Table of Contents: How to Start Your Own Business as an SMS Service provider

Introduction: How to Start Your Own Business as an SMS Service provider – A Practical User Guide

-        Mobile Sector Glossary

-       - Types of SMS services that you can provide & business models

o   SMS services description and introduction

o   SMS MT AKA “Bulk SMS”

o   SMS MO AKA “2 way SMS”

§  2way SMS how it works?

§  Example of 2 way SMS usage

§  Short codes

§  Premium SMS

§  Long Numbers

o   HLR (home location register)

§  Usage for HLR-lookup:

o   SMS provider business model:

§  SMS MT- Bulk SMS Business Model:

§  SMS MO - 2 Way SMS Business Model:

§  HLR (home location register) Business Model

§  Short Codes business model(has a separate guide attached)

-        -Having Your Own SMS System VS White Label SMS Reseller Programs Pros & Cons

-        -Free & commercial software and tools that you can use to build your own SMS System

o   SMPP Server & HTTP Web SMS client software

§  What is SMPP Server?

§  What is SMS Gateway?

§  What Is SMS Client software?

o   Advantages to having your own SMS gateway

o   How the SMPP SMS gateway & SMS engine work together?

§  Detailed Case study with online demo

o   Web SMS client software only (Basic)

§  Case study with online demo

o   List of Free Open Source SMPP SMS gateway:

o   List of Free Open Source SMS Clients:

o   List of Commercial SMPP SMS gateway:

o   List of Commercial web SMS client:

-        -Major SMS providers, Aggregators & Messaging Operators worldwide

-        -How to approach & acquire the best SMS connections & pricing from the big players without sounding like a newbie and end up being ignored or given high prices

o   Detailed Bad & Good approach scenarios

-        -How to find and analyze your competitors

-        -How to build your client base online without making a single sales call