Mass Texting Service: How to Send Mass Text Messages

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What is Mass Text Messaging?

Mass texting is a method of sending SMS messages to thousands of contacts at the same time. While texting helps businesses communicate with their target audience, mass text messaging saves considerable time and effort by allowing them to broadcast one consistent message to hundreds or thousands of contacts, customers, employees, or supporters.

Mass text messaging can be used across several industries to send special offers and promotions, emergency alerts, staff communication, daily text message updates, sweepstakes, and more. With mass text messaging, you can even schedule your texts in advance.

The Fastest Way to Start Mass Texting

Save time and headaches by choosing a mass text messaging service that has all the features you need–without compromising on simplicity.

Grow and Manage Your Audience

Whether you’re starting from scratch, or bringing existing contacts into SimpleTexting, we have you covered.

Import a list of phone numbers that you already have permission to text
Grow your mass texting audience with our web signup forms or unlimited Text-to-Join keywords
Send the right text messages to the right people with our segmentation tools

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Send Mass MMS or SMS Messages In Minutes

We know what you’re thinking. It sounds too good to be true. But once you’ve written your text or multimedia message, it takes just minutes to send.

Send your mass text right away or schedule it to send out exactly when you want your audience to receive it
Replies are free and will appear in your inbox where you can respond (if you want to)
Choose MMS to include photos, GIFs, and audio clips
in your mass messages

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Personalize Texts on the Go with a Mass Text Messaging Service

Want to personalize your text messages? Want to collect data from the people you message? Need to send mass texts on the go? You can do all that, and then some.

Add first or last names to your mass text messages to make them feel personal
Use texts to collect people’s email, birthday, and other information with our data collection feature
Not at your desk? Send your mass text from anywhere with our iOS and Android mobile app

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How to Send Mass Text Messages

It’s incredibly easy to send a mass text message with SimpleTexting. In just a few minutes you can conveniently and effectively communicate with all of your subscribers. Plus you can try our mass text messaging service for free for 2 weeks.

1. Build or Import Your List

Upload a list of contacts from a CSV or Excel spreadsheet. Don’t have one? Use text-to-join, web forms, and sign-up widgets to collect phone numbers.

2. Write Your Mass Text

Keep it short and sweet, or use MMS to include photos and up to 1,600 characters. Take advantage of our other features like personalized fields, tiny links, and more.

3. Click Send

Send your message right away or schedule it for later. Replies are free and will appear in your Inbox. You’ll be able to track delivery and click-through rates, too.

How Mass Text Messaging Works

People ignore calls and delete emails. That's why your business needs to use a mass texting service. Here's how to set it up.

Writing and sending a mass text can be done in just a few easy steps. First, you’ll select “Campaigns” from the menu, click “New,” and give your campaign a name that only you will see. Next, write out your message and pick which contact list(s) it will send to. Finally, decide whether you want to send your campaign immediately, schedule it for the future, or set it as recurring. If you set it up to send later or recur, you’ll fill out a few details like send date and frequency.

Before you can send out a mass text, you’ll need contacts to receive it. If you have existing lists of contacts, you can import them using a CSV or Excel spreadsheet. You can also add contacts manually. Make sure your contacts are sorted into lists before you create your message so that you can easily pick the contacts you want to get your mass text.

SimpleTexting gives you the freedom to get creative with your mass texts. Choose whether you want to send a quick SMS or an MMS with eye-catching pictures or video attached. You can also include links to webpages or resources for your contacts.

Why Businesses Choose to Send Mass Texts With SimpleTexting

We’re not shy about the fact there are a hundred and one mass texting services out there. Here’s why you should choose ours.

We're Human

From setting up your account to sharing best practices, real humans are with you every step of the way. If you need help at any point, it’s easy to get in touch with an expert by phone, chat, or email.

We’re Best-In-Class

With over a decade’s experience helping companies and organizations build powerful connections with their audiences, we’ve received hundreds of 5-star reviews from real SimpleTexting customers on G2.com.

We're Easy to Implement

You’ve got a lot on your plate, so you want software that is quick to implement and easy to use. No training is required, and SimpleTexting works from any computer, tablet, or phone.

Mass Text Messages Have a 98% Open Rate

It’s no surprise that the channel with 98% open rates helps businesses and organizations of all sizes. Here are just a few ways our customers have benefited from mass texting.

How Dad Bod Health Uses SMS to Engage and Grow Its Community

When Facebook took away the ability to send promotional messages through Messenger, Dad Bod Health turned to SMS.

