Step 5: Set up SMS Marketing
You must register for 10DLC and be approved prior to sending SMS. If your business is identified as a S.H.A.F.T brand, you may qualify under Restricted Sending.
Before sending your first text message, you need to set up and configure DailyStory text message marketing. This includes:
- Agreeing to the DailyStory terms of service.
- Selecting your sending number.
- Registering your business for 10DLC.
- Wait for approval from our team that you are now approved for sending. We suggest waiting to purchase prepaid SMS credits until 10DLC is approved.
Free accounts no longer include SMS marketing due to the carriers requirements for 10DLC.
To get started, navigate to Account Settings > Setup > SMS Marketing:
Agree to the Terms and Conditions
To accept DailyStory's Terms and Conditions click on the I Agree checkbox.
Once the I Agree checkbox is checked the Next button is shown to move to the next step:
Purchase sending numbers
The numbers associated with your account are called your number pool. We recommend purchasing a single SMS/MMS number to start with.
To add a new SMS number to your number pool, click the + Add new button:
This will open a popup used to search for numbers:
For example, in the screenshot below SMS numbers in the 972 area code were searched for and 2 were selected:
Ideally, your sending number should be in the same area code as the recipients you will be sending to.
If you have multiple numbers, once a number is associated with a recipient, that number is "sticky" to that recipient and all future messages to that recipient will be sent from the same number.
RecommendedMost customers will only need a single sending number. If you feel that you need multiple numbers or would like a short-code or toll-free number, please contact us.
Register for 10DLC
Before you can begin sending SMS, you must register for an be approved for by the carriers. For most customers this means going through the 10DLC registration process.