As the words imply, mass texting can literally mean sending text messages to a bunch of people. For instance it is a Friday night and you want to have fun. You can invite people to hang out with you through text messaging. You can type on the empty create message screen “TGIF! Who is up for a good time?” and send it to multiple contacts in your phone book or even to all of them. All those persons you sent the message will receive it. You just have to wait as to whom of them wants to go out too and party with you.

Most likely that is how it works. However, when you want to send a mass text you have to drop your phone. Why so, because you will not need it. Mass texting involves sending SMS messages to hundreds of mobile users or even thousands. Using just a cell phone with that kind of workload can be quite aggravating. It would consume so much time to send the text messages through a mobile phone especially if they are for commercial purpose. Surely your phone service provider will not allow you to send the messages to begin with. So how does mass texting operate? How can you send your short messages to a number of people? The following are the ways as to how this type of texting works.

• Use your computer not your phone. First you need to look for a mass text messaging service over the internet. There are several reputable mass SMS services, just go through some of them for you to decide which suit your needs best. Once you have selected, sign up to create an account. After which you can then start sending messages after logging in.
• Who gets your mass text messages? Grouping contacts list and sorting messages are some features that a credible mass text messaging service certainly offers. Let us say for example you own a coffee shop. You can categorize your contacts as to the roles they play in your business like your crew, your customers and your suppliers. This is to establish an organized texting course and ensure that the right message is received by the correct recipient.
• Use your keyboard. Mass texting requires a keyboard. This is also the reason why you have to use a computer. Forget about the tiny keypads, the T9 that stands for “text on 9 keys” which predicts words to make texting faster and the touchscreens. Typing on keyboard will be faster with less aggravation.
• Everybody receives your text message instantly. The recipients of your SMS messages will depend as to whom you send them to. Mass texting will only take a few seconds to a couple of minutes for your messages to be delivered to all marked contacts or those on the list.