view demo If you can use Word (or similar), in no time at all you will be creating and sending professional looking emails and SMS text messages. Take a look through the SmartMessenger steps below to see for yourself.
		administration After logging-in with a 'Username' and 'Password' you will be presented with an Administration page which is your portal to the other areas and shows this month's usage. Add or edit your authorised users (including setting rights to send emails and/or SMS texts). You can also click through your previous month's accounts.
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view demo You might want to send different variations of the same email to different groups ~ it is easy to clone the message and amend the text, images or attachments. You can create a whole portfolio of emails to use at the press of a button
		email messages OK so after clicking on the 'Messages' text in the email menu you will be presented with a 'directory'. You can easily amend an existing email but to create a new email you might want to either start with a blank canvas (create new email) or to maintain your style or 'template', clone a previously used message.
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view demo SmartMessenger allows you to personalise each message any number of times throughout the body of the text using {{N}} in place of the name Personalisation will increase the readership of your emails.
		create or amend email You can see from the image on the left that you are creating the HTML email using a toolbar which is not dissimilar from Word. Here you can change fonts, use tables and add images and files. You can save your page and preview your results at anytime. The more experienced user can even amend the HTML code.
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view demo Some users prefer to receive their emails as text or might view emails using a webmail account or system that is set to text only. SmartMessenger sends both an HTML and nicely formatted text version.
		create text version When you are happy with you HTML copy you must create a text version. Click 'Generate text version' and SmartMessenger strips out all of the messy HTML code that would otherwise appear in a text only version. You need to amend some of the copy - 'click here' just won't work in text!
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view demo SmartMessenger isn't a replacement for your Outlook (or similar) or your off-line database.- it does allow you to manage your campaigns and send in bulk - fast. Maintaining your off-line database means that you 'clean' data is all in one place
		upload lists Lists should be exported from your off-line database as TXT or CSV files, each line formatted as name,  email You can upload a number of different lists, maybe for different groups or campaigns. Once upload you can test each list for its integrity (is each address correctly formatted, missing name fields etc).
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view demo If you've sent email campaigns in volume using your own dial up or even broadband service your systems might well come to a complete standstill. Because SmartMessenger uses our bandwidth you can target your campaigns when they'll be more effective.
		publish You'll probably want to send the email to yourself first - simply enter a single email address and name and publish. When you are happy choose one or a number or lists to send the email through to. You'll receive a confirmation of the number of emails sent and you can rest assured that they've been delivered.
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view demo SMS text messages should be used for a very different type of communication - confirmations, alerts or reminders are all great because the receiver normally expects or wants the information. Personalise every text message and the recipient will think that the message is direct from your own phone!
		SMS text message You can enter any originating number or even a name but make sure the recipients now who is sending the message. With 160 characters SMS means that your messages will be concise and you'll be given a character count down as you type. Save and publish exactly the same as email.
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