Hit Em Up offers multiple sending modes, but the most popular is the Mass Text feature for BCC texting on iPhone, Android and Mac— a form of peer-to-peer (P2P) messaging, allowing you to send personal and authentic messages to your contacts. It is ideal for communication that is one-to-one or one-to-few within your personal network.

Types of Messages Suitable for Hit Em Up​

Personal Invitations​

Use Hit Em Up to send personalized invitations to events, gatherings, or casual meet-ups with friends or family. This is an excellent way to connect with your contacts and invite them to events that are meaningful to you.

Quick Updates​

With Hit Em Up, you can keep your contacts informed about important updates, such as changes in plans, arrival times, or any relevant information you want to share. This is a great way to keep your contacts updated with your plans and activities.

Birthday Greetings​

You can use Hit Em Up to send personalized birthday wishes or greetings to your friends, family, or acquaintances. This is a thoughtful way to acknowledge your contacts' birthdays and show that you care.

Casual Two Way Conversations​

Engage in casual and friendly conversations with individuals or small groups in your contact list. Hit Em Up is an excellent tool for maintaining connections and building relationships with your contacts.

Coordination and Planning​

Use Hit Em Up to coordinate plans, organize outings, or make decisions within a smaller group of contacts.

Expressing Gratitude​

Send thank-you messages or express appreciation to individuals for their support, help, or kindness. This is a great way to show your contacts that you appreciate their efforts and actions.

Sending Daily Inspirational Messages​

Send inspirational messages to people you coach and mentor in your contacts. This is an excellent way to motivate and inspire your contacts to achieve their goals.

Sharing Photos and Media​

Share personal photos, videos, or other media with your contacts in a direct and personal manner. This is a great way to share memories and experiences with them.

Checking In​

Reach out to friends or family to see how they are doing, offer support, or simply maintain connections.

What Not to Use Hit Em Up for​

Remember, Hit Em Up is not intended for mass marketing purposes or sending unsolicited messages. Always ensure that your messages comply with applicable laws and regulations, and respect the privacy and preferences of your contacts.

Hit Em Up is designed for personal and authentic peer-to-peer messaging. However, there are certain types of messages and use cases that are not appropriate for the platform.

Here are examples of things you shouldn’t use Hit Em Up for:

Unsolicited Marketing​

Avoid using Hit Em Up for sending mass marketing messages or promotional content without the explicit consent of the recipients. Hit Em Up is not intended for bulk marketing purposes.

Spam or Chain Messages​

Refrain from sending spam or chain messages that are repetitive, irrelevant, or annoying to your contacts. These types of messages can be intrusive and may violate the terms of use.

Illegal or Harmful Content​

Do not use Hit Em Up to share content that is illegal, harmful, or violates any local, state, or federal laws. This includes content promoting violence, discrimination, or any form of illegal activity.

Harassment or Bullying​

Avoid using Hit Em Up to harass, bully, or send threatening messages to others. Always maintain respectful and positive communication with your contacts.

Fraudulent Activities​

Do not engage in any form of fraudulent activities, including scams, phishing attempts, or any deceptive practices. Hit Em Up should not be used for fraudulent purposes.

Commercial A2P Messaging​

Hit Em Up's Personalized Text features are designed for sending through P2P messaging services like your own phone number and is not intended for large-scale Application-to-Person (A2P) messaging campaigns. If you require such services, consider using a dedicated A2P messaging platform. We do not currently offer that solution, but ask our support to register you for updates for when and if we offer it!

Sending Sensitive Information​

Refrain from using Hit Em Up to send sensitive personal or financial information. It’s essential to prioritize the security and privacy of your communication.

Violating Terms of Service​

Ensure that your use of Hit Em Up aligns with the platform’s terms of service. Violating these terms may result in the suspension or termination of your account.

Always use Hit Em Up responsibly and in a manner that respects your contacts' rights, privacy, and preferences. If you have specific legal or compliance concerns, seek professional advice to ensure your messaging practices align with applicable laws and regulations. In the United States, we highly reccomend starting with the CTIA Messaging Principles and Best Practices to get an overview of current texting best practices. Text Messaging Standards are always in flux as we in the industry work to improve the ecostystem for all parties involved. Be sure to stay up to date on the latest standards and best practices.

