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Introduction to BulkSMS<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is a buzz currently about BulkSMS, this started in Nigeria sometimes in 2011. You will have heard a lot about how people are making Money and you would have\u00a0obviously\u00a0seen the effects via myriad of services that\u00a0use\u00a0BulkSMS today, especially in the Nigerian scene.<\/p>\n

What is BulkSMS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s define it by breaking the word down in to two \u201cBulk\u201d and \u201cSMS\u201d, \u00a0Bulk as we know it simply means plenty, SMS is a service on the mobile Network platform A.K.A Short message service,\u00a0literary\u00a0bulkSMS means Plenty SMS J. A single SMS is sent to a user on the mobile network e.g you pick up your phone to send SMS (text message) to your friend, you type the message, input the number, and hit the send key! Excellent service isn\u2019t it? Yes, However where the problem lies is if you have a customer of member base of about 100 \u2013 1000000 that you need to send the same message to, using the conventional method of inputting the message typing the number and hitting the send key will take you\u00a0 between 2 hours to\u00a0 70 days (100 – 1000000). From my experience as a human being, I don\u2019t think you will like to do such a repetitive job in 70 days( my calculations are based on you texting non-stop through the 24hrs of each day). If I tell you you can send this message in a minute to all the 100 \u2013 100000 members\/customers? Will you believe me? Whether you believe me or not, that\u2019s the power of bulk SMS you can send a single message to 100 -1000000000+ people at once, the only requirement is for you to have those people\u2019s number you would like to send it to. That is what bulkSMS is!<\/p>\n

How can I send this BulkSMS?<\/strong><\/p>\n

To send sms to your contact phone, you will need a network provider(your sim card takes care of this to you), For BulkSMS you will need a reliable provider too, Like CloudSMS<\/a> (http:\/\/www.cloudsms.com.ng<\/a>), After you have registered with them, you will need to purchase SMS units. On your mobile whenever you send SMS via your network provider, you are charged for the SMS (most times very heavily) However BulkSMS isn\u2019t like that, the cost of a SMS unit is usually hopelessly cheap for example in Nigeria mobile Network Providers charge you typically 15 naira per SMS, CloudSMS charges you 1.5 Naira (90% off!!!) hence you can afford to buy thousands or millions of units without breaking the bank. \u00a0After you have bought the units and you have all the numbers you want to send to in a file (txt\/csv).<\/p>\n

You then login to the CloudSMS<\/a> Account you created earlier, upload the contacts (you could add them for future use and save them under a group). And then Type the message and specify the sender ID(Sender ID is what Who your clients\/members will see as the source of the message (you could use your company, association, organization, school name for this)) On\u00a0 CloudSMS platform there is a unique Send later feature that you can use to schedule your SMS to automatically send at a later date. If you simply want to send immediately, you hit send and Viola, you have sent your First BulkSMS, Within Seconds, your SMS will be delivered to all your clients however many they may be. You see how powerful BulkSMS\/ Bulk Messaging can be?<\/p>\n

What then are the uses of BulkSMS?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Depending on your industry or organization, the use of BulkSMS varies from one place to another, typically this is dependent on your need in your organization, the foremost and general use of bulksms is to send many sms to plenty people at the same time. Below are a list of few industries and ho9w they may apply BulkSMS, with this you will have an idea of how BulkSMS can be used in your industry or organization<\/p>\n

Educational<\/strong><\/p>\n