Have you started your own bulk sms reseller business?
Have you started your own bulk SMS reseller business? A guy just asked me that question, and I was wondering what made him ask. He was all excited as he gave me a quick lecture on how I have been missing out in the new multi-million dollar business of reselling bulk sms to fellow Nigerians.
At first I was a bit confused and I was wondering if anything spectacular had happened within the few days I went offline (I took a break from the virtual world to face some pressing issues). As much as I can recollect, bulk SMS has been available as an online business opportunity for more than two years. Well, it didn’t take quite 2minutes before I recovered from the initial shock from his question. He helped me without by unwittingly mentioning the phrase “multi-million”. Whenever I hear the phrase, “multi-million dollar” or “multi-million naira”, my security antenna gets fine tuned. Such phrase often accompany “get rich quick scheme”. This is naija you know. If you play the “mugu”(fool), you may not even live to regret your action. Anyway, in this particular case, it wasn’t about 419 or Nigerian Scam as foreigners will term it. It is about an old business that some con artists are parading as a new discovery.
Online sale of bulk SMS is indeed the new business-craze in town. Not that it is new elsewhere, just that Naija brothers and sisters have decided to zero in on bulk SMS reselling as the new online business that will bring in the million fast. In case you don’t understand, the politicians have made it a taboo to think on anything less than seven digit income. Everyone talks about making a million (naira or better still dollar) as fast as possible. Gone are the days of working patiently for years to build a fortune.
So, whenever a naija brother or sister hits a jackpot with a business idea, be rest assured that within a few weeks, many wannabe entreprenuers will abandon whatever they’ve been working on and rush in to make theirs too (even though many business mentor has pointed out that this is not the way to do business, yet, the lure for quick cash won’t let them listen). It amuse me when I see such rush by newbie entreprenurs who fail to find out how the first guy went from raw idea to achive business success! It is not about duplicating a business, it is all about learning how it works and working SMART. Ok, enough of my personal view.
Bulk SMS is the new business idea rocking right now in naija. Online Forex Trading seems to have lost its appeal. At least those who want to be a millionaire overnight are no longer seeing forex trading as the way to get rich overnight. No thanks to those who have exposed the deceit behind those Forex Trading Seminars. David Ajao won’t be forgiven by many of the con artist. I learnt that the sale of automatic forext trading robots to naija newbie forex traders have dropped significantly.
What is bulk SMS by the way?
Ok, so what is Bulk SMS? First, SMS means Short Message Service . Bulk SMS is simply a way of sending simple text messages to numerous contacts at once using the internet instead of your cellphone and you need not go through your telecom service provider. Am not quite sure the Nigerian Telecom operators such as MTN, Glo, Celtel, Zain, Etisalat etc love this idea, because it robs them of the abnormal revenue they make from Nigerians for each SMS sent via their networks. The telecom providers charges for SMS is higher than that offered by bulk SMS resellers.
Why use Bulk SMS?
I just told you.
1. It is cheaper. Unlike your service provider who will charge a higher fee for delivering the same text to a contact on a different network, bulk SMS gateways will deliver all SMS messages at the same flat rate irrespective of the destination.
2. It is easier to send to numerous contacts. Actually toyou can send SMS to millions, within a short time, for example, you can send a message to a million contact in less than five minutes. Once you have purchased the required credit, you upload a list of the contacts and write out the SMS message. One click will send to 1 contact or 1million contact, it is simply your choice.
3. You can schedule the delivery. This is another great feature. You can actually write a message now and schedule it to be delivered at a later date.
Bulk SMS Reseller Business
Ok, so how do I make money online from bulk SMS reselling. Simple, get a reseller account, (I won’t provide any link here because I am not promoting any) you can Google for it by typing “Bulk SMS resellers in Nigeria” into any of the popular search engine. Once you get a reseller account, the next step is to get clients. Yes, you need people who will buy smaller packages of the bulk SMS from you . For example, if you buy 5,000 units of SMS at the rate of 3.5naira per message, you can offer to sell each packages of 200units at 800naira. That is far cheaper to the 5naira that Nigerian service providers charge per SMS, so be rest assured you have a ready market. Also, you can design a website and offer to send SMS on behalf of people. Once they pay you, you simply send the SMS on their behalf to the list of contact they provide at the point of sale. This is a cool business for youngsters. You can sell the service to those wanting to announce an event e.g. a wedding ceremony, burial ceremony or a corporate event. I guess you’ve received such an SMS in recent times.
