Ringtones

Ringtones
You’re in a crowded room and suddenly you hear a familiar, though digitized, song in the background. It’s Cindy Lauper or Sting or Mozart, and it is coming from someone’s phone. Just another “victim” of the ringtone rage that’s swept the nation and the world.

Download A Free Mobile Phone Ringtone
Many mobile providers offer free ringtone downloads, others do not. If your provider does offer free tones, downloading them is a snap. Just visit your provider’s website and search for “Free Ringtone” on their site. Read our guide on the nokia n97

If your cell phone provider doesn’t provide free ringtones, you aren’t necessarily out of luck. There are some free ringtone sites that do not require you to sign up to receive one of their free cell phone ringtones. You can either use your favorite search engine to look for “free ringtone website.”

When looking for a free mobile ringtone Internet broker, be aware that some will automatically sign you up for daily text messages or paid membership that will be billed through your provider. Once you find the ditty you like, begin to download ringtone. Free tones are either sent to your phone, downloaded onto your computer or your telephone.

Creating Ringtones
Not only can you buy a ringtone, many phones allow you to create your own mobile phone ringtone. Most phones call the ringtone creator feature the “Composer.”

If your phone doesn’t have a composer tool, you can download one of the many ringtone programs available on the market. XingTone is one such ringtone program that you can try for free before purchasing for about $20. Visit the Xingtone website for more info.

Cha-Ching, Let The Tones Ring
There are a few steps you can take to make money off mobile phone rings. Once you become proficient creating phone-friendly songs, you may want to try to sell your ringtones. You could also buy and sell ringtone scripts, used to create simple ringtones. If you are really entrepreneurial, you could even set up a full-fledged ringtone store. Many ringtone businesses start by selling tones on eBay to make some start-up capital before purchasing a website and e-commerce shopping cart scripts.

If you do decide to go into the ringtone business, it’s important that you keep up to date with current trends. Some of the most popular tones right now are television and movie ringtones. In December 2006, one of the top ringtone download sites reported the most searched term on their site was “24 ringtone”, from the television show “24”. Creating a quality 24 ringtone or themed movie ringtone could be a virtual gold mine.