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Direct marketing is  very lucrative as the sellers see tangible results immediately . You can increase the sales for  your work at home opportunity by sending targetted SMSes to interested persons.

In the current economic conditions, Sciphones are  a cost effective replacement for Iphones.  You can conveniently check the features of different  Sciphone models  like the Sciphone i68+ 3G Quad band Cell phone, Sciphone S18 Quad Band Dual Sim cellphone,  Sciphone Dream G2 Tri-band Cellphone and Sciphone i68+ Dual Sim Quad Band Cell Phone  and  order online  at  Twift.com for prices ranging from $99 onwards.

For transferring SMSes between 2 Nokia phones, you can first  upload all the messages from the old mobile to free online service like Zyb and then download all the messages to the new mobile.

Alternatively, you could try Nokia’s PC Suite application which features a backup application which back ups SMS messages as well. You could then download them into the new Nokia

To send a free SMS, you can some times go the mobile service provider website and send an SMS to any mobile on their network.

Alternatively there are websites like textmefree.com which have a list of free SMS websites.

To find the latest cell phone trends and prices  in certain markets, you can go to the website www.phonescoop.com

It has details of  a large variety of phones from different manufacturers with prices.  You can compare the features side by side.

I  have signed up for few of the paid to receive SMSes websites to check their offering.   One of the websites has tie ups with local merchants and offers coupons for making purchases.  This helps the merchant track sales.  They also send alerts about local shopping events like discounts on purchases and special dinners.   However, the ads are not targetted towards the user profile,  I would rather receive computer specifications than dinner coupon details.

In many countries, though the number of mobile users is high,  Value added services (VAS) have not taken off in a big way.  This is because though the content providers spend a lot of time and effort developing content for the mobile phones,  they are unable to deliver it to the end users unless they have a tie up with the telecom companies.  In many countries, the content providers get as little as 30% of the revenue they generate.

There are many free SMS websites worldwide, but most allow the user to send free SMS only within a particular country, since they have to ensure compatibility with the various cellphone companies there.  In many cases, the  receiver of the SMS is charged by the mobile service provider for receiving the SMS.

Since most countries have started maintaining do not call registries, it is difficult for marketing to advertise their message using the mobile network. To overcome this problem, many have starting programs where users get paid for receiving SMSes. Their target audience are usually students and housewives , who have a lot of free time and wish to earn some extra money.

Most offline communities or networks use physical products which have a finite cost related to their raw material, manufacturing costs for every unit that is produced. This limits the profit margin for these products and the company’s profits also vary depending on the variation in the input prices.

Unlike physical products, software products can be replicated at almost no cost to the original developer of the product. The main cost is related to the initial coding, testing and marketing of the product. Once a software product has a large user base, the customers are forced to pay for customisation or regular upgrades to the software. This is why some of the most profitable companies today are software companies like Microsoft, Google and Oracle.

Setting up telecom networks involves a lot of expenditure in both hardware and software by the telecom provider. A part of this cost could be recovered by building virtual communities which are accessible for free only to subscribers of the particular network. Users of other networks can access these services only by purchasing a prepaid card, but may instead prefer to become direct subscribers instead.