Adding an icon for you site to your Apple iPhone home page with MyAnswers solution 2011

One of the neat tricks with the Apple iPhone I like to show others is how I can add a custom icon for my site to their Apple iPhone. In the captured image of my iPhone you'll see the icons I've created for a number of my sites. You can find all these sites on JustLocal (http://www.justlocal.com.au/).

Now anyone can easily add one of my sites to their home page. Then my site has an easily recognised icon and they can go straight to my site. Adding a link to a site is easy with the iPhone. Making a custom icon appear on the iPhone is the cream on top.

In MyAnswers solution 2011 I provide the changes you need to make to your web page and how to create your custom icon. It is very easy once you know how and requires no special software.

Imagine you're talking to a client. They have an iPhone and they want to know your business details. You ask them if they're happy if you add your site to their home screen on their iPhone and in a couple of steps you are now conveniently located on their iPhone. That's a great way to promote your business.

Now here's an exciting example of how you can add a web site to your iPhone and make money.

I run a service called Virtual Profit Sharing (VPS) where a number of businesses share a generous portion of their profit if you refer business to them. My business is included. It is free to become a Virtual Profit Sharing member. Once you're a VPS member you get a web site link and unique code which lets the business know the referral came from you.

On my iPhone I've added my VPS member link to my home screen. It is the red icon in the top left. Now when a person needs a business card, editing, computer equipment, computer consumables, or a range of other products and services, with a single click, I can go to my VPS member page and pass on the details of the enquiry for a friend or colleague. This helps my friend, the business and I get a bonus for helping both of them.

As an example the other day I was talking to a business owner who wanted a second hand computer as they're computer just died and they wanted something fast and cheap. I clicked on my VPS member icon, selected The Computer Wholesaler, filled out the information with the business owner and sent the referral on helping The Computer Wholesaler and the business owner.

Now you know you can do it, you can get rid of those boring icons that are automatically created when you add your site to your Apple iPhone. Use an exciting custom icon and leave a professional impression of your business.

Kelvin Eldridge