Get a Free Online Number to Receive Texts
An online phone number for receiving texts puts instant communication on your desktop or mobile device.
What Is An Online Phone Number for Receiving Texts?
An online text number allows you to send texts using your desktop or an enabled mobile device. You don't need acrobatic thumbs to send text messages with an online text number. Instead, you get the full use of a keyboard by sending messages from a desktop or wherever it's convenient.
With Textedly, a toll-free texting number gets assigned to your account upon sign up. That number lets you send and receive messages from the Textedly dashboard.
But you're not stuck with that number if it doesn't work for you. You have the option of buying a new toll-free number or a long code phone number. Whichever number you use, it's directly linked to your Textedly account.
Using an online text number:
Streamlines marketing
Improves customer service
Enhances order tracking
Lets you send promotional materials, confirmations, and reminders all from one interface
Online Phone Numbers: How Do They Work?
From a virtual number, SMS texts can be sent to clients, colleagues, employees, or a full subscriber list. These phone numbers work similarly to a standard mobile number, but you'll need to get an account with a texting platform like Textedly to fully connect with your customers.
The process is simple.
Sign up with Textedly to get your virtual phone number.
Create a contact list (You may already have a subscriber list ready to go).
When there's a text to the phone number, it shows up on your Textedly dashboard.
Respond via virtual texting to a single number or to a group.
Manage all your texts from your Textedly account.
Online Text Numbers with Textedly
Every Textedly account comes with a dedicated toll-free phone number, so you're set up for success from the very beginning. The phone number then acts as your communication channel to send confirmations, security alerts, or reminders about special events.
You can use a Textedly account to send texts from the phone number or receive messages to the text phone number. From the Textedly dashboard, you can send, receive, and manage those messages via a desktop, laptop, or mobile device. A full screen, full keyboard, and the full range of character options let you craft messages that provide accurate information or grab your customers' attention.
From there, customize your messaging or analyze information collected from your subscribers to increase engagement. Online text numbers are the doorway to better understanding who your subscribers are and how you can best reach them.
Use Cases for Using an Online Phone Number to Receive Texts
Poor communication can cost your business sales. If butterflies hit your stomach just thinking about changing up how you manage client communication, virtual texting is simple, fast, and offers a wide range of uses, including:
Efficient customer service communication
Making, confirming, and canceling reservations and appointments
Automated appointment reminders
Order tracing or delivery notifications
Promotions, discounts, and sales
New product launch information
Client surveys
Appointment follow-up surveys
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Don't make your customers wait any longer than necessary. An online phone number allows your team to always have customer service texting capabilities directly on their computer. This creates a better customer experience and can help boost client retention.
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Using your online phone number, you and your team can easily manage your SMS inbox all from your computer. Not only does this help increase response times, but it also helps the entire team stay organized with their text message conversations.
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Manage all your replies from SMS marketing campaigns in one convenient dashboard using your computer through online texting. Having all your messages online ensures your team makes the most out of your text marketing efforts.
Benefits of Texting With an Online Phone Number
Online phone numbers let you use SMS messages to bring in new leads, provide better customer service, and increase your customer retention. You can also:
Get a 45 percent response rate from text versus a 6 percent response rate from email.
Build your customer base by creating a keyword-based message sequence that allows customers to opt-in or out of your subscriber list.
Full technical and customer support from Textedly as you implement your communication strategy.
Send MMS texts.
Send SMS texts with up to 1,600 characters.
Create an interactive business identity.
Industries That Can Use Online Phone Numbers To Receive and Send Texts
Say goodbye to extracting data by hand, and hello to automated SMS data capture forms! Textedly lets subscribers sign up for
your SMS list directly from your website.
Restaurants
Hotels
Nonprofit organizations
Schools and education
Healthcare
Athletic clubs and sports teams
Travel agencies
Online Phone Numbers: Frequently Asked Questions
Why Users Love Textedly
Great System and Great Support
I enjoy using Textedly as you can easily upload a large list of contacts which saves a lot of time.
Simple, Smart, & Personal
I needed a simple way to stay connected with my clients about things like appointments, birthdays, payment reminders, and holiday greetings, and this platform made that possible without overwhelming me
Easy and Simple to Use
Not everyone reads emails or posts, but just about everyone reads a simple text sent to their phone. I really enjoy the quick responses from my contacts.
Start Texting Online with Textedly Today
Virtual texting lets you interact and engage with your subscribers on a personal level. The best part - you can customize how you use texting to enhance your business and better reach customers. Use your virtual number to gather customer information and analyze when and where they respond, send links to customer surveys, or employee evaluations.
At Textedly, we're here to give you a convenient texting platform that includes the customer service and support to take your business communication to the next level. We put instant communication where you need it - at your fingertips.