For more information on how to use Hit Em Up responsibly and in accordance with our community guidelines, please visit https://www.hitemupapp.com/community-guidelines. To learn more about our terms of use and privacy policy, please visit https://www.hitemupapp.com/terms.

INTRODUCTION​

Hit Em Up is all about giving you the power to connect with your contacts easily! We believe in your right to reach out to your community and friends in a way that's fast and effective. But with great power of digital communication comes great responsibility, and that's why we want to ensure you understand an overview of the regulatory and legal landscape of texting. This article is not legal advice. For legal advice, always consult with an attorney.

Here at Hit Em Up, we encourage you to comply with all regulations in your country and region, but we understand that it can be confusing. That’s why we wanted to broadly outline the texting landscape so you understand your place in it.

REGULATORY ENTITIES​

To better understand the rules and regulations surrounding texting, it’s important to know which entities regulate and enforce these rules and laws. All legislation regarding SMS marketing and non-commercial texting is set forth and regulated by the following entities:

• Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA):

CTIA is a trade association representing the wireless communications industry in the United States.

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC):

The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States.

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC):

The Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection.

• Mobile Marketing Association (MMA):

The Mobile Marketing Association is the premier global non-profit trade association established to lead the growth of mobile marketing and advertising and their related technologies.

Now that you know the big 4 main regulating entities, what’s next? Navigating the legal landscape of text message rules and regulations can feel like trekking through a jungle. Don't fret! This guide will provide you a good starting foothold in the essential knowledge to confidently plan out a strategy for you to send compliant and engaging text messages for your text messaging individual case.

THE TWO LAWS YOU CAN’T IGNORE​

• Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA): (https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/tcpa-rules.pdf)

Think of it as your bodyguard against unwanted texts. It requires express written consent (think checkboxes or keywords) before sending promotional messages. Transparency is key – identify your business, explain the program, and provide an easy opt-out option. Remember, saying "no" means no, and violating this law can cost you $500 per message! Again, that’s not per campaign, but PER MESSAGE.

• CAN-SPAM Act: (https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/can-spam-act-compliance-guide-business)

Your shield against spam. It outlaws unsolicited texts and reinforces the TCPA's opt-out rules. Sending unwanted messages not only annoys your audience but can also land you a hefty $16,000 fine.

Determine what category your text message falls under

P2P vs. A2P​

The one thing we see most consumers get caught on is the difference between P2P and A2P messaging. P2P stands for person to person messaging. This is the type of messaging that Hit Em Up is designed for. It is for you to send messages to your friends, family, and contacts. It is not for you to send marketing messages to a list of people who have not opted in to receive messages from you. A2P stands for application to person messaging. This is the type of messaging that is used for mass marketing and informational campaigns and alerts. It is for you to send messages to a list of people who have explicitly (in writing) opted in to receive messages from you and it requires a very particular type of registration process and a specially registered phone number and verification process that can take up to two weeks before you send your first message. In addition, informing recipients of the ability to opt out is important. You may not use Hit Em Up's personal texting features to attempt to send A2P style messages. Not only is it a violation of our terms of service, but it can result it real consequences for you and your business.

Determining what kind of messages your messages are​

We absolutely love, love, LOVE the CTIA. They are helping shape the text message ecosystem to be nicer for everyone and make the medium more impactful for both consumers and businesses by cleaning up and protecting users from unwanted messages. This helps you as not only a recipient of texts but also as a sender so that your messages continue to stand out, be timefully read by your recipient, and responded to. While to some people who first attempt to market their small business may find the regulations difficult and frustrating as they learn the differences of the different types of phone line classes (P2P and A2P) and the complexity of signing up and registering campaigns coming from years of using a consumer telephone service with supposedly "unlimited texting*" to now having to comply with what seem like a lot of regulations— we want to assure you that this is for your benefit as a business too! Having a clean and well functioning Messaging ecosystem with good and healthy rules ensures your messages are read and enjoyed by your recipients instead of ignored with notifications turned off amidst a sea of spam and junk. Further, CTIA has amazing documentation that they keep up to date to see how your messages are classified which is a great first step for you to see which direction you'll need to go next if your intentions are marketing related. Check out their documentation here on P2P vs A2P messaging and the current rules as of May 2023

