2008 November

Archive for November, 2008

Run your business with the help of SMS

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

In today’s modern world, everything is becoming virtual and, as a result, easier. SMS can therefore be defined as virtual communication. This is a popular form of sending messages to people without actually talking to them face to face.

This form of communication became possible with the invention of mobile phones. Nowadays, it is possible to send SMS not only from a mobile to a mobile, but also from an email address to a mobile phone number. This is known as email to SMS or sometimes internet SMS.

There are many websites that allow you to send online text messages to a mobile phone using any popular email client. All you need to do is register with at the site by creating an email-id and paying a minimal amount as fixed by the site. Once you are registered, you send text messages to any number of recipients, all at once.

This makes the whole process cheaper as well as quicker than using your mobile phone. Email to SMS can also be used as an efficient marketing strategy as you can personalise your messages and send them to prospective customers or even existing ones.

Many companies use this process for publicising their products. Many also offer various promotions through internet SMS. All this is done very efficiently as you can send bulk messages and at very low rates. Internet SMS is perfect for developing businesses and even developed ones to gain a strong hold in the market.

Product name change….’Receive Texts’ becomes ‘Direct Response’

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

We’ve decided to rename our ‘Receive Texts’ product to be ‘Direct Response’. This is to reduce the possibility of confusion between our product offering. Direct Response is perfect for marketing campaigns or promotional events, as it allows anybody to send texts to a fixed number, and have those texts forwarded to the customers as either an email or by our API.

It has always been the philosophy at toText.net to offer full two-way communications as standard across all our products. What we found is that some customers mistakenly assumed that they need the ‘Receive Texts’ product as well as either ‘Email to Text’ or ‘Web to Text’.

This should be a benefit to all our customers, and we’re looking forward to taking all our product lines forward into the challenging times ahead.

Internet SMS convenient and better than e-mail and post

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Today, technology plays an important role in our day-to-day life. Over the past few years there have been several changes in the communication industry. In the olden days it used to take a long time to send a message from one person to other, especially if the receiver stayed far away.

With technology coming more and more into the picture, the whole scenario and ways of communication have rapidly evolved. Post and e-mails are now becoming old-fashioned methods with the evolution of SMS. SMS is an abbreviation of Short Messaging Service. Today SMS plays a vital role in the communication industry. Many people have switched over from e-mail, post and telephonic communication to SMS. It is considered as the simplest, most efficient and cost effective way of communicating with people.

Features of SMS:

  • SMS message is delivered straight into customers phone
  • You get an acknowledgement of messages reaching the recipients mobile with delivery reports
  • It hardly takes a minute to send SMS
  • No paper is used (environmentally friendly)
  • It is much cheaper than paying for paper, stamps and packaging

Internet SMS is regarded as a spam free mode of communication. Bulk SMS service can provide real time benefits to large business organisations. They can easily send messages to their employees. Internet SMS can also be used as a marketing tool with which companies can inform their customer’s about ongoing special offers. Another important advantage of email to SMS is that you can send SMS messages to many people at a time.

Online text messaging for reaching out to one and all

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Online text messaging or sending SMS via the internet is surely the most fascinating and fastest way of getting in touch with everyone. Whether the receiver is online or offline, sending messages through the internet is one of the quickest ways to communicate. You can type messages very easily and quickly using the keyboard instead of the mobile phone’s tiny keypad.

All that you have to do is to go online and type the receiver’s cell number in the designated field. The second step is to type the subject of the message while the third step is obviously to type the content of your message you wish to send. An important point to note here is that the total limit of words that you can enter is 160 characters. Finally, the last step is to choose the cellular service provider of the receiver from the given list. That is it, once you hit the send button your message is on its way to the receiver.

Online text messaging is so well designed that it enables you to send more than one message to more than one receiver at the same. Due to this feature, sending bulk messages has become very easy and quite common in almost every organisation as it is extremely cost efficient. This facility is available at a very nominal charge and is a great tool for marketing and promoting products and services. Bulk messaging serves the purpose of reaching out to the masses by the click of a single button.

Sending information made easy with email to SMS

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

There are a number of reasons why the popularity of SMS has grown and there are even more advantages of using it. As compared to sending an e-mail or making a telephone call, sending an SMS takes less time and is a discreet mode of communication. It is the perfect way to be updated with the latest happenings even during times you do not want to be disturbed.

Today, SMS is used not only for personal reasons. Through the use of email to SMS service, many companies are keeping their customers and clients informed about the latest news and happenings. Most companies are resorting to this method of communicating with their thousands of customers as it is a very cost effective method.

Companies and business are using email to SMS because of the advantages it offers. This service does not require companies to individually send the message to different people. All one has to do is select the contacts from the online address book and with one click send the necessary information to customers or even employees. This service is also great for companies that have many employees as they can quickly be informed about a particular situation.

There are wonderful benefits that come along with sending bulk messages, with the main one being ensuring that important information is sent immediately to those concerned. As email to SMS is even cheaper than regular SMS, it reduces the normal costs of communication.

