.mobi Development ideas for Draft.mobi

[scandiman]

Seeking some detailed development ideas for draft.mobi. Any thoughts?

 

[oxford11]

Seeking some detailed development ideas for draft.mobi. Any thoughts?

Scandi - what did you have in mind?

I'm thinking house plans. People could view houses on their mobi and then you can show them the plans(drafts)

Business plans at draft.mobi

draft.mobi - Best Beer in Town - see how they're ranked! If you go with this one, you owe me a cold one.

Adult idea (read at your own risk)
Niche porn site with pics or vids up girls skirts. drafty. or nips through shirt. nippy

That's all I got.

Ox

 

[scandiman]

Thanks Ox, I was leaning towards a pro sports draft angle but your ideas are interesting. I'm curious where you are located because this word may have different implications in different parts of the world.

 

[oxford11]

Thanks Ox, I was leaning towards a pro sports draft angle but your ideas are interesting. I'm curious where you are located because this word may have different implications in different parts of the world.

I'm in Connecticut, USA. Where you from?

draft as in meaning a player was drafted in the first round? That could work.

Very popular here in the US, is the term draft beer.(not from a bottle) from a keg.

Ox

 

[cobo]

Ox is cracking me up with the drafty skirt stuff. But I think a beer site or a sports draft site are both good possibilities. Not sure which. A tossup! But maybe after a few drafts, I might go with the drafty skirt thing. hehe...

 

[nrmillions]

Make it into a site where you type you zipcode and it shows you all the good bars near you with their drink specials or something.

 

[scandiman]

I'm in Connecticut, USA. Where you from?

draft as in meaning a player was drafted in the first round? That could work.

Very popular here in the US, is the term draft beer.(not from a bottle) from a keg.

Ox

I'm on the Left coast, state of the Governator As far as beer goes, over here it seems more common to talk about it being "on tap". Regional language differences are interesting.

You are right about the sports angle, NHL, NBA, NFL, fantasy drafts, etc.

Any thoughts on a military angle? I'm not seeing the money in it though. If the US ever reinstates a military draft then it would be a huge search term in that regard.

 

[oxford11]

Ox is cracking me up with the drafty skirt stuff. But I think a beer site or a sports draft site are both good possibilities. Not sure which. A tossup! But maybe after a few drafts, I might go with the drafty skirt thing. hehe...

oh, like you didn't think of it! Cobo... it's almost Friday. My mind has started to wander.

Make it into a site where you type you zipcode and it shows you all the good bars near you with their drink specials or something.

I really like this idea! Could work. Hardest part is getting all the bar names together and putting them into a database. I like it.

Scandi... I just had a cigarette and a moment of brilliance. Going on your pro sports draft idea. You could have polls going for who will be drafted into the pros. and a forum for folks to debate who's going where. The main page would have different sports links to a more concentrated area. ex...

nba.draft.mobi
nfl.draft.mobi
nhl.draft.mobi
soccer.draft.mobi (here in the US could be mls.draft.mobi or in UK epl.draft.mobi)

I think you get the idea. Is that what you were thinking.

I'm on the Left coast, state of the Governator As far as beer goes, over here it seems more common to talk about it being "on tap". Regional language differences are interesting.

You are right about the sports angle, NHL, NBA, NFL, fantasy drafts, etc.

Any thoughts on a military angle? I'm not seeing the money in it though. If the US ever reinstates a military draft then it would be a huge search term in that regard.

Sorry, I was typing while you were posting and you seem to have answered my question or maybe you can see the future! Precious minutes i'll never get back.

We use on tap too: Like what do you have on tap? But we also use draft: Like what kind of draft beer do you have?

Any thoughts on a military angle? I'm not seeing the money in it though. If the US ever reinstates a military draft then it would be a huge search term in that regard.

Won't ever happen imho. Plus i'm not sure i see the $$. sports = $$$$

In my never ending quest to know more about Scandi, I already asked for your location, how old are you? If that's too personal, pm me. I'm engaged to a woman, so please nobody get any ideas.

Member's ages: could this be a new sticky thread.

 

[scandiman]

Glad to see we are thinking along the same lines regarding the sports angle. It's probably the stronger angle so far, though I probably know more about beer than sports (and I have the spare tire to prove it )

Any pro-sports draft junkies out there who could suggest specific monetization ideas for draft.mobi?

 

[Pred]

what about the military angle?
recruitment

 

[scandiman]

what about the military angle?
recruitment

That is a possibility, how would you suggest monetizing that?