Some bulk SMS gateway provide the facility of inputting the sender’s number, so that you can actually receive reply. However, some charge a fee for such.
Is Bulk SMS reselling for me?
Well, only you can tell wether bulk SMS reselling is for you. I never encourage anyone to engage in a business he or she does not have passion for. It is easier to succeed at a business you are passionate about than one that irritate you. Now you know what Bulk SMS reselling business is all about. It is not a new business, but for Nigerians, it is a new way of making money online.
Will Bulk SMS Reselling Make me a millionaire?
Well, it all depends on you. Several successful entrepreneurs started off with business ideas that didn’t look promising, and yet they became financial giants. If you get yourself equipped with the right knowledge, set a goal for yourself and work persistently on it, this may actually give you an opportunity to make your first million. However, I must warn you that it will not happen overnight.
Warning: Scam Artists use Bulk SMS as a tool
Some will not agree with that it is not possible to make a million from SMS reselling overnight. I understand, such must have been told the story of someone that started Bulk SMS reselling and hit the first million naira within 30days. Yes, that is “possible”. It is done by sending fraudulent messages to unsuspecting people telling them funny stuffs to get them to reveal their bank financial details or part with some cash. I have received several SMS congratulating me that I have just won a million naira from my telecom provider. The sender name reflects the name of my Telecom Service Provider or her code, however, I knew they were fake because my telecom provider will never inform you that you have won a gift via text message. Instead, a phone call will be made and there will be announcement on the electronic or print media. So when next you receive a text message claiming to be from any of the Nigerian Telecom service provider informing you that you have just won a million naira, remember, this post 
. That is Bulk SMS being used by a con-artist to dupe you. If you’re greedy enough, you would have coughed out some cash before realizing that you’ve been defrauded.
Ok, enough of the gist. I guess it is high time I go get myself a Bulk SMS reseller account. Who doesn’t want to be a millionaire? For future updates to this post Bulk SMS resellers in Nigeria subscribe to my RSS free updates.
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naijaEcash, i have been going tru all the comments and i noticed that its(this forum) been on since 2009-date. i am about to venture into this business.the person that is already in it says that i should pay 32,500 if i want my own website.i do actually want a website.we were ones colleagues and i know he has a website because he is already in the business.he also wants me to be patronizing him for units. my questions goes thus-
1. do you think i should pay N32,500 to him, for him to design a website for me if i am to be buying units for him because he claims to be in partnership with another company which i dont know of. but from various comments av read in various sites i learnt that i can also buy and resell units.
2. do u think he should design the site for me free since i will be buying units from him, because some companies offer to design sites for free for the individuals that will be patronizing them. thank you
I assume you are serious about venturing, so let me try to explain a few things to you.
a) If you are going into this or want to patronize your friend because he is your friend, then you need to do some more research and thread carefully.
b) N32,500 is not too much to pay for a branded website that is plugged to a portal. Remember its not a regular website. If this website is unique to you and not a template shared with other resellers, then its good to go at that price. Some other people may charge you less but I know some providers who go as much as Euro350
c) If you haven’t started, I doubt if you can survive on a white label reseller deal (WLR). What I mean simply is that to own your website, and market the products in your name etc will be a tough challenge. Competition is so stiff now that you have to be known in the market to make an impact. So rather than a WLR, think about a franchise
d) I will suggest a franchise similar to how DSTV, Mr. Biggs, NIIT, MTN sell out their franchises. You leverage on their brand name and then get a discount on their prices. You will not be able to sell outside the price offered by the franchisor.
e) Not many providers offer the flexibility of white-label resellership and the franchisee. ZimobySMS does. We actually have 3 levels of partnership. If you want to learn more about the differences and how to get started, please visit zimoby.com or speak to one of our representatives on 08033100036. For email, please contact info@zimoby.com
Dare
Dare thank you very much, but with zimoby, do i still need to have my website or i can use the website to resell my credit at any price?
i once came across this biz(bulk sms reselling) but I was wandering how to go about it.
