Heres an email he recieved earlier today.
Hi Adam,
I found your flash online a while back and I have had some questions and misconceptions that I wanted to clarify for you. I hope you decide to participate, but please read this over and let me know if you have any questions.
You can publish your flash files in our directory and earn money every month on a reoccurring basis. We have a growing number of content providers like yourself, some of whom make thousands every month already and there is no catch or cost for you.
To get started, all you need to do to upload your files is visit our Flash Wizard http://www.sms.ac/flash once you register, and follow the 3 easy steps: create a title and description, provide the link to your url in swf format, and set the price. It takes about a minute so you should have no problem. All resizing is done for you and you maintain ownership rights.
*Right now we have a new incentive for our developers just for getting involved: We will give you $100 just for submitting your first application by September 15, and you'll be entered to recieve $5,000 in SMS.ac's "Most Popular New Pod" compitition.*
We do not ask for exclusivity so you can continue to post the flash anywhere else. Our users want your applications for their homepages and to share with friends.
If you have games other than flash you want to upload, feel free to visit our developer site for the SDK and Sample Code, or contact me for things not even on the site to make building quick.
We are also about to role out a big marketing campaign to our existing 50 million social network users and to the world. This has never been done before and it will go along with some big launches about to go live on our site over the next few weeks. SMS.ac will be generating a lot of traffic in the next month and my hope is for you to upload your flash and make some money.
If you need any technical assistance, more information on our business model, or anything please let me know. I am available via email phon, or IM. (feel free to add me.) You can just get started, and I look forward to hearing form you soon.
Thanks!
Jason Wehrenberg
Technical Account Executive
www.SMS.ac
Office: (619) 817-1309
jwehrenberg@corp.sms.ac
| 741 F. Street | San Diego, CA, 92101 | USA |
MSN IM- PodKing
AOL IM- PodKing01
YAHOO IM- SanDiegoSun34
* Terms and Conditions apply. Click here for details.*
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Will it cost me anything to get started?
A. No. There are no fees or costs for you.
Q. How do users pay for my applications?
A. Users subscribe to your applications, and pay you directly through their mobile phones. Only SMS.ac has the relationships and technology to successfully bill most mobile consumers worldwide directly through their mobile phone companies.
Q. How much will users pay for my applications?
A. You choose the price for your applications. If you like, SMS.ac can help you with that decision.
Q. How much will I be paid for my applications?
A. You will receive 33% of the revenue collected for your monthly subscriptions. For Example, if you set the price at $3 per month, you will make a $1 per user per month. Mobile phone companies retain a majority portion of the revenue for use of their systems.
Q. How will I get lots of users and generate lots of revenue?
A. SMS.ac is the world's largest mobile community, with over 50 million registered users that can pay you for your applications, and it is expected to grow rapidly in the next 12 months, more than doubling in size to over 100 million users worldwide.
Q. How will I get paid?
A. SMS.ac collects the revenues from each of your subscribers and mails you a check each month.
Q. What type of applications can I publish?
A. You can publish any type of application on SMS.ac, from gadgets and games, to productivity tools and enterprise-level applications.
Q. Is my application compatible with the SMS.ac platform?
A. Applications developed in most languages can be published on SMS.ac, including C#, C++, PHP, ASP, .NET, HTML, ColdFusion, JSP, Visual Basic, and others. The exceptions are JavaScripts, applets, servlets, and the use of iFrames.
Q. How easy is it to get started?
A. It's very easy to get started. Just upload your files in the flash wizard.
Q. Will I retain the rights to my applications?
A. Yes. Your applications remain solely and completely your intellectual property.
Q. Will my applications be displayed on the users' mobile phones?
A. Yes. Soon, most applications published on SMS.ac will be available both on the Web and on the mobile handset. There are exceptions to this feature, including applications that use Flash, Java, or certain types of media files.
Q. Will my applications be hosted by SMS.ac?
A. Maybe. You must host your applications on a server you control but we will be offering hosting next week. For suggestions on no cost hosting services, contact a member of the SMS.ac Pod Development Team.
Q. How do I get started?
A. Simply register as a Pod Developer to access the SDK, sample source code, and other resources.
Q. How do I get help if I have more questions?
A. For answers to your questions, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions area. You may also contact the Pod Development Team, who will be delighted to assist you.