EDIT- also, the way I see it, recruitment and the draft are opposites.

 

[oxford11]

what about the military angle?
recruitment

Arnie... put your guns away If your talking military specifically, probably not the best monetization avenue.

 

[Traveler]

I think the sports angle is the way to go. I can see the subdomains now:

nba.draft.mobi
nfl.draft.mobi
nhl.draft.mobi
mlb.draft.mobi

Nice Name!

 

[scandiman]

Thanks to everyone for the input! Seems like the sports angle is materializing to be the favorite. Going with the sports theme, what is the monetization angle? Lots of content with PPC ads or is there something else to consider? I'm not a sports junkie so any input input is appreciated.

 

[thebiffenator]

I like Draft to be about beer Maybe make it a college Barfinder kind of site for specials. For example Start at "Penn State" or any other "State college in your local state" and list all of the Draft Specials for the local bars of the week, happy hour ect... and move on from there.. who knows maybe offer free cover charge with the site ct...... Mostly all college kids drink draft beer and maybe a good place to start.

You can probably have a form set up to so the local bars can email there new specials ect.... Just an idea.


One more idea, if it takes off, charget the bars for adspace or for a listing ect.. But start off small with some local colleges if you decide to go this route.

 

[scandiman]

As much as I like beer (note earlier self deprecating spare tire comment), one thing that is steering me away from that angle is google. When searching draft, there is not a single beer reference in the top 100 results. It is almost all sports and politics, sadly no beer. So the beer angle would be a significant branding exercise that goes against the current of search results. Also the OVT provides some guidance, of the top 20 results, no beer references at all. So I think I will have to go with the flow on this one and stick with sports. But the monetization still eludes me, beyond PPC. To all you pro sports draft junkies, what would you like to see on this site and how would you want to use it?

 

[cosmik debris]

I also like the sports angle. Is there such a thing as fantasy draft leagues ? Just a thought. By the way, if you decide to go the military route.....draftdodger.mobi is still available.

 

[buckshotdots]

sports draft

When I first read it I thought of beer, then sports (made me want to grab a beer and flip on the hockey game) but what is huge is those fantasy hockey/footbal pools. I listen to sirius nfl radio and they are always talking about next years draft for their fantasy picks. You could set up a fantasy league and also have a part that is dedicated to the real drafts- real time, get texted as the draft is going on maybe?

gary-

 

[scandiman]

When I first read it I thought of beer, then sports (made me want to grab a beer and flip on the hockey game) but what is huge is those fantasy hockey/footbal pools. I listen to sirius nfl radio and they are always talking about next years draft for their fantasy picks. You could set up a fantasy league and also have a part that is dedicated to the real drafts- real time, get texted as the draft is going on maybe?

gary-

I've heard of fantasy sports and mock drafts. Do people pay to participate in this stuff? Why do they do it? Any sports junkies out there who know about this stuff who would care to share your thoughts on how it works and what would be compelling features for mobile use?

 

[000]

I've heard of fantasy sports and mock drafts. Do people pay to participate in this stuff? Why do they do it? Any sports junkies out there who know about this stuff who would care to share your thoughts on how it works and what would be compelling features for mobile use?

Yes, many people pay for participating in fantasy sports if there is a prize involved.

I really like the sports angle best for this domain. Not real sure about the whole fantasy sports thing, though, because drafts and fantasy sports leagues don't really go together that well (sure, each fantasy sports season begins with a draft, but that's about it...). The #1 best use I can think of is a draft center for the NFL and NBA Drafts (perhaps the MLB and NHL Drafts as well..). You could have scouting reports, stories about interesting draft picks, a live draft tracker, etc. The only problem with these, though, is that these drafts only happen once per year per sports league...but if done right, you could make the most of each draft and be successful.

NFL Draft: April 28-29 (http://www.nfl.com/draft) - HUGE EVENT!

NBA Draft: June 28 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/index)

MLB Draft: June 7-8 (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/important_dates.jsp) - I don't think that this is a very big event...nothing like the NFL and NBA ones anyways

NHL Draft: June 22-23 (http://www.nhl.com/futures/index.html) - Not a big deal at all I don't think?

So the NFL Draft would be your biggie, followed by the NBA Draft. That's because college football and basketball are so huge that there are always lots of great prospects, etc. College baseball and hockey aren't such a big deal, and consequently the drafts aren't a big deal (someone correct me if I'm wrong).

Hope this helps, and I wish you the best of luck with your developments!

-Tom