| SMS or short message service as it is also known as | | | | cheaper if a business sends more web SMS |
| a way of sending short text messages to and from | | | | messages. This makes it even easier to stay in |
| a mobile phones. Today, this form of communication | | | | contact with customers at a fraction of the price. For |
| has expanded and users now have the option of | | | | many businesses this can mean that sending out |
| sending SMS messages via the web. For businesses | | | | special offers and time sensitive discounts can be |
| this means that contacting customers has never | | | | made simple and straightforward. |
| been easy or as cost-effective. So how can web | | | | · Businesses who trade with countries all around the |
| SMS help your business? | | | | world will be able to make the most of using Web |
| · Web SMS is much cheaper than making a regular | | | | SMS as sending text messages to customers who |
| phone call using a dialler system. All that is needed to | | | | are abroad is usually the same price as sending a text |
| send messages straight to your customers is a | | | | message to a person in the same country. |
| customer’s mobile phone number and a web | | | | · Many of the Web SMS providers also offer |
| SMS provider. | | | | reporting tools as part of their web SMS package. |
| · Web SMS is a fast method of contacting | | | | These reporting tools will enable business to keep an |
| customers and potential customers, sending an SMS | | | | up-to-date contact list by removing any old numbers |
| message is much more straightforward than trying to | | | | and it will also show a business which customers have |
| contact the customer via the telephone. Text | | | | replied to the text messages that they have sent. |
| messages are always received by mobile phones | | | | Utilising such reports can help a business to fine tune |
| whereas phone calls can be easily missed or avoided. | | | | their web SMS campaigns so that they get the best |
| · The business is able to send hundreds or even | | | | out of every single message that is sent. |
| thousands of messages using Web SMS at any one | | | | · Web SMS looks set to become one of the |
| time. This saves an enormous amount of time when | | | | primary methods of businesses to communicate small |
| it is compared to using the telephone. For a business | | | | messages with their customers. It is fast, easy, |
| to be able to call thousand of its customers it could | | | | effective, efficient and it is all for a very reasonable |
| potentially take weeks using call centre staff. With | | | | price -something which is of key importance to any |
| Web SMS it can take less than an hour to reach a | | | | business owner. |
| massive base of customers. | | | | Now that you can see just how beneficial using Web |
| · Businesses also stand to save huge amounts of | | | | SMS can be it is clear to see why Web SMS can help |
| money when using Web SMS as providers will offer | | | | any business to move forward and contact more |
| various payment pricing plans which work out | | | | customers. |