SMS has been replaced by chatting apps like WhatsApp since Android hit the market. People replaced their cell phones with smartphones that can connect to the internet and start sending chats instead of SMS messages. WhatsApp itself has a lot of features, including broadcast WhatsApp messages.
WhatsApp allows business owners to use WhatsApp Business. It is a specific chat app with more unique features. If you want to reach out to many people, there are two ways to do it: placing them all in one group chat or broadcasting your messages without dropping your contact in a group.
Requirements to Use A Broadcast Message on WhatsApp
Adding contacts to a group chat will irritate some people and make them leave the group chat and block your business. A much better solution is adding them to your broadcast list. This broadcast list is a special feature that allows you to send messages to many contacts without creating any group chat.
Your contacts are going to receive broadcast messages as regular messages. They won’t realize that those messages are actually broadcasted messages. Also, they can respond directly to your business. If you’re planning to use this broadcast WhatsApp feature, here are the requirements to use it.
1. Save all contacts
When you tap New Broadcast in your WhatsApp, the app will require you to choose contacts. If the numbers are not saved in your phonebook, then you cannot add them to the broadcast list. This means you need to save all numbers you want to broadcast first before using the broadcast list feature.
2. Broadcast to 256 contacts
WhatsApp will only let you create a WhatsApp broadcast list containing 256 contacts. If you have a thousand people in your contact, then you’ll have to create at least four broadcast lists. About the number of WA broadcast lists, there’s no limitation. You can create as many broadcast lists as you desire.
Those two requirements show that the broadcast list in WhatsApp is not very simple to use. You must save all numbers to your contact list and then cannot use only one broadcast list if you have thousands of contacts in your phone.
How to Broadcast WhatsApp Messages
Both regular WhatsApp and WhatsApp for Business have this broadcast feature. However, the way you use the feature in each app is different. If you’re new to this outstanding feature of WhatsApp, then you need to check out the details below on how to broadcast messages in WhatsApp.
Regular WhatsApp is designed for personal use. This app has been used by so many smartphone users around the world to send messages and docs to others. If you use Android WhatsApp and are trying to send broadcast messages, here are the steps to take.
Run your WhatsApp and then tap the three dots on the top right corner of your screen.
Tap New Broadcast and start choosing up to 256 contacts to create a new broadcast list.
You will be directed to a new chat section, type your broadcast WhatsApp message, you can also attach any document to your WhatsApp message.
When you’re done typing the message, tap that paper plane icon to send the broadcast message to everyone on the list simultaneously but separately.
Regular WhatsApp isn’t the only app to broadcast messages online. Another app to use is called WhatsApp Business, another app designed by Meta. This app is a more fascinating app for business owners. If you are a user of WhatsApp Business, here’s how to broadcast messages.
Open your WhatsApp Business app and then tap the three dots’ More Options’ icon in the top right corner.
Tap the New Broadcast menu and then choose up to 256 contacts before tapping that checkmark on the bottom right corner.
What makes this app more special is it allows you to attach a catalog and quick reply when typing a message to broadcast to your contact.
Tap that paper plane icon and you will send the message to those contacts separately.
A Much Better Tool to Broadcast Messages
WhatsApp is a great way to send promotional messages to loyal customers who saved your number in their contact. A much better option to promote your business is the Hitech Terminal Enterprise device by SMS Broadcaster.
This tool allows you to broadcast your promotional messages to any number. There’s no need to have a database and save other people’s phone numbers to send them messages. Combine this tool with broadcast WhatsApp lists and you’ll grow a more powerful business.