Sending information made easy with email to SMS

Monday, November 24th, 2008

There are a number of reasons why the popularity of SMS has grown and there are even more advantages of using it. As compared to sending an e-mail or making a telephone call, sending an SMS takes less time and is a discreet mode of communication. It is the perfect way to be updated with the latest happenings even during times you do not want to be disturbed.

Today, SMS is used not only for personal reasons. Through the use of email to SMS service, many companies are keeping their customers and clients informed about the latest news and happenings. Most companies are resorting to this method of communicating with their thousands of customers as it is a very cost effective method.

Companies and business are using email to SMS because of the advantages it offers. This service does not require companies to individually send the message to different people. All one has to do is select the contacts from the online address book and with one click send the necessary information to customers or even employees. This service is also great for companies that have many employees as they can quickly be informed about a particular situation.

There are wonderful benefits that come along with sending bulk messages, with the main one being ensuring that important information is sent immediately to those concerned. As email to SMS is even cheaper than regular SMS, it reduces the normal costs of communication.

Bulk SMS for your benefit

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

SMS, commonly referred to as text messaging, is one of the most common forms of communication. SMS is a method by which messages can be sent to a cell phone via another cell phone, a computer connected to the Internet, a regular land line, or a handheld device such as a personal digital assistant (PDA). They are considered to be better than an e-mail as they are spam free and can be delivered faster and to the point.

Email to SMS or internet SMS is one of the best ways to stay in touch with your customers or employees and keep them informed about the latest developments, offers etc.

Bulk messaging has many advantages as it can be used to issue immediate alerts to all employees about any emergency situation. You can be sure that your message will be sent to the right person. This can also be used to send your employees’ greetings on various festivals helping you maintain the employer-employee relationship. All this can be done from a computer with just one click.

Bulk SMS through internet is a lot cheaper than your mobile phone service provider. It can also be used as a marketing strategy. Bulk messaging is very easily done and is not only convenient, but also reliable. Bulk messaging is increasing in popularity and is also being used for advertising purposes. The best part about bulk sending bulk internet SMS is that you do not need any specific technical knowledge to carry out the process.

Market your business using bulk messages

Friday, November 21st, 2008

In this fast paced world, almost every organisation is trying anything possible to promote and market their products to stay ahead of the competition. One way to reach to the maximum number of customers is to use online text messaging. In simple terms, it means to send a large number of messages through email to mobile phones. Bulk messaging is proving to be the fastest and most cost effective way for an organisation to not only introduce their products and services but also further promote them.

It is obvious that email has become an important medium of communication whether it is personal or business related. Hence, marketing through email is only the next step forward towards rapid progress.

The whole concept of sending messages to cell phones through a SMS gateway has created a revolution online. While the messages could be sent on a one to one basis, you could also choose to send to a large group of people. Another great aspect of sending internet SMS is that it is considered as a relatively spam free medium of communication. Therefore, the chance of your message being delivered is higher than with emails themselves.

The method is simple and no technical training is required, all you need is an internet based connection. Bulk messaging to market your business is a sure shot way to increasing your productivity as the cost incurred is very modest compared to the edge it provides over other competitors.

Email to SMS – a convenient way to send messages to mobile phones

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

A few decades ago, there were fewer ways of communicating with others. Nowadays as technology is advancing, we have endless ways of communicating and keeping in touch. The best and fastest way is with a text message on your mobile phone. Today it has become very simple to communicate with people all round the world. Mobile phones have become an important part of our day-to-day lives and sending SMS messages is considered to be one of the most convenient ways to communicate.

SMS means short message service. It is one of the quickest ways to communicate with anyone. The advantage of sending an SMS message is that if the recipient’s phone is out of the coverage area, or if it is switched off, then they will be able to receive the message when they are back in network range.

Nowadays, many companies make use of the facility to send messages from email to SMS. If you are sending message from your phone it takes a lot of time to type the message on the tiny keypad. If you use email to SMS, it is more convenient as you have the QWERTY keyboard. The main benefit however, is that you can send the message in bulk online.

You can send email to SMS to hundreds of recipients at the same time and even get a delivery receipt. Email to SMS is also very cost effective as you can send SMS in bulk and enjoy the savings.

Keep in touch with your customers through internet SMS

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

If keeping in touch with your distant relatives and friends is a difficult task, can you imagine how difficult it can be for big companies to keep in touch with their countless customers? As hard as it may seem, a way has been devised to inform customers of the latest happenings and to give them any important information they must know about.

Messaging is something many of us take for granted, but for many companies it is a very effective and efficient means of communication. Sending daily messages to customers to inform them about new developments and services can increase the business of a company. In order to do this, there are services available that make keeping customers updated easy. Companies can now use a service known as email to SMS or ‘web to text’ to inform customers about any new developments.

For companies that have many customers, an online address book is provided to make sending an internet SMS simple and hassle free. This service is easy to use and companies can check to see if all the contacts have been sent a particular message. They can also view replies if there are any. This service is ideal for sending bulk SMS and there are various price plans available from which the company can choose.

An online address book where all the contacts are stored makes it easy to ensure that each and every one of them receives the message and no one is missed out. Internet SMS is a wonderful way for many companies to keep their customers updated on news as it happens.