BONUS BEST PRACTICES​

• MMA Consumer Best Practices: (https://www.mmaglobal.com/files/bestpractices.pdf)

These are your industry buddies, offering guidance on how to run ethical and effective commercial SMS campaigns. Think of them as additional tips to elevate your game.

• CTIA Shortcode Monitoring Handbook: (https://www.wmcglobal.com/hubfs/CTIA%20Short%20Code%20Monitoring%20Handbook%20-%20v1.8.pdf)

This handbook focuses on shortcode usage, ensuring your five-digit friend stays clean and compliant. Hit Em Up is not a short-code (a type of commercial phone number for businesses often used for login codes to services or small alerts) provider as we focus on conversational messaging, but if you are interested in using Text Message Alerts for your business with another service, this is a useful resource for you. Keep it as your guide to avoid any shortcode snafus.

ADDITIONAL TIPS​

• SHAFT Content

So what is SHAFT? SHAFT, in the world of marketing and regulations, stands for five categories of content with strict limitations on how they can be advertised, particularly through SMS messaging:

👠 Sexually Suggestive Content: Think of anything NSFW (Not Safe For Work), from lingerie ads to dating services.

👿 Hate Speech: Messages promoting violence, discrimination, or intolerance against any individual or group are a big no-no. Basically, keep your hate off the airwaves, or rather, text waves.

🍻 Alcohol: Promoting booze or alcohol consumption via SMS is not allowed. Remember, responsible consumption is key, and some states strictly limit or ban alcohol advertising altogether.

🔫 Firearms and Weapons: You are not allowed to Marketing guns and ammo through text messages. Check your local laws; they're usually pretty strict about this one.

🚬 Tobacco: Tobacco advertising through SMS is generally not allowed. That goes for Tobacco related products too typically.

So, there you have it: SHAFT – the acronym for content that needs to be handled with care when it comes to SMS marketing.

•Regulation by CITA and Individual States

☎️ The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) sets certain rules for sending commercial SMS messages. You need to obtain prior written consent from recipients before sending them marketing texts.

Individual states have additional regulations on top of the TCPA. These can vary, so be sure to research the specific laws in the states you're targeting.

⚠️ Why are these restrictions in place?

These regulations aim to protect consumers from unwanted spam and ensure responsible marketing practices. They also prevent the spread of harmful or offensive content.

⚖️ How can you stay on the right side of the law?

🤝 Always get consent: Make sure you have a clear opt-in process for text message recipients to receiving marketing messages from you. Double opt-in is even better, where people need to confirm their subscription after initially signing up.

📣 Know your audience: Tailor your content to your target demographic. What's appropriate for one group might be offensive to another. Further, personalize your messages. P2P messaging is meant to be bidirectional and conversational. That’s why we built Hit Em Up— to help you hold multiple personal and authentic conversations in parallel.

🔎 Be clear and transparent: Clearly identify yourself and the purpose of your message in every text. Avoid deceptive tactics or misleading language.

🕵️ Comply with state and federal laws: Do your research and understand the specific regulations that apply to your SMS campaigns in each state you're targeting. Also, if you are using Hit Em Up outside the US, make sure to check your country’s laws regarding SMS campaigns!

CONCLUSION​

For tools to help you manage your opt-ins, track your messaging, and ensure compliance, you have several options. You can link a Google Form from your website to explicitly collect consent from your recipients if they agree with receiving messages, but it is important to collect consent to message people off the medium first (as in not over text, but in real life on a google form or on a sign up sheet). Further, people must know exactly who they are signing up to receive messages from. It is a big no no to buy a list of phone numbers from third parties to message. They must give you explicit permission to text them prior to your first message.

