefit from it.

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Deneil Merritt July 1, 2009 at 4:18 pm

I was using it, how you think I was with mofuse at first?

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Mikes Sumondong July 1, 2009 at 4:20 pm

oh deniel I was trying to talk to bbrian who “loves” wordpress plug-ins

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Mikes Sumondong July 1, 2009 at 4:07 pm

I use mofuse and so far it’s working fine for me so maybe not the right time to transfer but with John Chow, I think I need to consider it as well.

Thanks!

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Deneil Merritt June 30, 2009 at 12:15 pm

Yeah, making your blog mobile friendly you will slowly get more mobile visitors. Of course make the mobile visitors you already getting happy.

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Deneil Merritt June 30, 2009 at 2:19 pm

Yeah, Mobify is an awesome site to provide your mobile version. I can’t wait to see how your blog looks on a phone.

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Deneil Merritt June 30, 2009 at 3:23 pm

I highly recommend you go with Mobify.

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Mikes Sumondong July 1, 2009 at 4:08 pm

I think curious little person wasn’t reading your post at all!

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Deneil Merritt June 30, 2009 at 3:45 pm

I wanted to provide my mobile visitors the best user friendly version of my blog. I don’t know if a plugin can do that. I have not looked into the dotMobi wordpress plugin.

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davis|Fiberglass Pools July 1, 2009 at 5:37 am

Thanks, I also wanna to know this. I know that its a new thing for me. After reading your article it come in my knowledge.

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Deneil Merritt July 1, 2009 at 8:01 am

Yeah, pretty easy to do it. Only take around 2 minutes.

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Deneil Merritt July 1, 2009 at 8:04 am

I wouldn’t say the next thing, I would say its now. Whenever something becomes available to bloggers. Its no longer the next thing, its the now.

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Deneil Merritt July 1, 2009 at 8:05 am

You welcome, I am glad you like it and learned something.

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Deneil Merritt July 1, 2009 at 8:06 am

lol, cool. If you customize your mobile version right. It will look just like your blog.

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Deneil Merritt July 1, 2009 at 11:06 am

lol, I will put you on the list of bloggers I need to do a guest post for. I am trying to get all the guest posts done by the end of the summer. I would really like to get them done by the end of the month. So check your email inbox often. You never know when I will send you a guest post.

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Deneil Merritt July 1, 2009 at 3:23 pm

I said the problem in the article, and no I didn’t contact support. I found the answer to the problem in your site news section.

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bbrian017 July 1, 2009 at 3:43 pm

I checked both and don’t like either of them! The word press plugin is far superior

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Deneil Merritt July 1, 2009 at 3:54 pm

To each its own my friend.

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Mikes Sumondong July 1, 2009 at 4:08 pm

Mofuse has wordpress pulg-in that cn automatically detect if the one who’s vieing your site is using a phone. have you heard about that?

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Deneil Merritt July 1, 2009 at 4:16 pm

No, I think he was just thinking about money.

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