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thanks! yeah honestly the email-to-sms route can work but i found the deliverability was hit or miss for me. switched to using WhatSnap which lets me text straight from my actual phone number through my crm and the open rates are way better since they're real p2p messages

thanks! honestly the email-to-sms route can work but i've found just texting from my actual phone number gets way better response rates. been using WhatSnap to connect my iphone to my crm and clients actually reply because it's real p2p messages, not those carrier gateway texts that look spammy

honestly i keep it pretty simple - usually wait 24-48 hours between follow ups after no reply. if you're using something like WhatSnap to text from your real number the timing matters less because it feels more natural anyway, but i wouldn't go crazy with back-to-back messages. give people time to breathe and your follow ups will hit better when they do come through

honestly the best automation is having a VA or someone on your team handle it manually at first — way better deliverability and response rates than any bot. once you have a system that converts, then you can look at tools that send from real phone numbers (not APIs) so your messages actually land in people's inboxes without those annoying "sent via twilio" footers that kill trust

totally get the worry but honestly most people just forget or get busy, they're not sitting there counting your messages. i've found that spacing them out (like a few days between) and changing up the angle each time keeps it from feeling spammy. i use WhatSnap to send these as real texts from my phone through ghl and the response rate is way better than when i was doing it through regular crm messaging - people actually reply because it looks like a normal text conversation, not some automated sequence

honestly i thought the same thing at first but the data shows most people just forget or get busy. as long as you're adding value each time and not just saying "hey did you see my last message" it doesn't come off spammy. i use WhatSnap to send follow-ups from my actual phone number so they land as real texts not those automated messages with the footers, and i've never had anyone complain about it feeling pushy

yeah i feel you, the built-in shortcuts are super limited when you actually need to hit hundreds of people. i was stuck on this forever until i found WhatSnap which lets me connect my actual iphone number to my crm and send bulk texts that way. way easier than trying to hack shortcuts to do something they weren't built for, and people actually receive them since it's coming from a real number not some shortcode

oof that's rough man, losing a personal account is the worst. i've had similar scares with facebook flagging stuff even when i wasn't doing anything crazy. honestly that's part of why i switched most of my follow-up to just texting people from my actual phone number through ghl using WhatSnap instead of relying on social DMs — way less risk of getting banned and people actually respond better anyway

lol i feel you, nothing's ever truly "free" right? usually there's a catch like you gotta pay for credits or there's a monthly fee hidden somewhere. i ran into this same thing trying to send bulk texts for my agency and ended up just using WhatSnap to text straight from my phone through ghl - only cost is my regular phone plan so it actually is free besides that. way better than dealing with those sketchy "free" platforms that either don't work or spam your clients

honestly the biggest cost upfront is usually the crm platform itself (most run $97-297/month), but you can start with free trials to test things out. after that it's pretty much just your time since most tools include email/sms/funnel builders. the key is landing your first client quickly so they cover your overhead — i wouldn't overthink the tools until you've got some cash flow coming in

nice timing! if you're doing high volume cold dms make sure you're using real accounts and not burning through proxies. i switched to sending from my actual phone number through a tool called WhatSnap and honestly the response rates are way better since people see it's coming from a real person, not some automated bot account

nah not at all, it's just evolving. the old spray and pray methods are dying but targeted outreach with actual personalization is working better than ever. honestly the biggest shift i've seen is how you follow up after getting a lead - like A2P messaging through apis is getting crushed by spam filters now but P2P from real numbers actually gets responses. i started using WhatSnap to text leads directly from my phone through ghl and the reply rates are way higher than when i was using twilio. lead gen isn't dead, just gotta adapt how you reach people

good question - so technically you could use the same number for both, but i've found it works better to keep them separate. i use one number for the ai agent calls and then my actual business line (through WhatSnap) for texting clients. that way texts come from my real phone and feel more personal, plus i don't have to worry about the ai picking up when someone's trying to reach me directly. keeps things cleaner imo

honestly this happens to me all the time and it's actually pretty simple - just create a new opportunity for that same contact under a different pipeline or stage. the contact stays the same but you can track multiple deals/opportunities for them separately, so your reporting stays clean and you can see both the closed deal and the new one in their contact record

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good question - you can use the same number for both calls and texts, but here's the thing: if you're using twilio or the built-in ghl texting, you're stuck with those A2P numbers that have terrible deliverability. i switched to using WhatSnap which lets me text from my actual iphone number through ghl, so my clients can call OR text that same real number and everything feels way more personal

man this is so true and honestly the follow-up part is where most agents drop the ball. i started using WhatSnap to text leads from my actual phone number through my CRM and it's been a game changer for staying on top of people before they ghost or get snatched by someone else. the key is being so present and helpful that when that lender does ask, your name is the only one they mention.

honestly the simplest way is just setting up a webhook or zapier connection from your form to wherever they want the leads sent - could be their email, their CRM, or even a google sheet they can access. if you're doing real-time delivery, most buyers appreciate getting a text notification too since they can jump on hot leads faster. just make sure you nail down the format they want (csv, json, whatever) before you start sending so there's no friction on their end.

man this is so real, i've had this happen twice and it's infuriating. now i always intro my leads to a lender i trust directly and make sure they know we're working together. i also use WhatSnap to stay in constant touch with leads via text from my real number so they're not just floating out there — keeps me top of mind and makes it way harder for someone else to swoop in. honestly the personal texting thing has been a game changer for staying connected throughout the whole process

man this is so true, i've lost deals exactly like this. now i always loop myself in on the lender intro and follow up like crazy through text. started using WhatSnap to send quick check-ins from my actual phone number through my crm and it keeps me top of mind way better than email. the key is staying visible during that pre-approval process so the lender knows you're in the picture

nice timing! cold dms can be brutal if you're not set up right though, especially with all the account flagging now. i switched to texting leads through a tool called WhatSnap instead of social dms and honestly get way better response rates since it's just coming from my real number

yeah email deliverability is brutal right now, especially with all the new spam filters. honestly that's why i switched most of my follow-up to texting from actual phone numbers instead of email or those api services - way better open rates and people actually respond. have you tried warming up your domains or are you just hitting cold lists?

yeah definitely, i've had way better response rates since switching to actual texting instead of just email follow-up. the key is making it feel personal and not robotic. i started using WhatSnap to send from my real number through my crm and honestly that made the biggest difference because people can tell when it's a real text vs some automated system with a weird footer

yeah you can totally do that! set up a workflow triggered by the form submission, then use a condition/filter to check their response. if they qualify, add them to a calendar booking workflow that sends the calendar link via text or email, then once they book it triggers the reminder sequence. i actually use WhatSnap to send those booking links via text from my real number instead of email since way more people actually click through that way