The double opt-in process is a way of confirming that your contacts want to join a text messaging list. You require each contact reply with a certain keyword to your message to confirm that they want to receive your messages.
Create an SMS double opt-in campaign
- Go to SMS and group messaging > Campaigns, click the Create campaign button and choose SMS double opt-in.
- In the Provide details section:
- Enter the campaign name.
- Select your code.
- From the drop-down menu, select your time zone preference.
- Select session length.
- Click Next to move on to the next section.
- If you want your campaign to start and end at specific date and time, click Set duration.
- Select Indefinite if you want your campaign to run without a specified end or Limited to choose a specific date and time.
- Decide when you want your campaign to start: click Upon activation or On specific date. The other option will activate the calendar and timer field. Select the date and time you want your campaign to start.
- Decide when you want your campaign to end: click No end or On specific date and complete in the same way as the start date and time.
- Pre and post launch responses are optional.
- In the Select campaigns section:
- To subscribe contacts to campaigns, click Select campaigns and choose the campaign from the drop-down menu. Select the option to allow contacts to opt in or opt out from campaigns. You can select additional campaigns. Click Next.
- To subscribe contacts to campaigns, click Select campaigns and choose the campaign from the drop-down menu. Select the option to allow contacts to opt in or opt out from campaigns. You can select additional campaigns. Click Next.
- Create keywords and messages.
- Click Activate campaign and the toggle if you want to activate right away.