With the right know-how on laws and best practices, you are in a better position to confidently send texts in a compliant fashion. Ultimately, you should always clear your particular usecase with a local attorney in your jurisidiction prior to sending texts as we cannot provide you legal advice over a blog post or customer support. However, if you become an expert on these resources in this article, you should feel quite confident in exactly which type of service you will need, how to maintain compliance, and how to continue your research to dot your i's and cross your t's before you start texting.

Hit Em Up is great to build powerful connections, elevate your connections and acheive your personal texting goals with your contacts, but you still must comply with the laws in your jurisdiction. For more commercial uses of texting, you may need to register for a texting campaign which is a different process and requires a more lengthy sign up and registration process than our consumer product. This mass messaging service for larger lists is called A2P messaging and it is a different ball game. You must still comply with all the SHAFT rules and opt in and opt out requirements. However, in addition, you must also register your texting campaign with the major carriers and pay for a commercial phone number and messaging service. Such services exist with a simple google search and we encourage you to use those services if you need more than Hit Em Up’s personal usage limits can provide you at this time. While the price is higher for such services, you always want to use the right tool for the job and remain in compliance with all laws and regulations/trade association rules in your area.

Let's work together to make digital messaging a positive and productive force for everyone!

Additional Resources:

Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association: https://www.ctia.org/

Federal Trade Commission: https://www.ftc.gov/

Federal Communications Commission: https://www.fcc.gov/

Hit Em Up Terms of Service: https://www.hitemupapp.com/terms

Disclaimer: This information is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Please consult with an attorney to discuss your specific needs and questions regarding SMS marketing regulations in your locality and the locality of your recipients.

Hey! Welcome to Hit Em Up!​

It's the best way to send a mass text - a message that you can send to multiple people that's personal and private. Fast and easy on iPad, iPhone, Android, and Mac.

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My Hit Em Up Tutorial for iPad, iPhone, Android, and Mac.​

To get started-

1. Go to My List tab on Hit Em Up.​

2. Tap New to create a new group of people that were going to send personal private messages to. Pick anybody from your list or add new contacts later.​

3. Tap Next. Give your group a name.​

4. Select the Sending mode. The default setting is My Phone Number. It allows you to send mass texts to your group, but the replies only go back to you.​

5. Tap Create.​

6. Write your message in the message field. They will receive a message that's personal using our ::firstname:: tag. You can also insert ::lastname:: or other tags you have access to on the contacts. You will notice the tag turns green to acknowledge it is a tag.​

7. Tap Send Separately.​

8. You will then see preview of your message. You can see that the name is in green, just to let us know that we're customizing each message to each contact. It's automatically pulling up the name from the contact data. Then, tap Send Separately.​

9. The app pops the message to send to each contact. Tap the Send button to each message to avoid being marked as spam. Tap Done.​

10. Your message shows up in History so that you can review it later and you can see who got the message. That's it! Your groups will show up in My Lists section.​

If you want to learn more, tap the My Hit Em Up button and then Tutorials. That will take you to our tutorial page, where you can learn all about the cool features in Hit Em Up.

Start Hitting Em Up to make more sales, increase engagement in your congregations, and so much more!​

We can't wait to see what you've come up with, with Hit EM Up. And how you engage with your customers and personal contacts. 🙂​

Are you tired of typing the same messages over and over again?​

Copying and pasting? That's kind of one of the core features of Hit Em Up, getting rid of that copy-paste mentality. And one of the ways we let you do that is with Templates.

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How to save Templates in Hit Em Up?​

Let me show you how that works.

Now, here's a message thread with my customers. We've already been sending quite a few messages to these folks, but what if we want to send a message recurrently or we just have a message that we want to use in multiple groups or lists, and we don't want to have to copy-paste and remember where we put it.

Luckily, we have a button just for that. Right here is this little paper icon.

This paper icon shows you all your templates right now. I have none.

But let's show how we can save a new template very easily. So I'm going to quickly write a message into my text field here, just like normal.

Awesome! This looks pretty good. I think I want to reuse this template multiple times. So what I'm going to do is press the paper icon.

