Continuing the tool theme, CardBoardFish, a global supplier of SMS text messaging services, has launched Webmaster SMS Tools, a free suite of SMS applications for websites, social networking profiles, blogs and more.
The suite of four customisable tools lets even small to micro-sized companies take advantage of text messaging technology to communicate with their website visitors. To get the tools, go to webmastersms.cardboardfish.com and complete the registration form. You can then download the code for the following goodies for free:
TextMe – Receive text messages from visitors to your page or auction and send replies without disclosing your mobile number.
SMSBlog – Update a space on your page remotely using short text messages. Keep your visitors updated, wherever you are.
SMSPoll – Easy polls, where your visitors vote by text message, with up to 26 options.
SMSComments – Add a comments space on your page or at the end of an article, allowing your visitors to submit short comments via text. This SMS-based comments tool is far less prone to SPAM than purely web-based equivalents.
The Webmaster SMS Tools portal generates all of the code required to insert each of the tools into a page. Additional customisations can then be performed using CSS, for which guides and examples are provided.
Webmasters and visitors interact with each of the tools via a UK long number, not a short code, providing reassurance that they will not be charged at a premium rate or subscribed to costly subscription services.
