INTRODUCTION:
The fastest and most effective way to advertise your product or service is through text messages. Mobile advertising is the biggest business opportunity now that needs to be tapped here in Nigeria. The potential of this mode of advertising and marketing is growing as GSM subscribers are growing each day. Now we over 50million GSM users in Nigeria.
HOW WEB SMS WORKS
GSM gateway technology is incorporated into a customized website which enables users to send bulk messages at a click of a mouse. You can also store GSM numbers in phonebooks online, Customers names and other relevant information in a database. You can send messages to over 1,000 numbers at a time and the message delivered instantly. The charges could be as low as 3 naira per message. Companies like the banks have incorporate this SMS gateway into their system
Customized Bulk SMS is a message(i.e 160 characters or letters) that bears the name of any company or individual as a sender and could be sent to millions or more at once.Example of such messages is those messages sent to your either by your mobile operator or Bank to notify you something or information.GTbank do send such message to their client regularly via phones
HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN WEB SMS BUSINESS
Like I mentioned earlier, mobile advertisement is a big business with great potentials. You will make huge amount of money in it as a reseller or as a representative of a web SMS development company abroad.
As a reseller you will have a customized website with your own domain name or name of business for selling SMS to your customers. As a representative you will be the link between the company and resellers here in Nigeria.
In each case, the company will give you FREE training on how to set up the website, how to manage your clients and the marketing aspect of the business.
You will make good money either as a reseller or a representative of the company. You can make over 150,000 naira monthly selling SMS advertisement.
YOUR CUSTOMERS AND THE MARKETING
Your customers are not limited; they are the banks, churches, companies, organizations, clubs, schools, etc.Use Internet marketing strategies and offline methods to advertise this business.
HOW TO START
I know you by now you will be asking the question, how do I start? How much do I need to start this business? You can decide to be a reseller of web SMS or a representative or agent as I explained earlier. Okay I will try to give an explanation on how text messaging works.
The first thing is that you will all agree with me that Nigeria has a
about 30 million gsm users as at now.
What this means is that gsm is a better form of advertising and reaching out
to people in a big way.Another thing is that unlike the email, people get to read
their texts immediately their phone alerts them.
That is number one.Number 2 is that a lot of people like pastors,businessmen,
people who are having programmes like weddings,birthdays,burials are looking
for a way of saying thank you to these people or inviting people to their
occasions.
You would agree with me that just like you build an opt in mail of
customers on the internet,you could also start building a list of subscribers
with their phone numbers.What this means is that anytime you have a new
product or seminar , you could easily text your subscribers.
The last thing is that the internet has provided a means of sending bulk
text messages up to 1,000,000 at the click of a mouse.
There are other things you will still have to learn along the way like
Art of negotiating your deal
How to persuade and get customers
How to compose text messages
How to collect phone numbers
How to get a huge market
BULK SMS & SMS MARKETING
Large amount of SMS messages sent at the same time is referred to as bulk SMS. Using desktop application, you can reach your large audiences, groups or individuals almost instantly via your internet connected computer. SMS is the only medium that enables almost instantaneous notification of a targeted group of people, regardless of their location! Bulk SMS application could be deployed for:
*Wedding Invitation
*Birthday Invitation
*Meeting Notification
*Political Awareness/ Campaign
*Special Seasons Greetings
SMS Marketing is the use of SMS medium as a communication channel between brands and end users that guarantees direct interaction with users. Its a cost effective advertising strategy with a unique, thought streamlining selling point, as the readers, though, forced to read the message, eventually finds the words sinking into their mind sub-consciously. These striking benefits among others distinguish SMS Marketing from other form of marketing:
*Personal- Its an effective direct communication to the individual
*Cost Effective- Significantly cheaper than other media
*High Reach- 25% response rate at first contact and up to 45% with multiple contact
*Viral- Research reveals that those who get the message often ask others about it and by that, the message spreads
*Prompt Delivery- Anytime / Anywhere, the message gets there instantly
*Reference- Messages can be stored and referred later
SMS Marketing application could be deployed for:
*Product Launch
*Sales Promotion
*Brand Awareness
*Event Promotion
*Market Research
*Advert Based Promotion
*Mobile Coupon
www.fastsmsnigeria.com
Monday, December 6, 2010
How to Make it Online Rendering Bulk SMS Service Delivery