Now you'll see that your message is at the top, and we're going to just go ahead and flip on the resave as template and then tap Save.

You'll notice that the icon turned green. That's because we have a saved template now, and it's highlighted.

How to change Sending Mode in Hit Em Up?​

Hit Em Up gives you many ways to send messages to your customers on the platform they use most.

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Let's look and see all those options and where you can edit them by selecting one of the lists.

In this case, My Customers - tapping on the name at the top of the conversation.​

Here you can see there's this thing that says Send Message Using and currently selected as My Phone Number.

My Phone Number is the default option. It's probably the one you want. It's the one that gives you personal private messages over SMS and iMessage.

But we have other options. We can choose Group SMS.​

We can choose Group SMS. Group SMS is nonprivate, as in everybody can see everybody's response. Group text is only good for up to nine people on iPhone and 20 on Android. The reason for that is that the group text is really for friends, family, and small groups of people you want to send messages to. It's not designed for mass texting. If you try to mass text using this option, your phone number will get blacklisted from your carrier, so don't try.

Next, let's look at Personalized Email.​

Personalized email works exactly like My Phone Number, instead of sending to a phone number or SMS, iMessage, etcetera. Personalized email sends via email, which is super cool! One great option is to use Personalized email as a way to send long-form messages because texting is designed to be just for short messages that get your point across. But suppose you need to convey a lot of information that should really be in a blog post. In that case, personalized email is a much better option, and what we like to do is send a big message via email, but then send a small notification via text message using my phone number to the same group of people. So you can say, "Hey, ::firstname::! Just want to let you know I sent you an email that I hope you'll take a moment to read". And then using Personalized email mode, you can go back and send that longer form message that is designed for computer reading or on an iPad. That's really the right way to handle long messages. To use email for short, quick messages that people need to be notified about quickly; my phone number is perfect for that case.

We also offer WhatsApp, and you'll notice it on your device.​

You might even have more sending options than what they're listed here. So feel free to read the description and change the settings by tapping the one you want to use and then clicking Save when you're ready.

So now My Customers will use My Phone Number.​

I'll type, "Hi, ::firstname::!". Then tap Send Separately.

You'll see that it uses individualized SMS mode, which is what we want.

It pops up using the iMessage dialog. Press Send.

Let's go back to my list and change to Personalize Email mode.​

So, now that I'm on Personalized Email mode. I'll click Save and send the same message.

Great. There's a nice little message with a subject.

So here we have a preview of our email that we're going to send, and you'll notice it says personalized email at the top, and we can scroll through and see that that looks pretty good.

Click Send Separately.​

And now we get the email dialog that pops up. Press Send.

So you'll see that it'll show you which sending mode you use to send with here.

By the way, when you create a new group, you also are still given those options of which sending mode you want to use for that group by default.

But you can always change them later, as you just saw. That's it for sending options.

Stay tuned for other great tutorials on our website and in the app.

To find all of our tutorials, go to the My Hit Em up tab in the application, tap learn and get help, and then tutorials.​

Have a great day! 😊

Sending messages with attachments in Hit Em Up is super easy.​

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When you tap on a group, you can write the message in the message field just like normal, including the ::firstname::, ::lastname::, or whatever you like. Then to attach photos -

Tap on the little attachment icon .

Select the images that you want to attach from the photo library and tap Done. You will see the photos will show up right above the message bar.​

Note: You can only attach one (1) photo on Android.

If you don't think that one photo is good, you can tap ❌ to remove it.

Repeat Step 1 if you want to attach more photos.​

When you're ready to send, click Send Separately.

You will see a preview of your message with the attachments where you can scroll up and down to see what they look like. Tap Send for each contact. That's it!

Where do I attach videos?​

Well, that's a pretty good question!

Videos, documents, and PDFs - we don't allow you to attach those directly yet. That is because not all your recipient's phones can handle all the different types of message types. What we recommend to do instead is to paste a link to, say, a Youtube video or a Google drive file to whatever file you are interested in uploading to a third-party service and put it at the end of your message.

