Hello Brother,
It's Mozez here from Toronto, I'm a digital marketing consultant and work with local businesses here in Canada with Social and mobile marketing.
WARNING :
I just wanted to let you know that you really need to be careful of so called FREE text messaging services ( they are not really free )
SOME THINGS TO BE WARY OF
1 - Many "Free" text messaging services only let you send out a VERY limited amount of text per month . a couple hundred at best.. beyond that you need to pay.
2 - So called "Free" services tend to have very poor interfaces/dashboard to operate from. What this means is that their websites have poor functionality.
3 - Most of these services do not have scheduling features, meaning you cannot set up messages in advance to send to folks. For instance you may want to send out a bunch of reminder message before Christmas to remind people of a certain event, so what you would want to do is to have each message go out on certain dates and times automatically without having to sit in front of the computer . In other words, you schedule these messages in advance and let the system do the work for you at the appointed times. Most of these free companies don't let you do this.
4 - Another BIG issue to look out for is SECURITY. once you enter cell phone numbers into a database to send out "free" message you have to 100% sure that these numbers remain secure. Lots of companies SELL numbers to others
and your members numbers are compromised... suddenly they start getting SPAM text from all over the place.. trust me, you don;t want to be responsible for that !
FINALLY
I've found that Freelancer.com attracts LOTS of people from countries where English is not their first language and thus most of these people have a hard time understanding what is the task at hand. They make bids very quickly to secure work without properly trying to assess what it is exactly the client's issues are and how to help.
I recommend a reputable US based mobile
sms firm. I use one of the best and they charge 0.01 per text, and only $1 per month to rent a phone number.
I can certainly help set this up for you , train and or manage it for you.
Anyway, that said, my intention was to NOT send in a bid before speaking with you therefore the bid could change depending on your needs.
REMEMBER - be wary of these folks from india and all over the place that promise "FREE" sms services... tHEY ARE NOT REALLY FREE !
Would love to chat more if you have a chance.
By the way, what's the website for the Church you are with ?
Regards
Mozez A
Digital marketing consultant
Mozez Media
Toronto, Canada.