I have much passion for this. i will be very happy if anyone can explain to me how to start the biz(from scratch becos it is new to me). may be WLR or branded website ownership. pls explain i don’t understand this. are those two ways above the only way to market bulk sms. pls help me out. thanks. I shall be expecting your reply by mail abio.adio(at)yahoo.com
pls do you have any idea on how to sell the bulk sms to banks
I have used http://www.smslive247.com for 4 years now and I like their reseller store option. You should give it a try.
There are several pioneer companies like smslive247.com but none has brought innovation to this service like Zimoby (www.zimoby.com). The unique features laid out on the dashboard is more than enough reason to want to use the platform. We looked at all the good features of popular bulksms website and ensured you get everything included in the portal. The site also offers multiple partnership opportunities such as:
a) Wholesale buyers
b) White Label Reseller
c) Franchisee (see a previous post in this forum)
We recommend the Franchisee as this gives you the opportunity to leverage on a brand name like Zimoby and yet be in control of your customers. You setup your customers, recharge their accounts, collect your money etc. And if you are not there and your customers come to Zimoby to purchase credits, the system automatically sells the stock from your credit and places the money in your e-wallet account with Zimoby. No other bulksms site provides this flexibility.
If you want to know more, you can call Doja on 08033100036 or login at http://www.zimoby.com
Dare
Recently, our customers have asked for a feature to send automated birthday messages to their friends and relatives using Zimoby BulkSMS service. Giving that it is difficult to remember our spouses’, children and friends’ birthdays (too many things running through our minds), we thought it was a good idea to have Zimoby bulksms platform do this seamlessly for you.
Accordingly, we have implemented a set-it-and-forget birthday module with the following features:
a) ability to create unlimited standard birthday messages which can then be used to send messages to similarly grouped recipients eg you could create a message such as “Happy birthday to a dear friend” or “Happy birthday to my darling”. When recipients are added, you can choose “Happy birthday to a dear friend” to all your friends and then use the “Happy birthday to my darling” to send to your spouse.
b) ability to set time of the day to send out birthday messages to recipient
c) ability to add an unlimited number of recipients. For each recipient added, you have the option to select from the list of standard messages created above. Only one message can be selected at a time when adding a recipient
d) recipients can be edited, deleted or made inactive. Inactive recipients will not receive messages at their birthdays
e) standard Messages can be created, edited and deleted
f) recipients GSM numbers not already in your “Owned GSM Numbers” will be automatically added.
g) a pre-delivery alert message is sent to sender to notify that a birthday message is going to be sent to a recipient. This feature helps avoid an embarrassing situation where a recipient receives an automated birthday message without your knowledge. Imagine a situation where someone calls to thank you for a birthday message from you when in fact you have forgotten that the message was sent out. Our customers love this feature.
h)a provision to use tags in message content. Tags allow you to personalise messages. Eg If its desired to mention the name of the celebrant (recipient) in the message, you could set a standard message such as “Happy Birthday {firstname}. Many Happy Returns”. When the system sends out birthday messages with this standard message, all recipients assigned this standard message will receive the message with the {firstname} tag replaced by their first names. Eg “Happy Birthday John. Many Happy Returns”
We are proud of this feature. If you haven’t joined Zimoby, there is no better time than now. Registration is FREE and can be done online at http://www.zimoby.com OR call Doja on 08033100036
Amina / Chinedu,
When can we start working on the Association. Amina suggested ABSRON as a name and I think I like it. We need to start the legal stuff and publicity to draw in as many foundation members as possible…
Please get in touch. My email is info@zimoby.com or obello@vangage.net
Rgds
Dare
The bulk sms buiness in Nigeria is still virgin, and the market is so large with great opportunities, thus, it can acomodate all serious minded resellers. there is actually an unhealthy and an uncontrolled prices. We wonder most often why on earth a reseller will buy sms at say 0.0045 USD WHICH IS LIKE N0.68K and wants to sell N1.00 AT ANY Quantity. from the investigation I done, most of this resellers have no physical office, they dont pay rent or staff salary etc.