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Blue Baker Increases Its Coupon Offer Redemptions By 162% With SMS

Here’s how the multi-location bakery and restaurant uses SimpleTexting to promote its monthly giveaways.

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Year Round Brown Increased Revenue By 20% With Text Promotions

Learn how the multi-location tanning brand Year Round Brown used texting to inform customers of the biggest sale of the year.

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A Mass Texting Service Built to Make Your Life Easier

Send your first mass text right away, then take it to the next level with these features.

1,000+ Integrations

Connect your favorite apps and web services to SimpleTexting to save time and do more with your mass texts.

Automated Texting

Automations help you send the right message at the right moment, without all the effort. The best part? Less work for you.

See Your Results

Use our platform’s analytics to visualize contact growth and other important information with beautiful graphs and charts.

Conversational Messaging

You have the option to do more than send mass texts. Use our inbox to have 1-on-1 conversations too.

Text to Win

Grow your list by hosting contests or sweepstakes that customers can send a text to enter.

Text to Vote Surveys

Gather valuable feedback from your audience by sending them surveys and polls via text.

Send Mass Texts With a Number of Your Choice

You need a text-enabled phone number to send mass texts. We offer different number types to suit all budgets and needs.

Toll-Free Phone Numbers

Use toll-free texting numbers to text one-on-one with customers and send out mass messages to thousands of contacts. Our team will help you verify your toll-free number.

Dedicated Short Code

Get your own memorable, 5 or 6-digit number. Our experts will guide you through the whole process, from working with carriers to launching your first campaign.

10DLC

Send messages from an area code people recognize. We can help you register and text-enable your current number or a new one just for your texting needs.

FAQs About Mass Texting

Want to find out more about mass texting? Are you wondering how much it costs? Or if you can text existing customers? You can find the answers to these questions below.

Can I send a mass text from my phone?

Yes! However, it’s not done in the same way you send a text message to a group of friends about dinner plans. This is because your phone’s default messaging app only lets you text around 10 people at once and provides no way for recipients to opt-out of your messages. Free of these limitations, our mobile app gives you the power to send and schedule messages to hundreds, thousands, or even millions of people right from your phone or tablet.

Can I choose what number to send my text from?

Yes, you have several choices of phone numbers. You can select a number with a local area code, or a memorable 5- to 6-digit dedicated short code. Our highly competitive short code pricing starts at $1000/month and we’ll assist you in getting your short code two weeks faster than the industry standard!

Is mass texting legal?

Yes, mass texting is 100% legal. Sending a mass text message or mass SMS is only illegal if you message people who have not given express written consent to receive your texts, i.e., you must provide clear and conspicuous disclosure of what the user is consenting to and who they’re consenting to get it from.

How many mass texts can I send?

When it comes to the number of mass text messages you can send through SimpleTexting, the limit does not exist! You can send as many messages as you pay for as long as you abide by our Terms and Conditions.

Can I send mass text messages to existing customers?

This is a question that we get all of the time. You can definitely text message your existing customers. However, you do need to get their permission first. We provide several ways to turn existing customers into SMS contacts, including web forms, keywords, and other free tools.

Can I send mass text messages for free?

At SimpleTexting, our 14-day free trial allows you to try out texting. With a paid plan, you can send as many messages as you’d like! There are no contracts, so you can upgrade to a higher plan as you scale your efforts.

What’s the cost of mass texting?

One thing that surprises people about mass texting is just how affordable it is. Pricing for our mass texting service is based upon the number of messages you plan on sending. The best part is that the more messages you send, the cheaper they are! Our plans start at a very affordable $29 per month and include dedicated support 7 days a week and unlimited keywords.

What’s the difference between group texting and mass texting?

Group texting involves three or more recipients and can be done with a software. However, there are limitations depending on your mobile device and carrier service. Additionally, group texting raises privacy concerns because everyone within that message can see the conversation.

Mass text messages are used to send a text to many recipients simultaneously. Mass text messaging is powered by an SMS text software, allowing you to send as much as thousands of text messages at once. This can be helpful for appointment reminders, delivery updates, and business texting. A platform that offers inboxing functions allows recipients to reply to mass text messages while separating their replies into a private inbox.

Group texting is great if you have a small list of recipients and the time to message them one-by-one. Mass texting is better when you have a large list of recipients and you need to quickly send them all the same message.

How can I send 1,000 texts at once?

One option for sending 1,000 texts at once is to use a bulk SMS service. They allow you to send hundreds or thousands of texts at once, which is more efficient than using a messaging platform that limits the number of messages you can send in 24 hours.