• Sending commercial messages to cellphones is illegal unless that customer/member has “opted in” or subscribed to hear from you. Moreover, every commercial message needs to include opt-out instructions. Since our platform takes care of the opting-in and opting-out process automatically, your work becomes much easier and simpler.
• Regular text messaging applications on cellphones have limits on how many people can be texted at once (in order to control SPAM). On our platform, there’s no such limit.
• For you to do it yourself, you will need your customers’ phone numbers, which you may not always have.
• For a small business owner whose plate is always full, this manual work will become cumbersome and time-consuming very quickly.

Granted, you may not like to text yourself, but research tells us that 275 million users in the US love it! You are missing out on a huge marketing opportunity by not engaging with your audience in a manner they want to be engaged in. Texting is more popular than social networking or email on cellphones.

Our plans are extremely affordable and you can get started for only $49/month! Plus, when you compare our service to other marketing/communication avenues, you will see that TextByChoice pays for itself many times over! Try reaching 100 people with a radio ad and you’ll see how affordable TextByChoice is (a couple $1000s vs. $5!) Furthermore, there’s no contract or commitment of any sort so if things do not work out the way you imagined (which we doubt will be the case), you can easily cancel your plan. No questions asked.

A short code is a 5-digit number.

Pros:

• Easier to remember and to market.
• Higher throughputs – no Campaign Registry limits
• Faster delivery: 30 messages per second

Cons:

• Long process to obtain: 6 – 8 weeks
• More expensive to procure and maintain
• Cannot be called

A 10DLC long code is a regular-looking 10-digit phone number used in the same way as a short code, but with additional features.

Pros:

• More affordable
• Can be called
• Now with faster throughput: 10 messages per second

Cons:

• 10DLC Registration process – can take 3 – 5 days
• TCR imposes limits based on your brand score

In SMS services, a keyword is a special word that is used in the sign-up process by your audience. We recommend that this word be related to some aspect of your business and easy to remember. Your audience subscribes by texting out your keyword to your account phone number. For example, if you own a Convenience Store, then ‘gas’ or ‘pump’ would be good choices. When used the right way, keywords can enhance your brand image because they will appear wherever you market your texting service, so make them memorable and choose them wisely.