Text message is a big revenue earner in the mobile industry today in Nigeria and in the diapora. People love to text and so is money being made by those who are involved in text messaging business. According to fastsmsnigeria.com, over 15 billion text messages are sent yearly in Nigeria. The number is still growing as the country’s tele-density moves into the 60 and 70 million text messaging subscribers. And since the people love text messaging, both to send and receive, it’s growing into one of the most powerful market plat forms in the world after the internet. Now, not only do ordinary subscribers love text messaging, big and powerful organizations have come into the foray, using text messaging as a marketing tool to reach millions of telephone subscribers quicker, cheaper and directly with their advertising promotions. Now with bulk messaging tools online hundreds of GSM subscribers are reached with the same message with the stroke of a button saving time energy and company resources that are usually wasted in the old and conventional ways of advertising. On this discovery, hundreds of millions of naira would be spent by small, medium and large companies in SMS adve5rtising, marketing and promotion. Apart from the popularity of SMS as a quicker, cheaper, personal means of publicity it has more uses in every business. In fact any business that wants to keep customers patronizing them needs to use bulk text messaging service. Regularly advertising, like the newspaper take time to get to the consumers, and at times the people you are targeting may not even see your advert. But SMS gets directly to their phones and immediately they will read them while some might even call you back for more enquires. And with the internet bulk SMS is made even more useful as companies can brand their text messages with their names to make consumers read them immediately they are received. The internet also makes it easier for you to sell wholesale bulk SMS to your customers anywhere in the country. The service works like one opening an email account on yahoo. You will open such accounts for your customer with has all the facilities for sending bulk SMS. Once they signs up with you they are your customers as long as that relationship remains. The question now is what’s in it for me? How do I benefit? How do I make money from all these? What is the market outlook like for a sustainable investment? What are the returns on investment? And as these questions juggle your mind, take a look at a business with all possibilities for mega profit and that is wholesale Bulk SMS service. I call it the business for the ‘simple” man. If you have been looking for an online business that will make you regular income, I recommend wholesale bulk SMS business for you. Trust me, it’s a bomb in money making on the internet. Market Potential The market potential is huge it’s determined by the number of subscriber base in the country, we are now heading for 70 million subscribers out of the population of 140 million, according to 2006 census. Imagine we have grown in the last couple of years gone by already. So, the figures keep growing and that is how the market potential keeps increasing for you to make more profit. Your Profit Potential Bulk SMS business is a volume driven business with greater advantage for growing customer base. As a wholesale bulk SMS reseller you have a platform that helps you retain your customers once they sign up with you they are bound to stay with you buying SMS regularly from you. And with the ongoing tread, If you have just 1,000 customers signed up with you, and each of them are able to buy up just 5,000 SMS monthly that’s N5, million income but your profit could be around N500,000 to N 1 Million monthly. Good business isn’t it? Competition & Marketing Challenges Don’t think others are going to fold their hands and watch only you take up the wholesale bulk SMS reseller business. No, of course! You are going to face competition like in any other business. At least, you should know you are not the only one reading this step by step guide right now. But, the secret to dealing with competition is to market yourself in such a way it would seem like you are the only one offering that services. Yes! That is what you have to do. And one way to do that is to identify who your target market is and device strategies to keep bombarding them with your offer until all those who would require your service have signed up with you. Here is my step by step guide on How to sell wholesale Bulk SMS Online! Follow it religiously and you will never make mistake. Customized text message from research is one of the laziest ways of making money in Nigeria with no capital requirement and there are a lot of opportunities in this business. Here is your opportunity Lock into it now!
www.fastsmsnigeria.com
email:fastsmsng@gmail.com for more details
www.fastsmsnigeria.com
email:fastsmsng@gmail.com for more details
Using SMS Voting For Political Events
For decades companies have offered polling services to candidates and their campaign managers. These polls have been used to gauge public opinion and tailor a campaign strategy specifically to gather votes. However, there is a new service called SMS voting that allows political candidates to create their own polls and gather data. SMS voting allows politicians to create a poll based on the information they feel they need to know more about. These polls are then advertised online, on television, and on the radio. Some politicians even hand out flyers at rallies explaining the SMS voting process. Once the votes are cast the campaign can use the data received to make future decisions for the race.
SMS Voting Ease Of Use
Using an SMS voting system is very easy. Politicians can offer questions that allow voters to choose a specific answer or rate a topic on a specific scale. The voters are instructed to text in their answers to a specific phone number. Once these results are received they are placed into graphs and diagrams that detail what results are received. The results can then be divided by the geographic region they were received from or by the age, sex, or gender of each voter. By dividing the results in this manner the politician or campaign can determine which points are important to which voters.
Predict the Outcome Using SMS Voting
SMS voting will allow a campaign to track whether the politician is losing ground or gaining it against other opponents as well. SMS voting can be used to predict the outcome of a complete political race or just a portion of it. One of the best aspects of SMS voting is that a new poll can be taken every day or every week. SMS voting is also very affordable. This is especially true when the process is compared to hiring door to door pollsters or employing phone operators to call for votes.