You will see it appear as a black text right there. But the cool thing is when you actually go to send it, the video will convert directly into a playable thing that we can see right in iMessage, and so can your recipients.

That is how we can attach videos or files as a link to a third-party site like Youtube or docs.google.com.

Pretty cool! 😎​

If you are looking for an app to send mass text individually on iPhone, these are a few things you need to consider.​

1. Does it save you time?

2. Does it sync with your contacts?

3. Does it send personalized messages using your number?

4. Will it let you attach photos?

5. Will you be able to create and save Templates?

6. Will it let you try it for free? No strings attached!

Have you ever wondered if there is an app with all these features and can send mass text individually on iPhone?​

STOP WONDERING AND TRY IT NOW!!! 🙂

How do I send mass text individually on iPhone?​

THAT'S SUPER EASY!

All you need is an app that will let you send mass text individually on iPhone!

1. Download the app.​

2. Create a group within the app or select recipients from your Contact List.​

3. Compose your message and insert tags like their [firstname] and [lastname] so each message is unique.​

Hi [firstname]! -> Hi Febee!

4. Press Preview/Send.​

Note: Press send for each message that pops up. You will notice how each message is sent individually on iPhone. Try it now and let us know your feedback!

How to send a mass text on iPhone without Group?​

I have mentioned in the above article that Hit Em Up allows you to select Contacts from your Contact List or create a group within the app. So, once you've chosen the people you intended to send a mass text on your iPhone without a Group, you can compose your message and insert tags for their first name or last name to make your recipients feel special, that you made time for them, by texting them personally.

When you tap Preview/Send, you will see how the message will look like from your receiver's view. You will notice how each message is personalized and one on one! It is indeed a mass text on your iPhone without it being a group text! 🙂

It is the best app for Group Text with BCC because your recipients cannot see each other, and each reply comes back individually without it being a group text. Plus, your recipients will never know that you used Hit Em Up to send the message! Try it Now! 🙂

Check out some of our 5-star reviews from the leaders who discovered how using Hit Em Up to send a mass text on iPhone has made their life so much better!​

Hit Em Up with your most extraordinary and personalized messages.​

Download now!

Hit Em Up is the best app to send mass text individually on iPhone. The app is used by business owners, NGOs, fitness and wellness coaches, and many more.

Business owners use it to mass text their employees about updates and special announcements. Using the app to send mass text individually can keep their employees well-informed and updated. Wellness coaches send a motivational mass text every day. They inspire their clients to reach their goals.

More iOS users utilize the app to send mass text individually on iPhone because it saves them time as they don't have to copy and paste each message for each recipient. They can keep frequently used messages like a meeting or a reminder as Templates. Making it easier for them to send the mass text the next time they need it. Hit Em Up also syncs with their contacts, so they don't have to worry they might miss sending a message to someone from their list! And the best thing is they can attach photos and include links to their video! 🙂

Are you aware that there are rules and limitations set by your carrier when you send a mass text individually on iPhone? Fret not! We've got you covered! We have created a guide where you can avoid being tag as spam. You can read our blog post on How to Write Text Messages for Marketing Campaigns That Avoid Spam Filters and Message Send Failures!

** Try the app now and send mass text individually on your iPhone! I swear, it is life-changing! 🙂 **

Dear Febee! I have a Windows Computer and I want to import a .csv file to Hit Em Up. I saw you have this guide for importing to iCloud on Mac and on Windows that uses Google Contacts to convert the csv to a vCard, but is there a way to do it on my PC? - Hit Em Up Windows User​

Febee: Hey there Windows User! While on Mac there is an easy way to import contacts from a csv directly to the Contacts App on your Mac which then automatically syncs to your iPhone, iPad, and any other devices logged into your iCloud account that is on your Mac— doing it from a PC requires a little extra work, but that's the price we pay for not joining the Apple Cult Completely!

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Not to worry! I compiled a guide below and put together a video (audio dubbed by the CEO himself... because some of us have things to do) to help you get your CSV file converted to a vCard with no additional downloads or special software. Everything is built into your PC. We hope you enjoy it and if you find using the Command center on Windows tough, please feel free to just follow our original guide here that uses Google Contacts to Assist you.

