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paul alan

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Re: Bulk texting - text local etc
« Reply #20 on: July 11, 2018, 08:28:32 pm »
How is it a ball ache to text 30-30 customers?

It takes me less than a minute to do...text template of the message and send it ???

Because,.. i mark off all work done for the day in george, then print my work sheet off george then look through and see that 20 need a text (locked gate) so i have to type each number into phone and paste a generic text reminder in.

Then i have to go through bank accounts and paypal, mark off payers, then look through george and maybe text another 20 customer payment reminder, putting the phone numbers in my phone one by one.

its tedious to type 30 or so numbers into your phone every night, its just a chore that does my head in. Its always praying on my mind if i go out anywhere or want to do anything that i have to get back before its too late to sit down and do all this faff.

I just figured software would just be able to text all tomorrows work at the click of a button and send a reminder to all overdue with a few clicks also. Apparently you can set a time for these texts to go out with txt local so i could just do it as soon as i get in freeing up the rest of my evening, or at lest thats what im hoping but i dont know much about it, not tried using it and wondered how practical it is running a business where customers cant reply...

I have 16 rounds, 4 each week. wk1,wk2,wk3,wk4. 1a 1b 1c 1d 2a...………

I just enter the round number so 3a or whatever after the customers address in my phone and then when I type in 3a all the people on that round appear on my phone. Saved me loads of time and having to think, I hate doing that.

I did it last month, each night I would send my texts out and then after wards I edited all the numbers I had just text and put the round at the end of the address. Took a few extra minutes each night but will pay off for as long as I clean winders.

Saved me loads of messing around and now I cant miss anyone out, I even put 8w (8 weekly) after the 8 weekly's so I know not to automatically put them in unless its their rotation.

dazmond

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Re: Bulk texting - text local etc
« Reply #21 on: July 11, 2018, 11:11:14 pm »
some of you really like to over complicate things dont you? ::)roll

each to their own.....my way is best for me..... :)

16 rounds?really?ive just got one! ;D
price higher/work harder!

paul alan

  • Posts: 1683
Re: Bulk texting - text local etc
« Reply #22 on: July 12, 2018, 07:34:34 am »
I have a days work in each area and so have labelled them, I started to do this from day 1 and its just normal now.

A place for everything and everything in its place!

Stoots

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Re: Bulk texting - text local etc
« Reply #23 on: July 12, 2018, 08:34:46 am »
I tried that 1 day per round idea but found it got messed up within weeks soon as you miss one it all goes to pot lol.

I preferred just 1 big round, then work through from A-Z and back round again. Picking up from where you left off yesterday.

paul alan

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Re: Bulk texting - text local etc
« Reply #24 on: July 12, 2018, 08:36:08 am »
its very rare I miss anything.

Soupy

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Re: Bulk texting - text local etc
« Reply #25 on: July 12, 2018, 10:29:54 am »
its very rare I miss anything.

I never miss any.
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