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| === Custom "Bounce" Message === | === Custom "Bounce" Message === | ||
| - | 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//!\\ | + | 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. | 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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| 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, | 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, | ||
| - | [[https://www.usps.com/business/priority-mail-express-open-and-distribute.htm|https://www.usps.com/business/priority-mail-express-open-and-distribute.htm]]? | + | **[[https://www.usps.com/business/priority-mail-express-open-and-distribute.htm|https://www.usps.com/business/priority-mail-express-open-and-distribute.htm]]?** |
| becomes | becomes | ||
| - | [[http://tinyurl.com/oo9f8em|http://tinyurl.com/oo9f8em]] | + | **[[http://tinyurl.com/oo9f8em|http://tinyurl.com/oo9f8em]]** |
| which, by redirect, goes to the same target, but is far more suitable for the small message format of Text messaging. | 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/|http://goo.gl/]] | ||
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| + | **[[http://www.plain-english.com/goldsms/|http://www.plain-english.com/goldsms/]]** | ||
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| + | becomes | ||
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| + | **[[http://goo.gl/JGnSDT|http://goo.gl/JGnSDT]] ** \\ | ||
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| + | and gets appended to every Text we send! | ||
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