{"id":4535,"date":"2018-03-09T16:01:32","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T21:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boatchat.com\/blog\/?p=4535"},"modified":"2018-03-09T16:06:15","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T21:06:15","slug":"sms-text-chat-makes-boat-sales-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boatchat.com\/blog\/chat-software\/sms-text-chat-makes-boat-sales-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"SMS Text Chat: Another Way BoatChat Makes Internet Sales Easier for Boat Dealers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boat dealers using BoatChat now have the option to include SMS Text Chat on their websites.<\/h2>\n
With smartphone usage at an all time high for web shoppers in nearly every category, give your boat dealership website’s visitors the opportunity to communicate with your via their preferred method: SMS text messaging.\u00a0Jeff Sterns, Vice President of Sales said, \u201cA large percentage of shoppers will actually prefer text over chat, so we’ve added that capability\u201d.<\/div>\n
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Conversations can start on a desktop PC or mobile device<\/h3>\n
BoatChat’s SMS Text conversations can be initiated from a link on the website whether the user is on a desktop PC or a smart phone. It uses a double opt-in system to ensure compliance with telecommunications rules and a quality experience for your shoppers. Visitors click the SMS TEXT link, select the opt-in box, add their phone number and send the request. Then they receive an initial text message on their phone asking them to\u00a0authorize the chat conversation. After that, the chat operator can interact\u00a0them live, just as they would in a normal chat conversation.<\/div>\n
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Did you ever start an online chat and couldn’t stick around to complete it? With SMS text chat, your site’s users can start a conversation and finish it whenever it is convenient for them. \u201cWith text they can participate in the conversation as time allows. For example, they can ask a few questions during their lunch break and pick up the discussion after work or school”, says Sterns. Your operators\u00a0can participate in conversations through the BoatChat console just as they do\u00a0now.<\/p>\n

Other key features of BoatChat’s SMS Text Chat include:<\/h3>\n