[Warning: Textual Activity] Offliner Kicks Open the Doors to His Dead Simple Text Marketing App.

[keithavery]

Dr. Ben, I'm beginning to think that I need to stop buying your stuff.
TWICE, that's TWICE now I have been sitting at my computer, ready to pounce on your launch, wondering who was going to give the best bonus, and WHAM 10 minutes before Launch MY POWER goes off!!!. No Internet, Desktop system dead. CRAP!
Hop in the car with the Laptop, drive 15 minutes to nearest Starbucks, fire up, computer, login, get to e-mail, find Don Wilson or Jameson e-mail then click to buy button. Come on Paypal, times is wasting. Hurry to check OTO, Come on Paypal. If only you produced crap, Dr. Ben I could wait until later, but at the rate prices climb.
THAT'S IT! Need a Generator and a 4g wireless adapter, then maybe my power won't go out just before your launch.

[Thirty3Down]

Originally Posted by infoseek

typed in both numbers - sms and wso

nothing here yet ?

yes = I have a smart phone (metro pcs)

Originally Posted by mlaliberte

I texted wso and sms 2 times. Nothing.
I'm in canada. Does this work with all cellphone service providers?

It should def work.
Keep in mind that the text may be a slightly delayed atm because we have thousands of people trying out the number at once (it will que up).

If you don't get it soon... just PM me.

[sipero]

Have sent an SMS from a US number but get nothing back. Is this meant to be working?

[Thirty3Down]

Bless Your Heart!!!
I hate when that happens!
So sorry you had issues and I really appreciate the compliment.
That means alot!

Thanks bro!

Originally Posted by keithavery

Dr. Ben, I'm beginning to think that I need to stop buying your stuff.
TWICE, that's TWICE now I have been sitting at my computer, ready to pounce on your launch, wondering who was going to give the best bonus, and WHAM 10 minutes before Launch MY POWER goes off!!!. No Internet, Desktop system dead. CRAP!
Hop in the car with the Laptop, drive 15 minutes to nearest Starbucks, fire up, computer, login, get to e-mail, find Don Wilson or Jameson e-mail then click to buy button. Come on Paypal, times is wasting. Hurry to check OTO, Come on Paypal. If only you produced crap, Dr. Ben I could wait until later, but at the rate prices climb.
THAT'S IT! Need a Generator and a 4g wireless adapter, then maybe my power won't go out just before your launch.

[swagg]

Yes this can be used in the uk

-Mikhail Della

[Thirty3Down]

Originally Posted by NatGreen

hey Dr Ben. can your system
-do contests picking automatic winners at the end of the campaign or every "X" person is a winner?
-surveys with multiple choice answers?
-a series of messages with one user so you can collect birthdays or other info?
-provide access to receptionists so they can run their own appointment reminders?
Thanks for the clarity?

None of those feature are currently part of this system, but we may add them to custom solutions and software in the future. This is meant to be a simple and elegant solution for collecting numbers, sending a text back, and collecting instant leads you can text later (our alert feature is also very powerful)


Hope that helps!

[Thirty3Down]

Originally Posted by Cringer

I'd prefer it self hosted tbh, as data protection is very particular in my country (as is elsewhere I am sure) and I personally could guarantee total control of the info to my clients. Plus if your site/server ever went down whilst I had scheduled messages to send I might run into a problem with clients. If it was self hosted I could probably (with some difficulty and stress no doubt) up the script on another host if the worst did happen.

Cheers,
Kevin

Totally Understand brother.
If you need a self hosted solution this probably isn't for you.
I appreciate you checking us out and the feedback.

Stay in touch. I love chatting with mobile marketers and offliners.

[ReikiJeweler]

Originally Posted by Thirty3Down

You can set it up any way that you like.
However, if you want to give a client access we always recommend you buy them an account to.

However, considering you can set up multiple numbers in our system, you can run a ton of clients from one account.


Hope that answers your question!

Hi Doc,
Jumping in if you don't mind.
By "buying them an account" do you mean giving them their own number for $1 a month?
Or...does this WSO buy only a one number account that is shared?