Windows CSV to VCF Video Guide​

Convert a CSV file to vCard on Windows

The ultimate guide to converting a CSV on Windows:​

* Have a Mac? Click Here to learn how to import to Mac *

1. To Import CSV file to iCloud, click on the Windows + R key together or simply click on Start button and search for Run. Next, press Enter key.​

2. Type in Contacts and hit Enter.​

3. Click the >>, select Import​

4. Select the file format you want to import the contacts from, in this case, our file format is .csv so Select “CSV (Comma Separated Values)“, click Import and choose a file to import by clicking Browse. Browse the location of the CSV file and select that. Click Next.​

5. Map the required or appropriate fields and click on the Finish button.​

Note: Make sure to tick "Import this field" if you want the information added to your contact details.

6. Now all contacts are now converted to a Contact File. Now, click the >>, select Export.​

7. This time, we are going to select “vCards (folder of .vcf files)”. Select the folder for VCF Export. You can browse another location to save it or you can save it in the Contacts folder, just make sure to create a new folder and rename it to separate the Contact File from the VCF file. After that, click OK.​

Now, the downside with Windows vCard export is the VCF version 2.1. ** iCloud doesn’t support VCF versions 2.1 and below. It only supports VCF versions 3.0 and above. **

Thus, we have to update the version from VCF 2.1 to VCF 3.0. Since we converted multiple contacts, we will combine all contacts into one file so it would be easier for us to find and replace the text and update the VCF version.

a) Click on the Windows + R key together or simply click on the Start button and search for CMD. Next, press Enter key.

b) Type in cd (this is a command to change directory/folders) and copy and paste the file location. Press Enter.

Sample: cd C:\Users\Users\Contacts

❗️Don’t forget the space after cd

c) Type in *copy .vcf allcontacts.vcf and hit Enter.

d) Open your contacts folder and look for the new allcontacts.vcf which will contain all of your contacts inside that single vCard file.

e) Right click allcontacts.vcf and open with a text editor (You can choose Notepad) to update the version from 2.1 to 3.0.

f) Find VERSION: 2.1. Delete 2.1 and type 3.0

g) Click Edit and select Replace…

1. Find what: VERSION:2.1

2. Replace with: VERSION:3.0 then click Replace All.

8. Save allcontacts.vcf by pressing CTRL + S. Now you can drag and drop the file to import your contacts to iCloud.com.​

9. Once you’re all imported, download Hit Em Up to start your Texting Campaign.​

How to send a Video New Year Mass Text 🥳🥳🥳🎉​

Hi Everyone!

Karen from Hit Em Up here!

Happy ALMOST New Year! 🎄

Today, I thought it would be the perfect moment to show you how to send a video with your Hit Em Up Mass Text Messages to add a super personal touch to your texts. A quick 15 second New Year Greeting, for instance, would be a lot of fun and extremely powerful! So let's jump in.

Tap Play on the video above to learn how to include a link that will show your video to everyone you send your Video Mass Text Message.

I hope you found this information in the video above useful and empowering. Please share your comments and questions below.

As 2020 finally comes to a close, who among us could not use a shout out and a few kind words of encouragement as we start the new year?

If you send out any uplifting video message to your followers and would like to share it with the Hit Em Up community as inspiration, please post a link below. We also welcome your links to a video message to the Hit Em Up community with ideas they can use in 2021 to get the most from Hit Em Up or improve the lives of the people they help.

Happy New Year!

Love,

Karen

@ Team Hit Em Up App

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A little more info on why we attach videos the way we do:​

Woahh, Karen! I hear some of you saying. Uploading and hosting the video someplace else seems like extra work. I want to include the video in the messages I send, just like I do with photos and emojis.

Well... no, you don't, and let me explain why. As we know, a video is nothing more than a series of still photos stitched together. A small video is still a HUGE file in size. As the video gets longer, sending becomes slow and sluggish because your iPhone must send that video for EACH person you message. It also stores multiple copies on your phone— one copy for each person you send. Yikes. That's a lot of storage used up.

