Thanks to Arkesel, because is now easy to test and simulate your USSD application in real-time from your local machine. Before we dive deep into the USSD simulation, let’s try to answer the following questions: Why use the Arkesel USSD service? What is USSD? How does Arkesel manage your USSD code from one platform? How…
SMS Length and Unicode
Conventionally, SMS (Short Message Service) messaging is recognized to be one of the most used mediums of communicating. The techniques used in constructing SMS messages shape the way messages are sent and received by recipients. With that noted, understanding some concepts and integrating some of the best practices will be key in ensuring that messages…
2 Factor Authentication: The Answer To Better Security
All online business and customer engagements must have appropriate security implementations to ensure safe and effective communication. One of these security implementations is in the form of the Two Factor Authentication Process. Two-factor authentication (2FA), also known as multiple-step verification, is a process by which a user’s identity is double-checked to determine their legitimacy before….
SMS Marketing: What Must Be Done And What Must Be Dropped
SMS Marketing is a marketing technique that involves sending promotional messages or transactional messages for marketing purposes using text messages. The messages are mostly meant to communicate time-sensitive offers, updates, and alerts to people who have consented to receive messages from your businesses. As one of the prized marketing tools amongst various businesses, SMS Marketing…
How To Get Customers On Your Mailing List
Email Marketing is without a doubt one of the most effective ways to promote your products and services to your target market and has proved to be quite successful for various companies. For such successes to be realized, companies must do well to get the bulk of their potential and current customers onto their email…
A Bulk SMS Platform? What Is It?
Every mobile phone user out there knows a thing or two about SMS (Short Message Service). Yes SMS, the method of reaching out to your phone contacts via text messages, has become one of the most reliable forms of communication between businesses and customers. But aside from messages being sent from the phone, it would…
Email Marketing: Things To Do and Things To Avoid For Success
Email Marketing is a form of digital marketing that allows businesses to promote their products and services to customers through emails. It has become one of the best marketing methods among various businesses because of how easily they can reach their target audience. Along with its ease of reach, it serves as a consistent interactive…
How to Create a CNAME Record
When setting up an SMS reseller account Arkesel, you need to direct web traffic from a sub-domain to another Arkesel’s. You will need to set up a CNAME record for that purpose. Canonical Name, also popularly known as CNAME is an entry within the Domain Name System (DNS) that specifies where someone can find your…
SMS Package Purchase and Account Balance Recharge
Arkesel has SMS plans you can choose from that fit your needs. The process of making a purchase or recharging is quite simple and straight-forward. Purchasing an SMS Plan To purchase an SMS package or recharge your account balance, kindly visit the website, www.arkesel.com. Click on the Login option on the top right corner of…
How to Send a Voice Message
Voice is an accurate and useful way to reach your customers and audience and ensure your message has a lasting impact. Reach your audience on a more personal level through Voice SMS campaigns. Use recorded audio messages to send your message and offers across to your target audience in their preferred language. This article is…