Texting is the most widely-used and frequently used app on a smartphone, with 97% of Americans using it at least once a day.
We’ve partnered with Alive5, a 2-way, business-class text messaging service. Now, you can not only accept chats from web chat visitors with AliveChat, but also communicate with customers via SMS/Text Messaging.
Get Started By Signing Up
Go to https://app.alive5.com/signup and sign up with the invite code “alivechat”. This will immediately set you up with 500 free text messages. Need assistance? Call or TEXT us at 1-888-696-4513 or email sales@websitealive.com and we can guide you through the process.
Make Your Landline Textable, or Get a Dedicated SMS Number
Once logged in, you can make your existing business land line text-able, or pick a new, dedicated SMS phone number: https://vimeo.com/233058253
Enable Texting in WebsiteAlive
As a WebsiteAlive Administrator, go to Websites, Code & Customize, and modify your Embedded Icon. There’s a new option to “Launch App”, choose “SMS/Text Messaging”. For the “SMS Phone Number”, enter your Alive5 SMS Phone Number from Step 1.
How Does It Work?
Once you complete the steps above, visitors to your Desktop web site will still access the AliveChat live chat window:
But on mobile, the Visitor may see a different Icon, and when clicked, opens up their built-in SMS application on their phone, with the pre-set message you configured ready to send to Alive5.
What Will My Agents See?
Agents will log into Alive5’s Console, which has AliveChat integrated. Inside Alive5, just log in with your Operator credentials.
What Are The Costs?
As a WebsiteAlive customer, you can try Alive5 free of charge via 500 free text messages. Go to https://app.alive5.com/signup and sign up with the invite code “alivechat”. This will immediately set you up with 500 free text messages.
If you decide to continue after the trial, here’s our promotion for existing WebsiteAlive customers:
Alive5 Agent License Subscription Cost:
- If you are on AliveChat, each Alive5 user is $20/month. SMS/Text Messaging fee is seperate – see below.
- If you are on our AliveChat Plus plan, you do not need to pay for additional Alive5 users. SMS/Text Messaging fee is seperate – see below.
Alive5 SMS/Texting Fees*
- $40 for 1K SMS ($.04/text)
- $300 for 10K SMS (.03/text)
- $1000 for 200K SMS ($.02/text)
*each incoming or outgoing text counts as 1 text.
Start engaging your customers in a new way with SMS/Text Messaging. Need assistance? Call or TEXT us at 1-888-696-4513 or email sales@websitealive.com and we can guide you through the process.