[Thirty3Down]

Originally Posted by sipero

Have sent an SMS from a US number but get nothing back. Is this meant to be working?

It is...
PM me with the code you sent in and the number

[Powder_Skier]

I'm in, and the OTO too. This was one time I just skimmed the sales copy on the way to the buy button. Sometimes that technique bites me in the butt , but I don't think so this time. Looking forward to this - thanks Dr. B!

Regards,
Maury

[Thirty3Down]

Originally Posted by ReikiJeweler

Hi Doc,
Jumping in if you don't mind.
By "buying them an account" do you mean giving them their own number for $1 a month?
Or...does this WSO buy only a one number account that is shared?

This buys only one account.
If you want to give clients access... that is up to you (or you can buy them their own account).


You can house multiple numbers per account... but you may not want to give clients your username and password if you're hosting multiple campaigns in one account.

Hope that clarifies it

[WeeMart]

Hi Doc,

I already own several of these systems, including Chad's - But I bought yours too! -- [ plus the oto ]

Great Stuff bro!

Take Care,
Michael Robinson

[Triggerkg]

I am not in the US at all but had to buy this..... I buy nearly everything Dr.Ben releases.

I am planning on trying to market to US businesses in the near future and this would be a huge addon to what i am going to be offering.

Anyway after I signed up to TWILIO for there free trial i noticed i had $30 credit i was looking at everythign and notice that they had a place where you could enter a promo code.

Basically if you setup your account to automatically topup with your credit card i did when my balance reaches $10 top up by $30 you are aloud to enter a promo code.

After searching the web i noticed there was ones for $100 but none worked.... But i found one for an extra $50 that still works......

So signup for Twilio and setup the topup feature using the code HICAP and you willbe starting off with $80 not $30...

Hope this helps......

[theLakenGroup]

Great Price for this Awesome Jaw Dropping Product and Service!

Very Grateful Doc,

Jeff - Hardcore SMS Supa Star

[gljackson]

Yeah, your buddies did a great job on the presale, so it was easy to skim copy and take action. This comes at a great time as we're starting to work with local businesses that really need this. Now I know how to talk about it with them. Thanks and good karma to you!

[slub]

I haven't been able to get my head around how one makes money with text messaging.

I understand if it's half a dozen messages a month. I could handle that. But how it works with clients like doctors and dentists sending out lots of text reminders every day. If I turn system over to client, I lose control.

If I have to input messages, it's a lot like work.

clarify please.

[Thirty3Down]

Originally Posted by WeeMart

Hi Doc,

I already own several of these systems, including Chad's - But I bought yours too! -- [ plus the oto ]

Great Stuff bro!

Take Care,
Michael Robinson

Awesome brother!
Can't wait to hang out on the live training next week!
Should be a blast!

[Thirty3Down]

Awesome Share man!
This is great!

Originally Posted by Triggerkg

I am not in the US at all but had to buy this..... I buy nearly everything Dr.Ben releases.

I am planning on trying to market to US businesses in the near future and this would be a huge addon to what i am going to be offering.

Anyway after I signed up to TWILIO for there free trial i noticed i had $30 credit i was looking at everythign and notice that they had a place where you could enter a promo code.

Basically if you setup your account to automatically topup with your credit card i did when my balance reaches $10 top up by $30 you are aloud to enter a promo code.

After searching the web i noticed there was ones for $100 but none worked.... But i found one for an extra $50 that still works......

So signup for Twilio and setup the topup feature using the code HICAP and you willbe starting off with $80 not $30...

Hope this helps......

[Thirty3Down]

Originally Posted by slub

I haven't been able to get my head around how one makes money with text messaging.

I understand if it's half a dozen messages a month. I could handle that. But how it works with clients like doctors and dentists sending out lots of text reminders every day. If I turn system over to client, I lose control.

If I have to input messages, it's a lot like work.

clarify please.

Work with them in-office to set up the campaigns.
Charge a premium and make sure they also pay for the data rates.
You're getting paid to be the expert and help them set it up.