Instant Results When They Are Needed
SMS voting can also be used to gain public opinion immediately during a speech or debate. This can help a politician tailor their answers to match the crowd in attendance. Campaign workers can monitor the poll and provide the results simultaneously to the candidate so they know whether they are leaving a mark or missing by a mile. This can be very helpful information for any speaker to know. If the results show that the candidate is too hard on an issue he or she can lessen their stance. However, it is also possible for a candidate to instantly realize which parts of the crowd are not being reached and speak more to that area of a room.
There are many reasons why polling is important to political races and competitions. However, these tools can also be used once a candidate is elected to determine the best way to vote or which policies are important to the people. SMS voting can bridge the gap between the people and their candidates.
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Five Benefits of Using Online SMS Services
April 29, 2009 by vicugheghe
Online SMS has become very popular way of communication. It is a new way to send text messages to your near and dear ones using Internet. It is fastest and easiest way to get connected with your friends. Basically, this is a service where you can use your PC to send SMS or Text Messages to everyone. Everything is done from your computer, so you need not to use your cell phone. Below are some of the benefits of using online messaging service.
1- One of the main benefits of using online text messaging is that they are free of cost. Most of these services allow you to send text messages without costing you even a single penny. You just need to register yourself and you can start sending texts at no extra cost.
2- The messages you send using Online Text Messaging are delivered instantly to the receiver as soon as you press send button. You don’t have to wait any more. Now you can easily send information to your important customers or you can easily send those chunky and funny sms messages to your friends.
3- Typing a message on keyboard is quite easy compared to typing on Mobile. You can type much faster on keyboard. The keys on cell phone are very tiny. It can be very frustrated and can pest your fingers. On the other hand, Typing on finger friendly keys on keyboard is very comfortable and speedy.
4- You can significantly reduce your mobile bill if you choose to send all of your messages through internet. Almost 50 percent of your mobile phone bill includes the sms charges. Why to spend money on text messages when you can send them for free.
5- Online SMS service is available for everyone. It’s not that only business can use it. Each and every Individual can use this service. There is no any kind of restriction on using these services. Business can use it to send information to their customers and Individuals can use it to send those funny sms, funny sayings and jokes to their friends and family. It’s a great deal for both businesses as well as individuals.
Today, Online Messaging is most preferred way to stay connected with your friends at no extra charges. It is growing very fast over past few years. If this growth continues then the day is not away when nobody use Mobile to send SMS.
www.fastsmsnigeria.com
SMS Voting Ease Of Use
Using an SMS voting system is very easy. Politicians can offer questions that allow voters to choose a specific answer or rate a topic on a specific scale. The voters are instructed to text in their answers to a specific phone number. Once these results are received they are placed into graphs and diagrams that detail what results are received. The results can then be divided by the geographic region they were received from or by the age, sex, or gender of each voter. By dividing the results in this manner the politician or campaign can determine which points are important to which voters.
Predict the Outcome Using SMS Voting
SMS voting will allow a campaign to track whether the politician is losing ground or gaining it against other opponents as well. SMS voting can be used to predict the outcome of a complete political race or just a portion of it. One of the best aspects of SMS voting is that a new poll can be taken every day or every week. SMS voting is also very affordable. This is especially true when the process is compared to hiring door to door pollsters or employing phone operators to call for votes.
Instant Results When They Are Needed
SMS voting can also be used to gain public opinion immediately during a speech or debate. This can help a politician tailor their answers to match the crowd in attendance. Campaign workers can monitor the poll and provide the results simultaneously to the candidate so they know whether they are leaving a mark or missing by a mile. This can be very helpful information for any speaker to know. If the results show that the candidate is too hard on an issue he or she can lessen their stance. However, it is also possible for a candidate to instantly realize which parts of the crowd are not being reached and speak more to that area of a room.
There are many reasons why polling is important to political races and competitions. However, these tools can also be used once a candidate is elected to determine the best way to vote or which policies are important to the people. SMS voting can bridge the gap between the people and their candidates.
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a Comment »
Five Benefits of Using Online SMS Services
April 29, 2009 by vicugheghe
Online SMS has become very popular way of communication. It is a new way to send text messages to your near and dear ones using Internet. It is fastest and easiest way to get connected with your friends. Basically, this is a service where you can use your PC to send SMS or Text Messages to everyone. Everything is done from your computer, so you need not to use your cell phone. Below are some of the benefits of using online messaging service.
1- One of the main benefits of using online text messaging is that they are free of cost. Most of these services allow you to send text messages without costing you even a single penny. You just need to register yourself and you can start sending texts at no extra cost.
