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===== Tips and Tricks ===== | ===== Tips and Tricks ===== | ||
- | === Custom "Bounce" Message === | + | **Last label printed. ** By default, Dymo opens to the last label template you previously printed. This is what Dime-O-Gold uses when it launches Dymo "under the hood." You can also "force" a particular label template by designating so in Dymo LabelWriter Software as follows: |
- | Without encouragement, some of your Text recipients will //call // the number your text is from, whether out of curiousity, or to complain about getting Text messages from you… or //whatever//!\\ | + | - Launch your Dymo Label software. |
- | \\ | + | - Choose Edit (at the top), then Preferences. |
- | Rather than use the default, generic message, which simply explains that the number is being used only for outbound text broadcasts, a custom message gives you one more chance to engage your prospect or customer, to inform, or to drive traffic to your web site or sales staff. | + | - Click the Functional tab. |
+ | - Notice (below) the option to designate a specific label as the startup label? | ||
+ | - Try it out! | ||
- | Want to see what we mean? Call our corporate Text number: (248)742-7196. | + | {{http://content.screencast.com/users/StevenGraff/folders/Jing/media/8593d8be-2361-4e00-93ae-1c653f20c14e/Dymo Prefs.png?nolink&670x530}} |
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- | The cost for this service is nominal, only $50 per year. If you need to upload updates, subsequent uploads are only $25 each. | + | |
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- | === Tiny URL === | + | |
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- | Check out [[http://www.tinyURL.com|http://www.tinyURL.com]]. You’ll find a FREE service that transforms a “normal” or long URL into something only about 25 characters long. As an example, | + | |
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- | [[https://www.usps.com/business/priority-mail-express-open-and-distribute.htm|https://www.usps.com/business/priority-mail-express-open-and-distribute.htm]]? | + | |
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- | becomes | + | |
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- | [[http://tinyurl.com/oo9f8em|http://tinyurl.com/oo9f8em]] | + | |
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- | which, by redirect, goes to the same target, but is far more suitable for the small message format of Text messaging. | + | |
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- | Another option for url-shortening comes from none-other than Google, at http://goo.gl/ | + | |
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- | http://www.plain-english.com/goldsms/ | + | |
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- | becomes | + | |
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- | http://goo.gl/JGnSDT and gets appended to every Text we send. | + | |
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- | === === | + | |