Businesses love and trust Textline’s text notification service. Easily send timely and relevant text messages to your contacts.
<span class="platform__quote"><q>There are many reasons why we continue to use Textline for our business! <span class="platform__quote--blue60">The amount of ease of reaching customers without hassle or confusion is amazing.</span></q></span>
<span class="platform__quote__author">Destiny R.,<span class="platform__quote__author--blue60"> Capterra</span></span>
An SMS notification service is a platform that allows businesses to send text message alerts to their contacts. Businesses use these platforms to send notifications instantly. SMS notifications appear directly on users’ mobile devices when they receive a text. The notifications can appear on a cell phone’s messaging app, lock screen, or home screen.
The best way to alert people to necessary changes, like flight delays, is with an SMS notification system. With an SMS notification service, you can send bulk notifications to multiple devices or share an alert with one contact.
The average text is read within three minutes, making SMS notifications a great way to get your message to contacts quickly.
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Get alerts to many people at once with a mass text message notification. This allows you to save time and alert at scale.
With an open rate of 98 percent, text notifications help ensure your target audience sees your timely message.
Text notifications are 160 characters, making them short and to the point. Skip the formalities needed in emails, and send professional text alerts.
There’s much to consider when choosing an SMS platform to send notifications. Here are some stand-out SMS notification features from Textline.
<div class="platform__mb40">Textline offers mass text messaging. This allows businesses to send one consistent message to many contacts at the same time to save time and effort.</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">Textline allows you to schedule messages around the clock. That way your contacts will get the notification at the right time.</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">Smart SMS is a feature that automatically sends bulk SMS messages at a faster rate. Plus, they send from numbers that match the area code of the message recipient.</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">Our platform allows customers to easily opt in and out of messages with terms like “START,” “STOP,” and “UNSUBSCRIBE.”</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">Often you can't reply to text notifications. However, Textline allows you and your contact to engage in two-way messages. This results in more personal interactions and longer-lasting relationships with contacts.</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">Textline prioritizes compliance. This will protect you and your business. We help businesses properly register their phone numbers and share updates about SMS compliance.</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">APIs are software intermediaries that allow two applications to talk to each other and share data. Textline's API can help businesses automate workflows and connect software.</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">Cut down on time spent typing out recurring, detailed messages. Create and store text message templates to use and tailor whenever.</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">With a wide range of metrics, Textline allows users to track SMS notification performance with ease.</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">Keep a group of contacts informed with group messaging. Share a text and get responses on a single conversation thread.</div>
Textline is an industry-leading SMS platform revolutionizing business communication. It has the tools and features to help businesses scale and simplify personalized communication. But what else sets Textline apart?
Textline takes security seriously. Textline is the market's most secure business texting platform. By choosing Textline, you’ll never worry about your company or customer data.
Our support team is here to help from day one. We’re committed to answering questions and resolving issues quickly and thoroughly. Our Standard and Pro plan customers even get a dedicated support manager.
Textline’s platform is built for teams. It lets teams balance workloads, manage a conversation inbox, and track performance.
We always consider customer feedback when deciding what new integrations, features, and enhancements to add to our platform. Customer feedback and industry expertise drive our decisions.
Businesses across the globe use Textline to send SMS notifications. Here are a few examples:
Emergencies happen unexpectedly. Get text notifications to contacts quickly using SMS notifications.
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Wisconsin University: Classes will be cancelled today due to an ice storm and -40 degree wind chills. Stay safe.</span></span>
Let your team know about an important update or memo.
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Hi team! Our mandatory team development course is today at 12pm in the third floor conference room. See you there!</span></span>
Quickly send a request to fill a last-minute open shift.
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Hi team! We have a last-minute nursing shift from 7am to 3pm tomorrow. We're offering a $300 bonus. Is anyone interested?</span></span>
Use SMS notifications as a marketing tool to send promotional offers.
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Hotel Coronado: Introducing our hot summer deal 🔥 Book a stay today for 25% off. Offer valid through 8/1.</span></span>
Set an automated text notification to send after an order is placed.
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Hi {{contact.name}}. Good things are in the works! BWW is preparing your order. We'll let you know when its on the way.</span></span>
Set an automated text to send to customers who left items in their carts.
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Third Love: {{contact.name}}, the items in your cart miss you! Finish the checkout process now: {{link}}.</span></span>
Send a text notification to event attendees.
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">SaaS & Co.: Tomorrow’s the day! Join us for our technology conference. Can't attend live? Here’s the link to the Zoom recording: {{link}}.</span></span>
Send a notification to remind hotel guests about an upcoming stay.
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Jenson B&B: You’re scheduled to stay with us from 5/11 to 5/15. A reminder that check-in is at 3pm. We look forward to seeing you!</span></span>
Reduce no-shows with appointment text notifications.
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Hi {{contact.name}}. Your haircut with Alli is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 26 at 12pm. See you then!</span></span>
Check-in with customers to see how a product is treating them, how service went, or schedule their next annual service appointment.
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Hi June! This is Serena from Bob’s Pool Builders. Pool opening season is right around the corner! Do you want to book your pool opening today?</span></span>
Send an SMS notification to schedule an interview with a pool of candidates.
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Hi {{contact.name}}! My name is Joe and I’m the recruiter at Law Firm X. I received your application for our paralegal role and I’d love to schedule a 15-minute chat. Please schedule here: https:calendly.com.</span></span>
Send a “thank you for your business” message to customers.
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Hi Zyad. This is Flynn from TK Insurance. Thank you for choosing us for your insurance needs.</span></span>
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Yes! Sending text alerts to opted-in contacts is legal. But, you need to comply with key SMS laws like The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. Under this law businesses must:
Read: How to ensure you are legally texting your customers to learn more.
All Textline users can send text notifications to their contacts. Remember to get that opt-in first, though.
Pricing will vary based on your business needs and the number of messages sent. Textline offers three different pricing plans. All pricing plans start with a 14-day free trial.
Keep these best practices in mind when sending SMS notifications:
Yes! You can use variable fields to pull unique information into your text notifications. This includes contact information like first name or job title.
Once you have your Textline account set up, it's easy! You just select who you want to send the notification to, write your text alert, and click send. You also can schedule these messages in advance. You can read more about our Announcement feature here.
They'll be sent when you want when you use Textline. You can schedule messages to send around the clock or send them immediately.
Yes! Textline supports MMS. This means you can send photos, videos, links, PDFs, and other attachments to text notifications.
Seamlessly integrate Textline with the existing tools your team relies on. In just a few clicks, you can connect Textline with CRM platforms, help desk software, or marketing automation tools. This will help you simplify business communication and optimize your SMS notification strategy.
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