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WEB2SMS-PRO :: Product Guide

 

Web2SMS-Pro is Nigeria’s leading web based bulk SMS tool. Perfect for business or personal use, Web2SMS Pro allows one to send personalized SMS messages to multiple recipients across the country.

 

It allows you to send SMS messages to individuals or groups by importing your contacts database into an online address book. The interface and system were designed with ease of use and functionality in mind.

 

This guide is designed to provide assistance with using Web2SMS Pro. There are a few key steps to getting going:

 

A.      Registering for a Web2SMS-Pro Account

 

1.       Click on "Register for FREE" button on Homepage.

2.       Fill out the registration form

3.       Click on Register button

 

Your Username and Password required to login to the site will be sent to your mobile phone via SMS.

 

To start sending SMS , you will need to activate your account by changing your password on your first login.

 

B.      Changing your Personal Preferences

 

Enables you to edit your personal details, including your password, contact details and Sender ID.

 

Sender ID is the sender identification that will appear on a recipient’s phone. (When available, this is not a guaranteed feature). 11 Alphanumeric characters allowed.

 

C.      Creating & Managing Groups in your Address Book

 

In order to manage your address book group, click on the "Address Book" tab along the top of your WEB2SMS-PRO product

 

To set up a new Group of contacts

 

1.       Click on the “Add New Address” button.

2.       Fill out the form

3.       Click the submit button to save the group

 

To delete groups, simply select the appropriate tick box next to the group and click on the “Delete Selected” button)

 

D.      Creating & Managing Contacts in your Address Book

 

In order to manage your address book contacts, please click on the "Address Book" tab along the top of your WEB2SMS-PRO product. Click on the name of the group whose contacts you would like to manage.

 

1.       To add a new contact, fill in the relevant details and then click the ‘Submit’ button at the bottom of the page to save the details.

2.       To delete contacts, simply select the appropriate tick box next to the contact and click on the “Delete Selected” button)

3.       To order the list of members in a group, click the Names Link (alphabetic oreder) or the Mobile Link (ascending order)

4.       To edit a contact in an address book, click the 'Edit' button. This will allow you to change the group, the name or the number of the contact. If you want to move a contact from an existing group to a new group, simply change the group name and update. The contact will be automatically moved to the new group.

 

E.      Uploading Contacts to your Address Book

 

In order to upload contacts into your address book, please click on the "Address Book" tab along the top of your WEB2SMS-PRO product.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click on the ‘Upload New Address’ button then use the browse button to select the text file (.txt) on your computer.

 

(Note: if you have your contacts in any other format e.g. Excel you will need to save as a text (tab delimited) prior to upload).

 

 

In order to upload text files please ensure you have the correct fields in the right column. The three mandatory fields for a successful upload are Group Name, country code and Mobile Number. Columns must be set out in the correct order as shown below.

 

 

Column A

Column B

Column C

Column D

Column E

Column F

Column G

Groupname

Countrycode

Mobilenumber

Firstname

Lastname

Title

Custom

 

Example 1 - Showing all fields

 

 

 

 

Example 2 - Showing mandatory fields

 

 

 

When completed, make sure you save the file as a text (tab delimted) file as shown below.

 

 

 

 

F.   Sending Messages

 

Selecting Recipients

 

To select your message recipients click on “Address Book” tab to select individual contacts or groups of contacts from your Address Book.

 

Selecting Groups

 

Simply click the ‘Send’ button on the same row as the Group. To select more than 1 group, repeat the process again and click the ‘Send’ button on the same row as the other group.

 

Selecting Members of a group

 

Click the group that contains the members then simply tick the boxes for each recipient. Click the ‘Send Selected’ button at the bottom of the page.

 

 

The number of groups you have selected will show in the box next to ‘Groups’ on your compose message screen while the recipients will be displayed in the open field next to the international code box.

 

To remove a group or recipients selected on the compose message screen, click the ‘Reset’ button next to the ‘Groups’ box.

 

If you prefer, you can simply type in the number(s) in the open field next to the international code box. If you choose this option, numbers must be comma separated with no spaces.

 

 

 

 

The Message


Type in your message. Message length is 160 characters. The counter below the message field will count as you type. Click the ‘Send Message’ button after completing the message then you will get a confirmation page showing you the message, the number of recipients and the sender ID. Click on the ‘Send’ button and the message will be instantly forwarded to the members selected.

 

NOTE:

  1. The message length of any account that has not purchased credits is 134 characters. The FREE Messages will be tagged with 'Powered by WEB2SMSPRO.COM'. As soon as credits are bought, the tag will be removed automatically and allow for 160 characters and above. 
  2. Sender ID is not a guaranteed feature as it is network & handset dependent.

Sending Multiple SMS

This function allows you to send messages longer than 160 characters. Simply click the ‘Multiple SMS’ button to reload the page and you will notice that the number of characters remaining under the Message Box is 765. Messages longer than 160 characters will require more than 1 SMS unit to be delivered. The number of SMS units to be deducted is shown as the total number of message parts as seen in the confirm message page prior to sending. The maximum number of message parts you can send as one text message is 5.

 

Message Scheduling

This enables you to send messages that will be delivered at a specified time. To schedule messages, click the 'Advanced Settings' button on the compose message page. This will open the box which will allow you to specify when the message should be sent. Your account will be debited as soon as you forward the request and the messages stored on our servers until the schedule arrives.

 

Message Personalization

Send personalized messages to each recipient of an address book

 

For example

Dear Mr Abi, pick up your cheque book from our V/I branch.

Dear Mrs Ola, pick up your cheque book from our Ikoyi branch.

 

The personalized fields are Title, Firstname, Lastname & custom. When composing your message, simply click the field button you wish to use next to the message box. For example, to create the message above, it should look like this in the message box.

 

Dear #title# #fname#, pick up your cheque book from our #custom# branch.

 

Important: The personalized fields must be entered into the address book in the correct format during upload.

 

 


 

 

 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
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