Gateshead's first ever mobile ready business directory

Aug. 23, 2011 - PRLog -- Contact:
Richard Hopwood
Gateshead Business Directory
08444 144731
enquiries@gatesheadbusinessdirectory.mobi
http://www.gatesheadbusinessdirectory.mobi

Gateshead's Newest Mobile Business Directory Launched August 2011

Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, August 2011 — Gateshead's first ever mobile ready business
directory GatesheadBusinessDirectory.mobi launched in August 2011.

Bringing the newest innovation in website technology to help local businesses
capitalize on the emerging growth in smartphone Internet users.

In a poll conducted last year by the Pew Internet and American Life Project it was shown
that 38% of all US cell phone users access the Internet via their cell phones daily. Facebook
recently reported that of their now 500 million users almost one-third of the posts to the
social network are coming from mobile phones. "When you think about it there are three things
everyone carries with them when they leave their homes now, their wallet or purse, their keys
and their mobile phone. Everywhere you go now - you see people constantly staying connected
by either text messaging or browsing the internet using their smartphones.

"It's been our goal since day one of this project to offer local area businesses a mobile
ready listing that a smartphone Internet user can at the click of a button dial the business
directly and also to get exact driving directions to their place of business" said Richard.
"Less than 1% of all websites online today are mobile ready, with this mobile ready business
directory we are bridging that gap here in this area."

Smartphones are readily available to everyone now that most of the major mobile network
providers are offering them as incentives for new connections and upgrades for existing customers.

It is becoming increasingly important for small businesses to promote themselves with
non-traditional outside-the-box strategies." said Richard, "We've recognized for
over two years the growing trend of mobile phone and Internet usage here in our area, but
the cost of marketing through this new medium up until now was just out of reach of most small
businesses.

For additional information contact: Richard Hopwood on 08444 144731 or by email at
enquiries@gatesheadbusinessdirectory.mobi.


Gateshead's Mobile Media business directory will provide a complete mobile ready business
listing that will help local businesses to be more readily found by today's mobile Internet
users. While most businesses may not have mobile ready websites they can now be found in this
growing market of smartphone owners looking for quick and easy access to information on products
and services through the GatesheadBusinessDirectory.mobi website come August 2011.