ABSRON must be constituted and the requirement to become an sms reseller will be
1. own a website
2. have a treacable office
3. Have a registered COY with CAC
4. Have a registered company with NCC
5. ABSRON CERTIFICATE
6. Ability to pay annual legal fee
and many more that can be suggested
we have contacted some bulk sms companies and have also visited their offices and they have given us go ahead, but unfortunately we cant reach every body , we have the Fedral Govt backing on this project
we actually need a take off capital to do a wide publicity for others to join. after the roll out any bulk sms that is not a registered member will have themselves to blame. more details will be unveiled as time goes on
i just not wont buy and resell but to own an sms company and to know were they do buy from
The development of an sms gateway is quite expensive. I suggest you work with the already developed systems, gain grounds, before you can start asking deeper questions.
Thank you Dare for your lessons and advise.
Setting up Bulk sms reseller association may be a good idea but what are the benefits to members? What will be the aims and objectives? If it is to regulate price I’m sorry it may not work. The big GSM providers also have different price regime. That is what privatization and market forces entails. However, if the association will be set up in order to promote members business, protect genuine resellers from the bad eggs, and make the business more lucrative with different innovations, then you are on the right path.
Thank you
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If someone had all the requirements to start a sms broker business (website, office, sms gateway, tech stuff …), to which telecom operator (or sms provider) will he connect in order to route his traffic ? it should be very cheap so he can add value on it, sell, make benefit and be competitive in term of pricing, delivery delay and coverage.
So i think getting the right provider is the most big priority.
Where can someone get such providers to start his success story
No bragging nor hyping but you can make good profit margins from the SmsSenda network.
smssenda.com
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Can anyone help with some clients in Nigeria?
@Suyog Clients, how do you mean? Please be elaborate.
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SMS business is a secret gold mine only if you get the right gate way that gives you good profit margin. I registered as a reseller with 1nairasmssite.com. their offer has really been impressive, their Gold package is 0.90k, Silver Package is 1.15k while their bronze Package is 1.40k you can then set your own price and make your profit.
ITS THE CHEAPEST I HAVE FOUND
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What is this war between Bulk sms companies in Nigeria and MTN Nigeria.
what is the fate of some of us consumers that rely mostly on the cheap rate of bulk sms when MTN hijacks the bulk sms
can some one here tell us what is really happening
ok, what if Glo,Airtel, Atisalat visafone all join to do the same.
visit plegendsms.com for ur quality and cheap sms solution…. We have no problems with MTN. We set the pace
I have been using http://www.1nairasmssite.com for 3 years now. they are the cheapest bulk sms site in Nigeria. I send SMS for as low as N1. I make lots of money there as a reseller.
For about three weeks now i have been doing serious research on bulk sms selling in Nigeria. What i discovered is that for you to be profitable in this business you must be unique in service offering and delivery.
Other important thing you must do is to engage in huge advertisement.
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I am really interested in this buksms business but am still searching the bulksms proposal template to use and convince my clients that am real and not fake. if you have any please drop it for me here cyracks2010@gmail.com
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TOP SECRET IN BULK SMS BUSINESS
Yes its true there is money in this business, but it all depends on so many factors. I will be exposing secrets about this business and how to make it bigger in Bulk sms
A. THE PRICE RULE
1. As a Gold reseller Please don’t buy from a company that is selling above N1.00k
2. Dont buy from coy selling above N1.20k for silver and 1.30 for bronze package
If you go against this rule you will never make any meaningful gain, I promise you.
B. THE BULKSMS WEBSITE CREATION RULE
Owning your own bulksms website can earn you more money, but:
1. The creation of an outstanding bulksms website goes for between N15000 and N20,000 never you pay more than this amount
2. Dont create bulksms website without API SWAP OPTION. If you go against this rules you will only become a slave never having the option to swap to better service providers
I will personally recommend gbnsms.com. They are one of the best and outstanding Bulksms Company in Nigeria.
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Hello,
Pls can someone tell me the Major Provider of Bulk SMS to Nigerian SMS Providers, like where does Companies like BBN sms, kull sms etc buy their sms from and also pls do they serve as resellers to other SMS companies?