2- The messages you send using Online Text Messaging are delivered instantly to the receiver as soon as you press send button. You don’t have to wait any more. Now you can easily send information to your important customers or you can easily send those chunky and funny sms messages to your friends.
3- Typing a message on keyboard is quite easy compared to typing on Mobile. You can type much faster on keyboard. The keys on cell phone are very tiny. It can be very frustrated and can pest your fingers. On the other hand, Typing on finger friendly keys on keyboard is very comfortable and speedy.
4- You can significantly reduce your mobile bill if you choose to send all of your messages through internet. Almost 50 percent of your mobile phone bill includes the sms charges. Why to spend money on text messages when you can send them for free.
5- Online SMS service is available for everyone. It’s not that only business can use it. Each and every Individual can use this service. There is no any kind of restriction on using these services. Business can use it to send information to their customers and Individuals can use it to send those funny sms, funny sayings and jokes to their friends and family. It’s a great deal for both businesses as well as individuals.
Today, Online Messaging is most preferred way to stay connected with your friends at no extra charges. It is growing very fast over past few years. If this growth continues then the day is not away when nobody use Mobile to send SMS.
www.fastsmsnigeria.com
Everything You Should Know About SMS Marketing
We live in age where communication is NOW-available instantly to the over 1 billion cell phone users worldwide, about 260 million of them in the United States. An innovative way to reach potential customers is SMS (Short Message Service) marketing, which is already very popular in Europe and Asia and is becoming a hot advertising tool in America.
Those who watch “American Idol” have seen SMS marketing at work. Viewers text the word “vote” to a four-number code that is matched to their favorite performer. Interactive voting, with poll results linking to a phone number or an interactive website, is one of the popular uses of SMS marketing. Other uses are “Click to Web,” “Click to Call,” and “Click to Video.”
· Click to Web: After receiving the text message, the customer clicks a link within the text and is immediately directed to a mobile website. Once there, they can purchase products, download ringtones or wallpaper, and register as a user. The last part is invaluable because building a database of users is the key to a successful SMS marketing campaign.
· Click to Call: Customers click a number within your SMS text message to be connected to a call center where they can order products and services. Once again, information on the customer is collected and added to a list for future SMS marketing campaigns.
· Click to Video: Potential customers are immediately linked to a video that showcases your product.
Promotions, contests, and coupons have proven to be an effective way to develop consumer interest and loyalty. Some retailers are linking promotions to store locators, creating a wave of motivated customers.
A big advantage of SMS Marketing is the software programs used to provide detailed tracking so advertisers see how many cell phone users are receiving their material. The software also logs demographic data and specific information about individual consumers, such as their name, age, and location. In this way, SMS Marketing helps users to target their future campaigns to the audience best suited for their product.
Experts in the field talk about two kinds of marketing. “Pull marketing” is the passive form, where users search material, from magazines to online search engines to blogs, to find the product they want. Then there’s “push marketing,” when information on the product or service is sent to the potential customer with the confidence the material will be well-received.
If you’re ready to “push,” SMS marketing is the perfect vehicle.
www.fastsmsnigeria.com
Those who watch “American Idol” have seen SMS marketing at work. Viewers text the word “vote” to a four-number code that is matched to their favorite performer. Interactive voting, with poll results linking to a phone number or an interactive website, is one of the popular uses of SMS marketing. Other uses are “Click to Web,” “Click to Call,” and “Click to Video.”
· Click to Web: After receiving the text message, the customer clicks a link within the text and is immediately directed to a mobile website. Once there, they can purchase products, download ringtones or wallpaper, and register as a user. The last part is invaluable because building a database of users is the key to a successful SMS marketing campaign.
· Click to Call: Customers click a number within your SMS text message to be connected to a call center where they can order products and services. Once again, information on the customer is collected and added to a list for future SMS marketing campaigns.
· Click to Video: Potential customers are immediately linked to a video that showcases your product.
Promotions, contests, and coupons have proven to be an effective way to develop consumer interest and loyalty. Some retailers are linking promotions to store locators, creating a wave of motivated customers.
A big advantage of SMS Marketing is the software programs used to provide detailed tracking so advertisers see how many cell phone users are receiving their material. The software also logs demographic data and specific information about individual consumers, such as their name, age, and location. In this way, SMS Marketing helps users to target their future campaigns to the audience best suited for their product.
Experts in the field talk about two kinds of marketing. “Pull marketing” is the passive form, where users search material, from magazines to online search engines to blogs, to find the product they want. Then there’s “push marketing,” when information on the product or service is sent to the potential customer with the confidence the material will be well-received.
If you’re ready to “push,” SMS marketing is the perfect vehicle.
www.fastsmsnigeria.com
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