The key is to actually charge them what your time is worth.
Also... make sure they pay for any data they use so you're not on the hook for it.

Hope that helps!

[Jeff Baer]

Dr Ben,

I received both messages, great!

Can I send individual messages outbound from your system? or is it only bulk.

I'm thinking for appt reminders.

[Thirty3Down]

Originally Posted by Jeff Baer

Dr Ben,

I received both messages, great!

Can I send individual messages outbound from your system? or is it only bulk.

I'm thinking for appt reminders.

Indy Msgs are allowed too

[egortari]

Hey Dr. Ben,

I am quite excited about this software and really happy that I do not have to pay for it month after month. that's really neat!

I also bought the OTO and my mind is extremely busy with ideas about this.

However, I cannot find anywhere a guide explaining to me how much to charge for the service to my future clients as well as telling me about the limits of that service purchased, and what happens when the limit is exceeded. Also, having a contract for the service would be really helpful.

These are just a couple of questions, but I would like to have some response from you.

Regards,

Efren

[advantage4]

Okay, I text SMS to the number that you instructed and I received a reply to pay 25 cents to leave a land line voice mail.

Did I miss something?

[bullywebconsultant]

What's the OTO, and how much does it cost? I have connect reveal, so I know that your products are quality. I'd like to know what my options are before I invest! Thanks

[rickhodge]

TOTALLY blown away with your text demo! This service is exactly what small
businesses need now. I say keep it simple, and help your offline clients get more customers. This can be used for so many different businesses it's not even funny.

I will be back for a full review... testing it out on another client today.

[Triggerkg]

After reading through all DR.Bens replies I just wanted to clarify something.

Can we get clients to setup there own Twilio Accounts. Then get them to give us there details and setup the system for them???

We can then charge them for using us to send out messages for them via this txtreply.

[DH5]

I guess I'll have to actually examine your software to see how it is different from the many available options... you indicated simplicity, and using twilio because it's inexpensive. I wonder if I'm misunderstanding something... it does indicate just 1 cent for texts, as opposed to they more typical 4 or 5 cents... but it says $1 per number? Does that mean every time someone signs up I pay a buck a month to have them on my list? So a list of 500 people costs $500/month even if I never send a text? Surely I must be misunderstanding. This would entirely change the pricing dynamic and everything else with it. The per text would be cheaper but it would seem far more expensive than a simple per text rate, even if that rate was 4 or 5 times as much per message. Am I understanding that correctly? I'm definitely adding SMS to the arsenal... just trying to wrap my head around what you have here that's different or better. Any feedback appreciated!

[Thirty3Down]

I'll be handling all of the pricing stuff on the oto as well.
That's a biggie for alot of folks and I want to make sure that I go through it in depth and am able to answer questions.

Excited to hang out at the mastermind and I'll make sure we cover that.
I'll see what I can do about snatching up a contract on this.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by egortari

Hey Dr. Ben,

I am quite excited about this software and really happy that I do not have to pay for it month after month. that's really neat!

I also bought the OTO and my mind is extremely busy with ideas about this.

However, I cannot find anywhere a guide explaining to me how much to charge for the service to my future clients as well as telling me about the limits of that service purchased, and what happens when the limit is exceeded. Also, having a contract for the service would be really helpful.

These are just a couple of questions, but I would like to have some response from you.

Regards,

Efren

[Thirty3Down]

Originally Posted by advantage4

Okay, I text SMS to the number that you instructed and I received a reply to pay 25 cents to leave a land line voice mail.

Did I miss something?

Super weird.
PM me with exact steps you took.
Are you US based.

Shoot me a PM and we'll chat.

Thanks!

[Thirty3Down]

Originally Posted by bullywebconsultant

What's the OTO, and how much does it cost? I have connect reveal, so I know that your products are quality. I'd like to know what my options are before I invest! Thanks

OTO is niche sales training as well as a live session where I'll be taking questions about text marketing in an offline setting (its gonna be fun!).


Hope that helps!