The longer the video, the larger its file size, and the more memory it consumes on your phone, iPad, or computer, and that's just for the first copy.​

So, for example, if you want to text that video to 20 members of your Family & Friends group, that would mean your phone would need to store 20 copies of the video in its text message history file. You would be uploading 20 clones of the same video to Apple for iMessage or your phone carrier for regular text messages and then passing it on to your recipients' phone carrier for delivery.

Do that more than a few times, and you could get the dreaded Device's "Message Failed to Send" error at an inopportune time. Your carrier may even get annoyed and start to rate limit you, slowing down your messages even more. Learn more about how telecoms define unwanted traffic/spam here.

You will also run into similar problems attempting to send emails with large attachments.

That's why we took the time to make our video guide on how to send a video mass text from iPhone (and Android) above. We also help you build your social media following at the same time (only if you want). We hope you enjoy it, and we welcome your comments and questions below!

Now, we get back on our lesson track. Watch how easy and beneficial it is for all parties involved in delivering your video messages if you do it using a hosted delivery service like YouTube at the video above 🙂

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🎄 A holiday message from our founder:​

The Pandemic has hit us all hard. A lot of folks are hurting now. As leaders, it is essential to remember that we have a responsibility in times of trouble to lift the spirits of and give hope to people.

When I created Hit Em Up back in 2013, I helped a young entrepreneur and go-getter engage his customers better and save his team time texting. However, as the app gained popularity and our customers (you) told us what a blessing the app has been in their lives, I knew that Hit Em Up needed to reach more people.

I'll never forget one call with a customer back in the early days who gave us feedback on the app. He was a life coach and clergyman. To be honest, his call nearly brought me to tears... He explained that he used the app daily to motivate at-risk folks to help them rebuild their lives. He felt that the Hit Em Up texts kept their spirits high. Each day he would wake up at 4:00 AM to prepare his daily inspirational message to his few hundred in his flock. He included their name in each message, so they knew they were not alone in their journey and that someone truly cared about them. He felt that Hit Em Up allowed him to communicate that they are individuals of worth and potential.

This customer's call made me realize Hit Em Up was more than just about texting. Hit Em Up is about enabling leaders to lift people up. In so doing, Hit Em Up makes you a leader.

So yes. We love to hear the stories from you about how you have increased your sales, saved your businesses during the Pandemic, and communicated mission-critical information.

But Hit Em Up is so much more. Let it be a stepping stone for you to become a stronger and better motivator in your communities.

Your letters, calls, and fantastic reviews on the app store are what drives us each day to serve you. But, it's not how much you love the app which inspires us. It's what YOU HAVE DONE WITH THE APP that humbles and inspires us.

No matter where you are in your journey as a leader, I want to let you know I am proud of you. Also, I have a challenge for you in the coming weeks as the Pandemic continues to hurt many families across the country.

In your pocket, you have a mass text app that has enabled you to improve your life quality and save you time. But let's reimagine what you can use it for and what role you can play in your community with such a tool.

This holiday season: let's focus on making you a leader of your community above all else.

Good leaders understand that acknowledging others' suffering during times of hardship and offering a helping hand is the best way to lift spirits. Give the people in your community a shoulder to lean on.

My challenge to you is as follows​

Send a text message using Hit Em Up that inspires your audience through a humble message that brightens people's lives.

Here are some suggestions I have made just for you:

Feel free to take and modify these suggestions to fit your needs and audience. You can save them to a template in Hit Em Up by copying and pasting them into the app's chat input and pressing the paper icon in the lower left.

If you are already leading people using Hit Em Up and have suggestions for the thousands of others who use the app, please leave a comment below. Your tips can help us all pay it forward and improve the lives of many.

I want to let you know that you motivate us when you share your Hit Em Up success stories with us via the support chat and especially in reviews on the app store. You also are helping other Hit Em Up users learn to be better leaders too through your example. Thank you.

Happy holidays and happy sending.

Regards,

Zak Kline

Founder @ Hit Em Up