Creating your own mobile site can be very helpful. It could serve as a homepage for you or for students. Often it's easier to add a link to a homepage than it is to enter the address on a mobile device.

If you know HTML or use HTML software like Dreamweaver of NVU, you could make your own mobile site and post it to a web server. Here are some tips:

• Avoid complex formatting
• Limited use of tables
• Link to other mobile sites
• Include a limited number of images
• Images are scaled down for a small screen and for a small file size
• Do not include audio or video
• Break up long pages into a series of shorter ones
• Text is in one column
• Learn from other mobile sites. Here are some samples.

If you don't want to mess with HTML, there are free online services that can help you build a mobile site. Each one has different features and options. You might choose one or two to meet your needs.

Mob5	dotMobi	Winksite	Wirenode
Easy-to-use editor to insert links, text, images, and news feeds. You can control the font size and color and inserting images is a a very simple process. Mob5 hosts your site and gives you a URL.	dotMobi has a great Demo Movie for how to create your site. dotMobi FTPs your site to a web server. You have to provide the domain name. If you don't know what that means, this might not be the option for you.	Feature-rich mobile site creation. You can add text, links, forums, surveys, news feeds, and more. With a survey, you can get instant results by refreshing the page. Winksite hosts your site and gives you a URL.	Easily create a site that will work on any mobile browser. The sites look great also on iPhone and iPod touch. Includes widgets for news feeds, galleries, and more. This is my favorite mobile website creation service and it's free!