Sending SMS Messages

 
MailList King can send SMS messages to any of your contacts with mobile phones.  It integrates with most web-based SMS Delivery Services to allow sending to mobile phones anywhere in the world without complications related to variations between Mobile Phone providers.  We recommend Clickatell as it is fast, reliable and cost-effective. 
 

Enabling and Configuring SMS in MailList King

  1. Run MailList King and select File > Options
  2. Choose the "Other" tab
  3. Check the "Enable Sending of SMS" option
  4. Click "Settings"
  5. Specify your SMS options:
SMS Sending Parameters

View our SMS Configuration FAQ for assistance with configuring your options.

Reply Phone Number

The number that is used when recipients reply to your text message.  Note: You can generally only specify a phone number that you have authorized with your SMS Delivery Service.

Default Country Prefix

In your mailing list mobile phone numbers can either be in domestic format, e.g. 025-555-8989 or international format +1-25-555-8989 (dashes, spaces and leading plus symbol are all optional).  If a number is in domestic format (with a leading zero, e.g. 025-555-8989) then it will be sent with the specified country prefix.

Recipients per Post

You can speed up delivery by allowing MLK to batch send multiple SMS messages with a single post.  However if this is done your failed delivery report will not be reliable as bad phone numbers in a post will cause all numbers to be reported as failed (even though will have been sent). 

 

Sending SMS Messages

MailList King can send SMS texts to any members in your mailing list that have a valid number specified for the "Mobile Phone" field.  Phone numbers can either be in domestic format, e.g. 025-555-8989 or international format +1-25-555-8989 (dashes, spaces and leading plus symbol are all optional).
 
The process for sending SMS texts is the same as normal messages: 

1.  Select who to send the message to

By default, MailList King will send the messages to all recipients in your current view mode.  I.e., if you have filtered your list or selected some groups, then the displayed list will be the recipients of your message.  Otherwise the created message will be sent to all members of your mailing list.

Note: You can also manually specify recipients or load them from a file by clicking the "To" button in the send dialog

 

2.  Select "Home" > New SMS on the main toolbar

3.  Compose your message

Type the message to send to your recipients taking note of the SMS length restriction shown in the right of the status bar.

You can also personalize your message with the name and other details of the recipient, but note that the length status may be inaccurate for personalization fields that return long text.

 
4.  Click Send

When 'Send Message' is clicked MailList King will generate a unique list of mobile phone numbers.

If you click the small down arrow to the right of the "Send Message" button you will be given three sending options:

 

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