Why Do You Need Texting Options?
Today, I’ll show you two quick ways to integrate texting more easily into your life. It seems nerdy or teen-ager-y but I assure you it’s helpful because there are clients who prefer to communicate via text and we’re all conditioned to reach out to our clients in their chosen mode, right?
People Can Text YOU From YOUR Blog
I know, this week, we’re talking like we’re the Jetsons Family, but this is super easy. So you go to the RETech SMS Widget page, enter your phone number, email, and tell it what website the widget will be on and voila, an embed code is provided for you! Now all you have to do embed it in your sidebar and hooray, people can text your cell phone directly from your blog, talk about instant contact with consumers! PS: standard text messaging rates apply to your phone, so I’d pony up and just go unlimited (says the lady who already has unlimited text messaging).
Free Texting From Your iPhone
You may have a fancy iPhone, but you may not have chosen a good plan that allows you texting, so add the widget we just talked about and then go download iPhone app Yahoo oneConnect (which does tons of stuff but we’re focusing on the SMS possibilities today). Once downloaded, if you have your Yahoo address book full of phone numbers, you can text them with a quick click by using a wifi connection instead of your precious text messages.
Now You’re A Texting Diva or Don
Now, people can text you from your own website and if you’re an iPhone+Yahoo user, you can text without even dwindling down your potentially limited text messages. What texting options are you implementing in your practice? There are tons of them, so let us have it!
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Hey Lani,
Thanks for the text tips! I installed the RETech widget last week and it works like a champ. It even looks maaaahvelous, too.
Chuck
Awesome Post!!! I love this site.
-Matt Rains
Thanks for the heads up, I am installing today. I have been looking for an easy way to allow consumers driving by a listing to simply text a code and have the property details sent back to them. I’m sure I’ve seen it around, but can’t remember where. Any ideas?
The text message features seems like a great alternative to having chat on your blog (which I’m not personally a fan of). Thanks for the tip!
Had the widget installed a couple of days ago, found the stream of somebody talking about it on none other than Twitter. Had a contact off it the other day.
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Lani, I downloaded the text widget this week, so far no one has texted me from my blog but if they do I am ready.
It’s because of you that I am on twitter, blip – oh forget it. It is because of you that I’m even here.
To answer Bob’s question (#3 above), my company actually provides Text Message Marketing opportunities for Realtors via our RealtyTXT plan. If you want to provide people the ability to text to get property details delivered to their cell phone, I’d love to talk with you!
Jay Handler
President, SellPhone Marketing