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How to Use 1Byte’s Sms Service to Send Bulk Messages?

HOW TO USE SMS TO SEND BULK MESSAGES?
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Before diving deeper into our step-by-step user guide, consider reading our manual on how to integrate 1Byte SMS service into your app.

Prerequisites

  • You must have a 1Byte account and login into the 1Byte site
  • A brand name is required. If you don’t have one, please check out this link
HOW TO USE SMS TO SEND BULK MESSAGES?
Click on username (1) then click Dashboard (2)

Step By Step

Step 1: Login 1Byte account

Go to the 1Byte site+ Click on the Login button+ Insert your username and password

Step 2: Go to SMS Service Management

There are several ways to go to SMS Service Management– Method 1: Click here to go directly to SMS Service

Method 2: Go to User Dashboard, and navigate to the SMS Service section as follow:

Click on username (1) then click Dashboard (2)
Finally, choose SMS Service (3)

Step 3: Create and Compose SMS Content

2.1. Navigate to Create SMS tab

2.2. Roll down to Send SMS section

2.3. Compose your message by doing following

For this demo, I will use 1Byte-Demo for the Brandname

NOTE: To use the SMS Service, you must have an SMS Brandname. If you have not had one, please read out guide on how to get a perfect Brandname from 1Byte SMS service.

Step 4: Provide a list of message recipients

In this step, you need to provide the 1Byte SMS service with a list of customers. 1Byte will not save any customer data that you upload during this step. For more info, please check out 1Byte Privacy Policy

There are 3 main sections
Section A: Used to upload recipient information list
Section B: After upload, the recipient information will be displayed here
Section C: Select style of sending SMS

Now we will go deeper into each section one by one. 1Byte has also prepared a template, you can download this template for more reference

SECTION A
Before uploading the recipient information list. Your list needs to satisfy these two conditions

  • Condition 1: The format file of the list must be .csv (CSV file). There are numerous websites that allow you to convert the format of an excel file to a CSV file for free. Here are some websites that can convert file format for you
  • Condition 2: The list file must have at least 3 columns, which are Name, Phone, and Date Of Birth
    • The Phone column must start with 0 or +855
    • The Date of the Birth column must be in the format DD/MM/YYYY (date/month/year)
    • The Name column can be First Name, Last Name or FullName
Example file for recipient information list

Step 1 of 2: Now what you need to do is upload your CSV file (the recipient information list) by doing as follows:

The numbers 1 to 4 correspond to the steps described below

1) Click Import List from CSV2) Browse to where the CSV file is located3) Name the Group Name4) Click Next

Step 2 of 2: Indicate Name, Phone, and Date of Birth in the appropriate columns for 1Byte’ SMS service to understand

As shown above, column 9 will contain the phone number data in a CSV file
1) Specify the column containing the phone number
2) Specify the column containing the name
3) Specify the column containing the DOB
4) Finally, click Next to go next step

SECTION B
After the import is done, your screen may look like the image below

To display recipient information, check on your group name (1)
If you want to remove a certain data, click on the trash can icon to delete (2)
You can completely add data manually by inserting Name, Phone, DOB and click Add button(3)

Step 5: Select the style of sending SMS

SECTION C

1Byte’ SMS Service offers you 3 styles to send bulk messages

  • Style 1: Send immediately (default)
  • Style 2: The bulk messages will be send based on the Date of Birth data
  • Style 3: Choose a specific time (in the future) to send the bulk messages
At this demo, style 1 is selected to send

Step 6: Ensure all info is correct before sending

As you progress from step one to this step, the system will summarize and show you details like:

  • What is the content sent?
  • Which brand name is selected to be used?
  • How many SMS will be sent in total?
  • How much will the total cost be?
If everything is good, click on Next button (1)
If you want to edit something, click on Back button (2)

Final Thoughts

Congratulation if you’ve made it this far in this tutorial. Now you know how to use 1Byte SMS Service. Make an everlasting impression on your existing and future customers through our SMS Brandname with your own brand in a professional fashion.

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