[xlfutur1]

Originally Posted by Triggerkg

After reading through all DR.Bens replies I just wanted to clarify something.

Can we get clients to setup there own Twilio Accounts. Then get them to give us there details and setup the system for them???

We can then charge them for using us to send out messages for them via this txtreply.

I would advise not letting your client know that you are paying 1 cent per text. Charging them $149/mo wont go over too well if they know your costs are only a few bucks. They don't want to know anything, except that it works and it brings in customers. keep all the backend stuff to yourself.

[Thirty3Down]

Originally Posted by Triggerkg

After reading through all DR.Bens replies I just wanted to clarify something.

Can we get clients to setup there own Twilio Accounts. Then get them to give us there details and setup the system for them???

We can then charge them for using us to send out messages for them via this txtreply.

Yep!
The only issue is if you want to give clients access to the system to be able to text on the fly (if you do that I would recommend getting them their own txtreply account).


Setting up their own twilio numbers and accounts def works.
Thanks!
Great question.

[Thirty3Down]

Originally Posted by DH5

I guess I'll have to actually examine your software to see how it is different from the many available options... you indicated simplicity, and using twilio because it's inexpensive. I wonder if I'm misunderstanding something... it does indicate just 1 cent for texts, as opposed to they more typical 4 or 5 cents... but it says $1 per number? Does that mean every time someone signs up I pay a buck a month to have them on my list? So a list of 500 people costs $500/month even if I never send a text? Surely I must be misunderstanding. This would entirely change the pricing dynamic and everything else with it. The per text would be cheaper but it would seem far more expensive than a simple per text rate, even if that rate was 4 or 5 times as much per message. Am I understanding that correctly? I'm definitely adding SMS to the arsenal... just trying to wrap my head around what you have here that's different or better. Any feedback appreciated!

No worries.
You pay a flat $1 per month per number that you use. It doesn't matter if 500 people signup on that number or 5... you just pay a buck.

Hope that clarifies it!
Thanks!

[Thirty3Down]

Originally Posted by xlfutur1

I would advise not letting your client know that you are paying 1 cent per text. Charging them $149/mo wont go over too well if they know your costs are only a few bucks. They don't want to know anything, except that it works and it brings in customers. keep all the backend stuff to yourself.

Agreed
You can make a ton with this if you structure your margins correctly.

[bshelite]

Will we need to add the "Text STOP 2 End" message ourselves with every message that goes out or does your system automatically append the message to every text (including the initial message). The reason I ask is because when I tested your system last night the first message did not have that. Then today I received a second message that only had the opt-out message. Then I received a third message two minutes later that had a message but no opt-out instructions at the end.

Thanks.

Brett

[Stephanie Henry]

LOVE LOVE LOVE anything mobile marketing related...... especially if it includes building a list -- and with this I can build my OWN or sell text optin list building as a service! All I see is $$$$$$$$$$ haha!!



Definitely told all of my crew about it! ;-)

[Thirty3Down]

Originally Posted by bshelite

Will we need to add the "Text STOP 2 End" message ourselves with every message that goes out or does your system automatically append the message to every text (including the initial message). The reason I ask is because when I tested your system last night the first message did not have that. Then today I received a second message that only had the opt-out message. Then I received a third message two minutes later that had a message but no opt-out instructions at the end.

Thanks.

Brett

Nope! Our system sends that out with every followup text.
Your users can send stop in anytime
but we only send the stop text out when you send new stuff to you list.

Hope that clarifies it!

[bshelite]

Originally Posted by Thirty3Down

Nope! Our system sends that out with every followup text.
Your users can send stop in anytime
but we only send the stop text out when you send new stuff to you list.

Hope that clarifies it!

Partially clarified. No opt-out message with the initial reply when they first send the code to the number. (I thought the law required it even on the first message to go out).

Then instead of adding it to each additional message I send out you send out a totally separate text with the opt out message only that they receive just before they receive the new message?

If that is the case then we are sending them two messages every time we send something out to them which means that we are charged for two separate messages by twilio.

