Free SMS Texting - Its Highs And Lows
Know the pros and cons of free SMS texting and the potential impact to your business marketing campaigns
Free SMS Texting sites are being setup daily. What is in it for your business? The competition for this free service has become very competitive over the past few years. Here are the things that you should know before you engage free online SMS texting services for your business.
Free SMS texting, as the name implies, is a no-cost service for sending SMS messages from your Internet-connected PC. The main reason why this service is extraordinarily attractive to most business enterprises is because it eliminates the cost dimension in sending SMS messages. It is free-of-charge and you don't have to pay anything, ever.
Sending SMS messages from your PC, also, has the extra benefit of swiftly typing the SMS messages to your potential clients because it is undeniably a lot faster to compose your messages from your PC keyboard than from the tiny keyboard of your cellular phone.
Free as it appears, SMS texting also has some drawbacks. If you look closely, some of these services are not actually free. Some free texting service providers charge some fees to the receiver of the message. If you are sending free SMS messages to your clients, make sure you test their service first to know if the recipients are being charged some costs. If this the case, keep away from this service provider.
Almost all free SMS texting providers require you to become a member first before you can avail of their free texting services. Once you become a member by registering your own cellular phone number and the cellular phone numbers of your recipients, you will get spammed SMS messages regularly. You can just imagine how frustrating it can be for you and your clients to get spam SMS messages.
These free SMS services also do not provide for sending SMS messages in bulk. Even if some of them spam your cell phones, they don't want their free SMS texting services abused by other spammers as well. If you are sending a marketing message to a thousand clients, using a free SMS service will take long.
Finally, free SMS texting sites, are often clogged so your messages get delayed or remained undelivered. If you have an urgent announcement to make, you don't want to take the risk of your messages not not reaching your clients.
Now that you are aware of the benefits and pitfalls of free SMS texting, the decision which path to take lies upon you. If you are serious about your business, free SMS texting may not be a good fit for you. Look beyond the free service and instead weigh the potential impact it may have on your business.
About the Author
Teodolfo is an Information Technology Consultant for Amyntor Limited. Amyntor Limited's major product is ClearSMS, http://www.clearsms.com/, a web-based application that lets you send bulk SMS messages to your customers, contacts or just about anyone
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