Most people are familiar with the concept of Bulk SMS, more so, with the fact that it is indeed a business venture, but only a few can adequately explain how it works or how profitable it is. Profitability is a key factor to consider when determining what business venture to engage in, this leads us to today's pressing question; is the bulk SMS business profitable?
What is the Bulk SMS Service?
Bulk SMS is a service that delivers a large number of messages (SMS) to a large number of people at one command. This service is used mostly for mobile marketing and bulk information dissemination. Most SMS software applications, thanks to Wikipedia “allow the upload of lists of mobile phone numbers using a text file or CSV file.
Some sophisticated systems can automatically remove any duplicated or improper numbers, and the mobile numbers may be validated before sending the messages”. With bulk SMS, thousands of messages can be sent at a time, with the opportunity of deciding what name is displayed on the receiver's phone.
What is the Bulk SMS Business?
The bulk SMS business in simple terms is providing bulk SMS services. This involves helping businesses, industries, schools, organizations, etc reach their customers with various sorts of information, that keeps them in touch with their public and ultimately helps said business grow. Although there are factors affecting the bulk SMS business, such as; Do-Not-Disturb (DND) mode, restrictions from network providers, high cost of foreign exchange, inflation, and last but not least social media real-time messaging, the bulk SMS business is still profitable.
Is the Bulk SMS Business Still Profitable?
Despite the daily influx of people into the bulk SMS business, the demand for bulk SMS providers is still high, given the number of organizations that would rather send bulk SMS during the festive period than buy Christmas cards or individual packages for their various customers. The thing about demand is this, when the demand for a product is high, supply increases, thus increasing profit. Furthermore, the bulk SMS business is a venture that you can start with as low as N10,000, and maintain with as little, yet stand the chance to gain a lot.
To solidify your place in the business, one might go ahead and register their business with CAC, this also costs below N30,000. with a good plan and strategy, you should be able to build your customers from 50 to over 200, in less than 6 months.
This of course depends on the number of hours you put into presenting and marketing your business. There is no business more interesting than one that can be kick-started with little capital. To know more about the ins and outs of the bulk SMS business, visit SmartSMSSolutions.
Smart SMS Solutions- Who We Are?
Smart SMS solutions are one of the leading bulk SMS businesses in Nigeria, and like any other business, it started small. With constant hard work and commitment, the business has managed to grow its public to a whopping sum of 45,000 customers (business).
At Smart SMS Solutions, we have what it takes to help make your bulk SMS business a success, this we achieve by sharing with you secrets about the business that we have acquired with age. If you are interested in starting your own Bulk SMS business, reach out to us at