If this is the case wouldn't it be better to put the opt out message at the end of each message instead of sending out a totally separate one like I received today?

Thanks again,

Brett

[Thirty3Down]

Yes, You are charged for two.
The problem with putting the opt-out in just 1 message is that it would severely limit what you could send out (as you're only allowed 160 characters per text).

Good questions btw.

Originally Posted by bshelite

Partially clarified. No opt-out message with the initial reply when they first send the code to the number. (I thought the law required it even on the first message to go out).

Then instead of adding it to each additional message I send out you send out a totally separate text with the opt out message only that they receive just before they receive the new message?

If that is the case then we are sending them two messages every time we send something out to them which means that we are charged for two separate messages by twilio.

If this is the case wouldn't it be better to put the opt out message at the end of each message instead of sending out a totally separate one like I received today?

Thanks again,

Brett

[Danielm]

Originally Posted by Thirty3Down

Yes, You are charged for two.
The problem with putting the opt-out in just 1 message is that it would severely limit what you could send out (as you're only allowed 160 characters per text).

Good questions btw.

Maybe an option to send the 2nd text? I know I'd love to see that vs sending 2 messages for every text blast.

[Thirty3Down]

Caught up So:

Stepping out for just a few... I'll answer more questions in just a few hours.
Thanks all!

If you need immediate help just go here:
http://imsecrets.zendesk.com

[Thirty3Down]

Originally Posted by Danielm

Maybe an option to send the 2nd text? I know I'd love to see that vs sending 2 messages for every text blast.

Would love to give the option but then we get into some legal issues if people decided to not send that second text (opt-out)

[tlarsen2080]

I have purchased all your goods and use them daily.
This one, looks great too, cant wait to get it rolling...but is there anyway you could include a teenie bit on pricing. Monthlies, per texts or what the heck should we be doing.
(maybe PM ?)

Till I figure that out..its like having a new car with an empty tank!

[tjonesga]

I'm still confused, if we have to have twilio, then why do we need this product? I mean, what do we get throught this product that we do not get when we sign up for twilio?

[Thirty3Down]

Originally Posted by tlarsen2080

I have purchased all your goods and use them daily.
This one, looks great too, cant wait to get it rolling...but is there anyway you could include a teenie bit on pricing. Monthlies, per texts or what the heck should we be doing.
(maybe PM ?)

Till I figure that out..its like having a new car with an empty tank!

Check out the Twilio Pricing page as we are based on them.
Twilio Pricing – Pay as you go for phone numbers, voice calls and SMS

[Thirty3Down]

Originally Posted by tjonesga

I'm still confused, if we have to have twilio, then why do we need this product? I mean, what do we get throught this product that we do not get when we sign up for twilio?

Great Question.

Have you ever tried to use twilio out the box?
Super confusing....
Our system gives you a simple dashboard when you can pull off some amazing things and get them setup fast.


We built a User Interface that makes it super easy to monetize text marketing without all the extras.

Hope that helps!

[globalpro]

Dr. Ben,

Quick question. Do you have to get a twilio number or will a Gvoice account work? I have one that I would like to demo the system on.

Also, what features do you plan down the road? An will there be upgrade costs?

I already purchased (price well worth it), but am curious where you are going with things.

Thanks,

John

[LocalInternetWarrior]

Hi Dr. Ben: I tried to read the whole thread but might of missed this, Is this 100% white labeled, if some one googles txtreply or goes to txtreply.com, I see there are vids on youtube, or if they google the tel. # can they find out it is a twilio account and trace it back to txtreply??. Looking for 100% white labeled as some of these short codes are. Thanks, Good Luck with the wso, hope u smash, it looks good. Neil

[PMSDaddy]

yes, i would like to know about Google Phone number post#97

Also, Do we have to manage a daily or weekly campaign for the client(s)?
i'm not quite clear on how and what price we charge the client for this service.

[bake]

Should I get hung up on the twilio setup. Is it covered in depth with your material? At twilios site? Could you clarify more on your reply to reiki jeweler about the buying accounts question Post 61 I believe?