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| ===== Tips and Tricks ===== | ===== Tips and Tricks ===== | ||
| - | === Custom "Bounce" Message === | + | Coming soon! |
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| - | 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//!\\ | + | |
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| - | 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. | + | |
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| - | Want to see what we mean? Call our corporate Text number: (248)742-7196. | + | |
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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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