Large and small businesses across many industries love Textline’s two-way SMS messaging service. Don’t just take it from us, read the reviews from our customers.
<span class="platform__quote"><q>We are able to integrate our existing workflows with Textline and get closer to our customers. <span class="platform__quote--blue60">It really solved a big problem we had which was integrating texting with customer outreach and tracking.</span></q></span>
<span class="platform__quote__author">Eric D.,<span class="platform__quote__author--blue60"> Capterra</span></span>
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Two-way texting is the ability to send and receive SMS messages. Two-way texting allows businesses to have one-on-one conversations with their contacts. Adding two-way texting can improve customer experience and internal communication.
Two-way texting platforms let businesses converse with contacts in their preferred communication channel. Two-way messaging is commonly used for customer support, closing sales deals, rescheduling appointments, and more.
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One major benefit of two-way texting is its speed. The average response time to a text is 90 seconds, making SMS messages a great tool for rapid back-and-forth communication. Quickly resolve customer issues, respond to sales inquiries, or shorten service level agreements.
Two-way conversations help businesses and customers connect. Engaging in two-way messaging allows you to have meaningful conversations. Plus, it proves you are listening and shows you care about customer concerns or inquiries. This goes a long way to building stronger customer relationships.
Text messages have a 98 percent open rate and a 45 percent response rate. In comparison, email has a 20 percent open rate and a 6 percent response rate. Choosing a two-way SMS solution will ensure more customers see your message and reply.
It is easy to set up and start engaging one-on-one with customers using two-way texting. That’s because it’s a familiar and frictionless communication tool that customers know how to use.
Our two-way SMS service comes with all the features you need to maximize the benefits of 2-way SMS. Some of our top features are:
<div class="platform__mb40">With 2-way text messaging, customers can reach out to your business at any time. As a result, our SMS platform allows you to send auto-reply messages with ease. This is helpful as it can keep your SLA down, and let clients know you will reply during business hours or whenever you are available.</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">Don't waste time typing the same messages over and over. Textline allows you to create and store text templates to streamline your communication. For two-way texting, consider making templates to answer some of the most common customer questions.</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. With our 2-way texting platform, you can send and receive multimedia messages like photos, GIFs, or links. This can help speed up otherwise lengthy conversations and improve customer service.</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">If you want to text from your landline, VoIP, or existing business number, Textline can text-enable it for you.</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">Our seamless software makes it easy to manage contacts. You can quickly add new contacts, upload contact lists, and remove contacts.</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">You want an SMS provider that understands the regulations surrounding SMS. There are several laws, like the TCPA, that you need to follow. Textline takes compliance seriously so our customers avoid legal repercussions and fines.</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">When it comes to two-way SMS, you want your conversations and data to be safe. Our business texting solution that prioritizes security. If you are in healthcare, you would want to select a HIPAA-compliant platform.</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">Our texting service allows you to track vital two-way texting metrics like response time. Seeing these metrics will allow you to improve team efficiency.</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">With Textline, you get access to powerful tools like mass texting, which is a one-to-many service. This can save your team time if you want a consistent message to go to your contacts. If someone replies to your mass text, you will initiate a one-on-one conversation with them.</div>
<div class="platform__mb40">Textline's two-way texting solution allows you to schedule messages to send around the clock. This ensures you can get these messages to customers, employees, or leads at the right time.</div>
Textline is an industry-leading business texting platform for conversational messaging. With a simple-to-view inbox and unwavering support, Textline allows companies to personalize and scale communication. But what differentiates Textline?
Textline’s security is unmatched. That’s why Textline is the most secure business texting platform on the market. We follow advanced security protocols to keep your data safe.
Textline’s support team is steadfast in its commitment to helping customers. Whether you need onboarding support or have questions about a specific feature, the team provides fast and practical support to all customers.
Textline’s platform is built for teams to maximize productivity and realize efficiencies. Easily add all teammates or departments and manage text conversations together.
We constantly add innovative features and enhancements to our platform based on customer feedback. We’re committed to making our texting solution better for our customers.
Businesses across all industries use two-way texting to communicate with their contacts. Here are a few common ways with texting examples:
Use two-way SMS to coordinate rescheduling an appointment. This can be faster than email and more convenient than a phone call.
Today's consumers expect convenient appointment booking and scheduling. Use two-way SMS to help customers schedule services or ask about available appointments.
Use two-way texting to send appointment scheduling reminders or appointment confirmations to clients. This will help you book more business and cut down on no-shows.
Use two-way texting to strengthen your customer support team.
Add a personal touch to your customer service interactions with two-way texting. Give customers order updates or quickly answer their questions.
Use 2-way SMS to communicate with your team and quickly fill open shifts.
Use two-way texts to set up auto-responders for when your team isn't available to respond. This can include out-of-office messages, after-hours messages, or slow-to-respond messages.
Send a text to a potential customer who stopped replying to emails or phone calls.
Enable two-way SMS messages for marketing messages. That way, when you send seasonal promotions or share upcoming events you can reply to customers.
Use two-way messaging to converse with the lessees at your properties.
Start a text conversation with customers to see how they are liking a product or service.
Use two-way SMS to help dispatch employees.
Share new listings with potential home buyers to meet revenue and sales goals.
Use our two-way SMS software to schedule an interview with a potential candidate.
Use 2-way SMS to easily send SMS surveys to customers.
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One-way text messaging is being able to send text messages, but not being able to accept replies. On the other hand, two-way SMS allows you to have back-and-forth conversations with customers. In other words, you can both send text messages and receive them. Many businesses use one-way SMS to send out text blasts like emergency alerts or important news updates. While many businesses use two-way texting to provide support, send surveys, and answer questions.
Yes! Engaging in two-way texting with customers is legal. But, there are several regulations to keep in mind. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 requires businesses to get written or verbal opt-ins from contacts. These opt-ins can be obtained in several ways. This includes having customers text you first or filling out a consent form.
To comply with the law, you must also provide a way for your contacts to opt out of SMS campaigns. One way to ensure you comply with this is by picking an SMS provider that unsubscribes contacts if they reply with words like STOP or UNSUBSCRIBE.
In addition, before you start texting your business must register your phone number with the right parties. Businesses using 10DLCs must sign up for The Campaign Registry. The Campaign Registry ensures that businesses' phone numbers are real and the messages they send from it are legitimate. Toll-free numbers must also register, but they can still send messages while waiting for campaign approval.
Read our blog on how to ensure you are legally texting your customers to learn more.
Pricing depends on your SMS service provider and the number of messages you send and receive. Currently, it costs just pennies to send and receive 160-character texts. Textline offers three different pricing plans. All pricing plans start with a free trial that includes unlimited two-way texting and no hidden setup fees.
With Textline, you can see and respond to all message replies and inbound messages in one centralized dashboard. This dashboard can be accessed via your computer, or on our mobile phone texting app.
There are several things to keep in mind when sending two-way texts. Here are a few:
Yes! With Textline you can almost always text-enable your landline or existing business phone number. This includes local numbers, toll-free numbers, landlines, or VoIP. There are different steps to follow for each one. Learn more
Yes! Textline supports adding these items into your two-way texting. It would make the message a multimedia messaging service, also known as an MMS.
Amplify the potential of two-way texting by integrating Textline with the tools you know and love. You can integrate Textline with CRM platforms, help desk software, and marketing automation tools. This will help you optimize your two-way texting strategy, make data-driven decisions, and provide a seamless customer experience.
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