Send your first text in under an hour

You don’t need a marketing degree or a free weekend. You need a list, a message, and a send button. Here’s the whole thing, start to finish.

Step 1: Get a few people on your list

Pick a keyword - something easy like JOIN or TACOS - and put it where customers already are: a sign by the register, the bottom of a receipt, your Instagram bio. When someone texts it in, they’re on your list, consent and all.

Step 2: Write one good text

Lead with the good part. “Fresh batch just dropped” beats “Hello valued customer.” Keep it to a sentence or two, add your shop name so people know it’s you, and give them one clear thing to do.

Step 3: Preview it

Smsy shows your text on a real phone frame before it goes anywhere. Send a test to yourself first - it takes ten seconds and saves you from typos.

Step 4: Tap send

That’s it. It goes to everyone at once, and replies come straight back to you. Answer the first few personally - that’s where the loyalty is made.

Total time? Less than an hour, most of it spent picking your keyword.