Text messaging service
for business (SMS)

You simply need to have access to a Ringover mobile number and to reload your Ringover credits to send SMS messages to your contacts, either directly or via your web app.

Text messaging has become the go-to channel for businesses, especially after the pandemic. Take advantage of our SMS for business feature to deliver your customers the experience they deserve.

The SMS sending service is available from just £0.05/SMS.

This rate covers sending an SMS text message of up to 160 characters, from a French Ringover mobile number to a French GSM mobile.

The cost of sending SMS messages is set out in our pricing rates and varies depending on the type of message and number of characters. If it contains special characters or if it exceeds 160 characters, the price of sending the SMS will be increased.

For more details and tips on how to manage your usage, check out this article.

The use of SMS in business is varied. Here are a few ways you can take advantage of mass text messaging services:

• Run deals and offers.
• Send customer support updates.
• Request for feedback.
• Send appointment reminders.
• Use as a two-factor authenticator.
• Share order delivery confirmation and updates.
• Use for SMS marketing.

The opening rate of SMSes is 98% compared to emails. And you need to compose messages that hit the bull’s eye. Here are a few tips to write attention-grabbing business emails:

• Defining your communication goal and the tone.
• Compose a concise message.
• Introduce your brand and personalise the message.
• Proofread the message and click the send button.

Pro tip: It is better to use active voice over passive one and add any relevant links that can offer the recipient more information if required.

SMS campaigns have the power to turn things around for your brand. Your brand can use SMS for marketing by sending customers and prospects updates about new products, deals, coupons, or anything and everything that helps turn prospects into customers while retaining the existing ones.

Here is a use case for an example:

Once the buzz around Game of Thrones, an HBO TV show, died down, the company saw a decline in their subscription.

When the prequel was announced, HBO created an SMS marketing strategy. They sent regular text messages to fans, reminding them to subscribe to the service until the show was released.

Unsurprisingly, within the first two months of launching the campaign, HBO had about 70,000 subscribers.

SMS for business or business SMS is a short text message sent by business organisations to promote their products or services. Business SMSes can be used to share coupons, discounts, or important shipment information with consumers.

No. A mass texting service provider will not be able to offer you the service for free. There is an associated cost charged by telecommunication companies which the service providers take from their customers.

If a website claims to offer bulk text messaging service for free, beware. They could be covering the cost by selling your data to a third party or there will be limitations to the number of texts you can send. They could even be scamming you.

The cost of mass texting services can range between $39 to $79 per month. The prices may vary based on the number of SMSes you choose to send in a month. You can also opt for pay-as-you-use pricing if that suits your marketing plan and budget.

To text a lot of people at once, you need to have an app that allows you to do group texting or mass texting. Examples would be Signal, WhatsApp, or Ringover.

Once you have an app that allows bulk messaging or mass texting:

• Compose your message.
• Choose the contacts from your contact list and click the send button.
• You can also type or paste the number in international or local format..
• International format example: +447520633003 or 00447520633003 if the recipient is in the UK.
• Local format example: 256 584 2044 if the recipient is in the USA.

There is no difference between an SMS and a text message. SMS, an abbreviation for Short Message Service is a text message sent from one cellphone to another. Typically, an SMS is limited to 160 characters.

Some of the best apps you can use to send mass texts include:

• Ringover;
• ClickSend;
• Textedly.

Some of the best texting service providers are:

• Ringover;
• ProTexting;
• Podium;
• EZ Texting;
• TextMarks;
• SlickText;
• Twilio;
• Tatango;
• Zingle;
• Thryv;
• Salesmsg.