Link shortener in SMS automation

How to use shortened links in SMS automation

Before you get started: You need to create a subdomain before you can use the link shortener feature in your SMS messages. See how to set up a subdomain here: Guide: Setting up a subdomain .

Once you've created a subdomain, you're ready to use prepended links in your SMS automations. Here's how you do it:

1. In inMobile: Go to the menu item "SMS automations".
2. Click on "Create new SMS automation".
3. Fill in the fields provided:
   Title: Enter a title for your automation for internal use.
   Recipients: Select the list you want to use as a trigger - or create a new list.
   Segmentation: If you need to further segment your list of recipients, select "Segmentation" here.
   Country code: Specify which country you want to send messages to.
   Advanced: Should a recipient be able to receive the message multiple times if they unsubscribe and rejoin the flow? Then you need to opt-in here.
   Delivery window: Set your desired sending window for the messages in the flow.
4. Click on "Next".
5. Choose whether you want to unsubscribe from your messages and click "Next". Note. Unsubscribing is required by law in SMS marketing messages.
6. Click "Create message" and write the first SMS in your SMS automation. Paste your entire link in the message field.
7. To shorten your link, activate "Link tracking / link shortener" and select the domain you want to use. In the example message to the right, you can see how your shortened link will look to the recipient.
8. Once you have written your message, select a send time and click "Save".
9. If you want to create multiple messages in your automation, follow the same procedure as above by clicking "Create message".
10. When you're done creating your messages, click "Next" and then "Activate automation". Your automation is now active.