Navigating SMS Blog

Strong opinions and shared thoughts on text marketing, business, and tech. By the makers of SimpleTexting.

How to forward a text message: 3 effortless ways to share across numbers

Get straightforward advice to forward text messages from Android and iPhone devices, along with a method well-suited for businesses.



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12 sales follow-up text SMS templates (plus best practices from real sales pros)

Find out how to start your sales conversations off right and keep them running smoothly with these twelve sales follow-up SMS templates.

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How to create a link that sends an SMS text message

Learn everything you need to know to create an SMS link that will launch and send SMS messages. You can add these click-to-text links to your mobile website, emails, and more.



How to Set Up Text Alerts for Your Business

Find out how to use text alerts for your business to reach your customers faster and get them to take action.

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The 5 best Twilio alternatives to send SMS texts for small and midmarket businesses

I reviewed Twilio MessagingX capabilities along with several other alternative platforms. Here’s what I discovered.

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How to switch from Zipwhip to SimpleTexting

With Zipwhip’s SMS service ended on December 1st, 2022. Find out how to smoothly transition over to SimpleTexting without losing your contacts or important texting features.